Description
The US Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground Edgewood Contracting Division, Fort Detrick, invites applications for funding opportunities for the fiscal year 2022 Deployed War Fighter Protection (DWFP) Research Program. The program aims to develop new interventions for protection of deployed military personnel from medically relevant pests, including arthropod vectors of disease pathogens. The research should be product-oriented, consisting of advanced research related to a particular technology or new capability, field evaluation of products for military uses, or research directed towards the development of an existing prototype product for commercial manufacture.
Some key areas of focus include:
• New toxicants or the adaptation of existing toxicants to medically relevant pests
• New insecticide application techniques
• New personal protection tools that prevent human-vector contact
• New decision support tools
• Surveillance tools that focus on improving control outcomes
The total proposed cost cannot exceed $300,000 per year for up to 3 years, and funding is intended to be provided in July 2022.