FY 2017 SERDP Funding Opportunities Dr. Anne Andrews SERDP Acting Executive Director Dr. Andrea Leeson SERDP Deputy Director
DoD’s Environmental Technology Programs Science and Technology Demonstration and Validation 2
Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) ● Established by Congress in FY 1991 DoD, DOE, and EPA partnership ● SERDP is a requirements driven program that identifies high-priority environmental science and technology investment opportunities that address DoD requirements Advanced technology development to address near term needs Fundamental research to impact real world environmental management 3
Environmental Drivers Reduction of Current and Future Liability Pollution Prevention to Control Contamination from Past Practices Life Cycle Costs Elimination of Pollutants and ● Groundwater, Soils and ● Hazardous Materials in Sediments Manufacturing Maintenance Large UXO Liability ● and Operations Emerging Contaminants ● Achieve Compliance Through ● Pollution Prevention 4
Environmental Drivers Sustainability of Ranges, Facilities, and Operations Maritime Sustainability Toxic Air Emissions and Dust Threatened and Endangered Species Noise UXO & Munitions Constituents Climate Change Sustainable FOB 5
Program Area Management Structure Weapons Systems Environmental & Platforms Restoration Resource Conservation Munitions & Climate Change Response 6
SERDP Solicitations ● Core Statements of Need (SON) Multi-year Proposals & Limited Scope Proposals Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Universities, industry, and non-governmental organizations Federal Call DoD and other Federal agencies Multiple awards per SON ● SERDP Exploratory Development (SEED) SON Seeks innovative high-risk and high-payoff work $200K or less and approximately 1 year BAA and Federal Call Eligible for follow-on funding if successful 7
Core Solicitation Process Step involves both Core and SEED Proposals 8
Core Solicitation Dates January 7, 2016, 2:00 ET Pre-proposals Due Early February 2016 Full Proposals Requested March 8, 2016, 2:00 ET Full Proposals Due July-August 2016 Selection Notifications Sent September-October 2016 Present to Scientific Advisory Board Spring 2017 Project Initiation Visit the SERDP web site for details https://www.serdp-estcp.org/Funding-Opportunities 9
SEED Solicitation Process Step involves both Core and SEED Proposals 10
SEED Solicitation Dates March 8, 2016, 2:00 ET Full Proposals Due July-August 2016 Selection Notifications Sent Spring 2017 Project Initiation Visit the SERDP web site for details http://www.serdp-estcp.org/Funding-Opportunities 11
FY16 Solicitation Success Statistics 240 Pre-proposals 107 Full Proposals Received Received Core Solicitation Full Proposals Selected for Funding Requested BAA 15% 34% Federal 20% 48% Combined 17% 37% 23 Proposals Received SEED Solicitation Selected for Funding BAA 40% Federal 50% Combined 43% 12
FY 2017 Statements of Need
FY17 Statements of Need Resource Conservation & Climate Change Phenological Response to a Changing Climate on Department of Defense Lands and Waters: Implications for Management Developing or improving our understanding of how: ● phenology of plant and animal species on DoD installations responds to abiotic features of the environment and may change under non-stationary climate conditions; changes in phenology will affect key interactions involving species of management concern to DoD resource managers; and these combined effects influence conservation and management challenges associated with affected species of concern. Species of interest include terrestrial, freshwater aquatic, and near-shore ● marine species for which DoD has management responsibilities. Proposals should demonstrate an understanding of the appropriate use and ● limitations of available climate information. 14
FY17 Statements of Need Resource Conservation & Climate Change Long-Term Ecological Studies: Testing Previous Hypothesis and Conclusions Collect and analyze additional data associated with previously completed ecological ● studies whose ultimate tests of theory, treatment success, or management relevance require timeframes longer than the typical research project. Proposals should focus on study areas and ecological questions from which earlier ● datasets either: were obtained as part of a previously completed SERDP project or resulted from other funded work at any DoD-relevant study area where sufficient data exist to conduct a thorough follow-up evaluation. The proposed duration of projects should not exceed two years, including one to two ● seasons of data collection across multiple years, and subsequent time for data analysis and reporting. SERDP intends to fund multiple projects under this SON at a level of approximately ● $250,000. 15
FY17 Statements of Need Resource Conservation & Climate Change Providing Useful Climate Information at Moderate Time Scales: Proof of Concept (SEED) Provide credible and relevant climate information at moderate time scales two to 20 ● years into the future. Information should address decision needs of DoD installation managers within the ● 20-year timeframe. Proposals may address one or more of the following research needs: ● Characterizing uncertainty Modes of climate variability Regional trends with strong directionality Using “recent” historical signals to update the non-stationarity of the climate signal Frameworks for using climate information in the two- to 20-year timeframe Proposals must explicitly discuss the methods, outcomes, and metrics for success ● needed to demonstrate the viability of a particular line of inquiry upon which a successful SEED project will be eligible to propose additional work. 16
FY17 Statements of Need Munitions Response Detection, Classification, and Remediation of Military Munitions Underwater Proposals addressing any aspect of munitions response for underwater sites ● will be considered, with particular interest in the following topics: Characteristics of Munitions Underwater and Their Environment: Environmental conditions that impact the performance of sensors and systems used to detect and classify munitions. Wide Area and Detailed Surveys: Technologies to allow rapid assessment of large areas to identify concentrations of munitions or map individual munitions. Cost-Effective Recovery and Disposal: Technologies to cost-effectively and safely recover munitions in the underwater environment. Operation in a variety of conditions and environments. ● Proposals addressing contamination of soils and water by munitions ● constituents are not within the scope of this SON. 17
FY17 Statements of Need Munitions Response Preliminary Design Study for Munitions Response Underwater Test Site Conduct a preliminary design study for a SERDP-sponsored test site for ● technologies to detect and classify munitions in the underwater environment. Design Considerations ● Variety of conditions and environments. Test site or test sites must be appropriate for as large a subset of these conditions as possible. A successful design could involve items easily deployable in various conditions or be in fixed locations that cover a variety of conditions Small projectiles and mortars to large bombs. Water depths up to 35 meters Specific need for depths less than 5 meters. Limited Scope Proposals ● Up to $200,000 and approximately one year in duration. ● 18
FY17 Statements of Need Weapons Systems and Platforms Fluorine-Free Aqueous Film Forming Foam Objective: To develop a fluorine-free surfactant formulation for use ● in Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) fire-suppression operations. New formulations must be compatible with existing AFFF and supporting equipment. Proposed research should identify and test fluorine-free surfactants for use in AFFF that meet the performance requirements defined in MIL-F-24385F. Proposals should include testing to validate persistence and aquatic toxicity of alternative materials. Full proposals will need to establish a baseline lifecycle framework & identify elements of a life cycle inventory that are already known, those that will be investigated during the project, & those that are beyond the scope of the proposed work. 19
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