Fy14 masint emerging technologies research program

Funding Opportunity Number: NPS-BAA-14-001 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementGrantOtherCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 12.300Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: DOD-ONR-SUPClosing Date: Sep 30, 2014Award Ceiling: Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: Feb 24, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: Research Areas: Measurement and Signature Intelligence (MASINT) is an intelligence discipline that employs a broad range of scientific developments to gather foreign intelligence. In our efforts to enhance this intelligence competency we are interested in stimulating and supporting research that creates new knowledge and capabilities, or the transition of current capabilities, that have the potential to enhance the following areas: ? Remote assessment and detection of weapons of mass destruction, specifically nuclear and radiological weapons, as well as chemical and biological weapons. ? Remote assessment and detection of directed energy weapons. This would include all lasers that are primarily designed as weapons as well as high-powered microwave (HPM) and electromagnetic pulse (EMP) weapons. ? Bioinformatics, the science of collecting and analyzing complex biological data such as genetic codes, has become an important part of many areas ...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding