Development of field forward diagnostic technologies

Funding Opportunity Number: N00173-15-R-BA01 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 12.300Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name: DOD-ONR-NRLClosing Date: Jun 17, 2015Award Ceiling: Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: May 26, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is seeking Research & Development partners to advance technology developed for in vitro diagnostic devices that are amenable to military hardening and integration with communication capabilities to support the biosurveillance needs of the US military in field forward locations. Syndromic approaches on devices capable of detecting diseases that cause febrile illness are specifically sought. Desired Design and Performance Capabilities The Government is interested in proposals offering innovative approaches for in vitro diagnostics devices [technology readiness level (TRL) of 4 or greater and a TRL of 7 after 24 months of funded R&D; See Appendix A for assay-type TRL definitions] for the following two use cases: Genomic Analysis Platforms: Devices capable of examining molecular sequences, specifically DNA and/or RNA, to provide positive identificatio...
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