SERDP Funding Opportunities

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1 SERDP Funding Opportunities You can listen to the presentation two different ways: 1. Listen to the broadcast audio if your computer is equipped with speakers 2. Call into the conference line at: U.S. & Canada Conference ID If you have any questions or issues please contact the SERDP Office at

2 FY 2019 SERDP Funding Opportunities Herbert Nelson, Ph.D. Acting Executive Director Andrea Leeson, Ph.D. Deputy Director

3 DoD s Environmental Technology Programs Science and Technology Demonstration and Validation 3

4 Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) Established by Congress in FY U.S.C. Section DoD, DOE and EPA partnership 6.3 Program Element with statutory authority to support 6.1 through 6.3 High-priority environmental science and technology areas that address DoD unique issues Environmental issues with large costs to DoD 4

5 Environmental Technology Development Process SERDP ESTCP Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense Energy, Installations and Environment 5

6 Environmental Drivers Sustainability of Ranges, Facilities, and Operations Threatened and Endangered Species Maritime Sustainability Toxic Air Emissions and Dust UXO & Munitions Constituents Sustainable FOB Noise Changing Environment 6

7 Environmental Drivers Reduction of Current and Future Liability Contamination from Past Practices Pollution Prevention to Control Life Cycle Costs Groundwater, soils and sediments Large UXO liability Emerging contaminants Elimination of pollutants and hazardous materials in manufacturing maintenance and operations Achieve compliance through pollution prevention 7

8 Weapons Systems & Platforms Program Area Management Structure Environmental Restoration Resource Conservation & Resiliency Munitions Response 8

9 Environmental Requirements Program Process SERDP Technical Committees Army Navy Air Force DOE EPA Statements of Need Proposals Solicitations Funded Projects 9

10 SERDP Solicitations Core Statements of Need (SON) Multiple awards per SON Multi-year proposals & limited scope proposals Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Universities, industry, and non-governmental organizations Federal Call DoD and other Federal agencies SERDP Exploratory Development (SEED) SON $200K or less and approximately 1 year Seeks innovative high-risk and high-payoff work BAA and Federal Call 10

11 Core Solicitation Process SERDP Staff & Technical Committees Scientific Merit DoD Relevance 11

12 Core Solicitation Dates January 4, 2018, 2:00 ET Early February 2018 March 6, 2018, 2:00 ET July-August 2018 September-October 2018 Spring 2019 Pre-proposals Due Full Proposals Requested Full Proposals Due Selection Notifications Sent Present to Scientific Advisory Board Project Initiation Visit the SERDP web site for details 12

13 SEED Solicitation Dates March 6, 2018, 2:00 ET July-August 2018 Spring 2019 Full Proposals Due Selection Notifications Sent Project Initiation Visit the SERDP web site for details 13

14 FY18 Solicitation Success Statistics Core Pre-proposal to Selection Full Proposal to Selection FY18 SERDP BAA 16% 40% FY18 SERDP Federal 12% 37% FY18 SERDP All 15% 39% SEED - Full Proposal to Selection FY18 SERDP BAA - 20% FY18 SERDP Federal - 83% FY18 SERDP All - 44% 14

15 Proposal Selection Criteria - Core Relevance (Pass/Fail) Does it address the SON Objective? Is it basic research, applied research, or advanced technology development? Technical Merit Overall scientific and technical merit of the submission Personnel Qualifications, capabilities, and achievements Cost Reasonable for the technical complexity Additional Criteria for Full Proposal Evaluation Transition Plan Small Business Participation 15

16 SEED Selection Criteria Relevance (Pass/Fail) Does it address the SON Objective? Is it basic research, applied research, or advanced technology development? Technical Merit Overall scientific and technical merit of the submission Strong consideration will be given to innovation Transition Potential Clear identification of the critical proof of concept Identification of the future development path 16

17 Hallmarks of a Competitive Proposal Clearly Addresses the Statement of Need Demonstrates an Understanding of the State of the Science Hypothesis Driven Work Focused on the Technical Approach Detailed approach Clear experimental design 17

18 FY 2019 Statements of Need

19 Ecological Risk Characterization of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in the Subsurface: Bioavailability, Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification Improve understanding of bioavailability, bioaccumulation and biomagnification of PFASs in the subsurface. Improve understanding of the uptake and excretion rates of PFASs by organisms throughout the food web. Determine the rate and extent of PFAS uptake from soils and water by lower-trophic level organisms in order to determine the relevant mixtures for further study with higher-trophic level organisms. Identify physical and geochemical factors affecting bioavailability of PFASs in sediments and soils. Compare the potency of PFASs in relation to chain length, functional group, and varying levels of fluorination. Assess PFAS bioaccumulation/biomagnification throughout a food web. 19

20 Development of Standardized Analytical and Environmental Sampling Methods for PFASs in the Subsurface Develop improved analytical and environmental sampling techniques for PFASs. Develop sampling techniques to evaluate soil and water columns. Evaluate potential media to be used for passive samplers and their performance. Assess subsampling techniques to determine which provides most representative results. Develop procedures to assess the total organofluorine in waters, soil and sediment. Develop rapid field screening procedures for PFASs. Develop extraction techniques to produce the most accurate and precise quantitation. Evaluate techniques to eliminate matrix interference. Evaluate techniques to achieve lowest LOQ possible with required precision & accuracy. Evaluate techniques to ensure precision & accuracy of total PFAS analytical procedures. 20

21 Innovative Treatment Options to Mitigate Munitions Constituent Transport on DoD Testing and Training Ranges Improve ability to mitigate transport of legacy and new munitions constituents from DoD testing and training ranges to off site surface and ground waters. Determine the fundamental reasons for the persistence of RDX in soil. Develop technologies to maximize sorption/biodegradation at soil surface, and/or minimize transport of more soluble legacy munitions constituents & IHE to subsurface. Develop new or improved means to deliver treatment amendments to range soils. Determine the fate & transport properties of legacy munitions constituents & IHE in surface runoff & surface water, including sorption, biotransformation, and biodegradation. Develop and/or test technologies to treat surface runoff contaminated with legacy munitions constituents, new IHE, and mixtures of legacy and IHE, as well as ionic energetic materials, aluminized formulations, binders/additives, plasticizers, and processing agents. 21

22 Cost Effective Options for Treatment of Wastes from Munitions Constituents Manufacturing Develop cost effective options for treatment of wastes generated from munitions constituents manufacturing. Wastes that are mixed with legacy munitions constituents and insensitive high explosives (IHE) are of particular concern. Develop treatment technologies that are able to satisfactorily treat both IHE and legacy munitions constituents in wastewater. Treatment train approaches may be necessary and are of interest. Determine the impact of IHE wastes when present during the treatment of legacy munitions constituent wastewaters. Develop alternatives or improvements to open burn (OB) disposal for aged, off-spec, and excess propellants and energetics. Legacy munitions constituents and IHE. 22

23 Wildland Fire Research to Improve Military Land Use Efficiency Improve understanding of ignition patterns, self-organization of convective structures, and near-fire smoke plume development for the purpose of improving management of fire for military land-use. Improve understanding of physical fire processes at spatial and temporal scales relevant to the processes being examined. Improve characterization of fuels as to composition, load, spatial scale, and distribution in three physical dimensions and over time scales relevant to the phenomena to be examined. Improved characterization of fuel material consumption and other fire effects under diverse conditions. 23

24 Conservation Tools to Support DoD Training Land Use Support the maturation of Environmental DNA (edna) from fundamental research to the applied research level with the anticipation that a future tool in conservation in both terrestrial, aquatic, and marine ecosystems relevant to DoD lands might be developed. Determine the temporal and spatial distribution of edna in habitats of relevance on DoD lands as related to temporal and spatial biodiversity of ecosystems in general and the distribution of at-risk or specific threatened and endangered species. Advance the science and the body of knowledge necessary to provide improved confidence in species presence and absence determinations and edna measurements. Expand the science and the body of knowledge necessary to provide increasingly precise links between edna concentration and species abundance. 24

25 Aircraft Engine Noise Reduction Technology Optimize technologies for legacy commercial engines on military fighter aircraft to achieve substantial engine exhaust noise reductions. Proposals should facilitate an approach to mature and test technologies that: Reduce fighter aircraft engine noise. Maintain operational performance. Improve upon prior efforts to alter the engine exhaust flow. Both near and far field noise impacts should be considered. 25

26 Predictive Corrosion Models to Mitigate Environmental Hazards Develop a model that characterizes and predicts the cumulative damage state of a military platform s coating system. Account for the impact that both static and dynamic influences have on the integrity of the topcoat and the coating system as a whole entity: Wind and rain erosion Temperature UV degradation Vibrational fatigue Relative humidity Age of the coating stack-up The model must leverage previous work accomplished by SERDP or other DoD services. Output will assess the condition of coatings at locations on the platform that are vulnerable to degradation. Validation of the model should include a comparison of coating integrity with laboratorysimulated conditions on selected DoD platforms. 26

27 Additive Manufacturing of Gun Propellants with Reduced Environmental Impact Investigate additive-manufacturing approaches to propellant design, formulation, and load/assemble/pack-out (LAP) operations. Meet current and future mission requirements for gun propulsion systems across DoD. Assess the environmental impact that additive manufacturing processes can impart to propellant formulations, igniters, or combustible cartridge cases that would augment the current propellant design space. Address propellant or propulsion-system performance, insensitivity, producibility, and environmental impact across the proposed weapon lifecycle. Address either legacy or novel propellants and/or propulsion systems. Include plans for a Sustainability Analysis and to establish a lifecycle framework that can mature as the technology or process advances through the acquisition process. 27

28 Novel Pyrotechnics that Reduce Environmental Impact Develop next-generation pyrotechnic formulations and manufacturing processes that will significantly reduce lifecycle impacts to the environment. Potential for consideration: Alternative non-combustion methods of enhancing color/smoke generation. Methods of enhancing the color while reducing the size and weight of the item. Multi-purpose color-tunable formulations in which a single flare could be used. Novel engineering or manufacturing processes and improvements. Novel energetics are needed to provide high color purity, efficient combustion and low smoke to reduce the need for: Metal colorants, Perchlorate oxidizers, Fuels and dyes, and Solvents Include plans for a Sustainability Analysis and to establish a lifecycle framework that can mature as the technology or process advances through the acquisition process. 28

29 Multifunctional Fibers and Textiles for Warfighter Integrated Protection Investigate multifunctional and novel alternative-technology fibers, fiberblends, textiles, impregnated fabrics, and processing techniques that reduce lifecycle impacts to the environment and occupational health. Utilize formulations with environmentally friendly insect repellants, insecticides and/or flame retardants. Determine process engineering approaches that eliminate exposures to insect repellants and/or flame retardants. Meet textile performance specifications after laundering. Include plans for a Sustainability Analysis and to establish a lifecycle framework that can mature as the technology or process advances through the acquisition process. 29

30 Detection, Classification, and Remediation of Military Munitions Underwater Develop technologies to detect, classify, and remediate military munitions found at underwater sites. Wide variety of aquatic environments. Water depths up to 35 meters are of primary interest. Specific need for systems that can operate in depths less than 5 meters. Munitions of interest range from small projectiles and mortars to large bombs. 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 Wide Area and Detailed Surveys Cost-Effective Recovery and Disposal FY 2019 SEED SON with the same technical requirements. 30

31 Modeling Predictions of Munitions Penetration in a Variety of Soils Develop models to predict the penetration depth of common military munitions in various soil conditions to support planning for munitions response actions and subsequent risk management decisions. Factors that may affect penetration depth include the platform from which the munition is delivered, whether the munition is delivered via direct or indirect fire, the initial velocity, and soil conditions at the target area. Other factors may also play a role and should be addressed as appropriate in the proposed model. Develop a simple, parameterized model that takes as input the appropriate initial conditions and predicts the likely and maximum depths of penetration in a range of realistic conditions. 31

32 November 28-30, 2017 Washington Hilton Hotel - Washington, D.C. 32

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