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SERDP Funding Opportunities

Dr. Jeffrey MarquseeSERDP Executive Director

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DoD’s Environmental Technology Programs

Science and Technology Demonstration/ Validation

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Strategic EnvironmentalResearch & Development Program (SERDP)

● Established by Congress in FY 1991DoD, 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

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Environmental Technology Development Process

SERDP ESTCPService

Requirements

Basic/AppliedResearch

Implementation

AdvancedDevelopment

Demonstration/Validation

DUSD(I&E) DDR&E DUSD(I&E)

REGULATORY COOPERATION

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Environmental DriversSustainability of Ranges, Facilities, and Operations

Maritime SustainabilityThreatened and Endangered Species

Toxic Air Emissions and Dust

Urban Growth &Encroachment

NoiseUXO & Munitions Constituents

Climate Change

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Environmental DriversReduction of Current and Future Liability

Contamination from Past Practices Pollution Prevention to ControlLife Cycle Costs 

• Groundwater, Soils and Sediments 

• Large UXO Liability

• Emerging Contaminants

• Elimination of Pollutants and Hazardous Materials in   Manufacturing Maintenance & Operations

• Achieve Compliance Through Pollution Prevention

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Focus Area Management Structure

Weapons Systems& Platforms Munitions

Management

EnvironmentalRestoration

Sustainable Infrastructure

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SERDP Funding

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FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13

= Congressional Adds

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SERDP Solicitations

● CORE Statements of Need: 16 SONsMultiple awards per SONMulti‐year Proposals & Limited Scope ProposalsBroad Agency Announcement (BAA)

- Universities, Industry and non‐governmental organizations- Pre‐proposal required

Federal Call- Fixed number of multi‐year proposal per agency- No restriction on limited scope proposals

● SEED Statements of Need: 3 SEED SONs$150K or less and approximately 1 yearSeeks innovative high risk and high payoff workBAA and Federal Call

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Core Solicitation Process

Federal Call

BAA Call

CoreSONs

Pre‐proposal

Full Proposal

Peer Review

STC Review and Program Development

SAB Approval

Staff Review

Full Proposal

Private Sector BAA

Federal Sector

SERDP Selection

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Core Solicitation Dates

● Broad Agency AnnouncementPre‐proposals due: 4 PM January 7, 2010- Full Proposal requested by: February 4, 2010

Full proposals due: 4 PM March 11, 2010

● Call to Federal AgenciesFull Proposals due: 4 PM March 11, 2010- Check with agency’s POC to determine internal due dates

● Proposers notified July 2010● SAB Presentation (if required) Sept. or Oct. 2010

Visit the SEDRP web site for Detailswww.serdp.org/funding

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FY10 Core Solicitation Success Statistics

23%NIH* (R01 equiv.)

20%‐Engineering20%‐Environmental 

Biology31%‐Geosciences

25%‐NSF* (overall)

18%‐NIEHS* 27%‐SERDP All20%‐SERDP Federal33%13%SERDP BAA

Full Proposal to SABPre‐proposal to SAB

* Award percentages in 2008

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SEED Solicitation Process

BAA Call

Full Proposal

SEEDSONs

Federal Call

Full Proposal

Federal Sector

Staff Review

STC Review and Program Development

SERDP Selection

Private Sector BAA

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SEED Solicitation Dates

● SERDP SEED  SolicitationProposals due by: 4 PM March 11, 2010- Government, Universities, Industry and NGO

● Proposers notified July 2010

Visit the SEDRP web site for Detailswww.serdp.org/funding

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FY11 Statements of Need

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FY11 Statements of Need

● Environmental RestorationDetermination of the Environmental Impacts of Munitions Compounds in the Marine EnvironmentGroundwater Fate, Transport & Treatment of PerfluoroalkylContaminated GroundwaterImproved Understanding of Impacts to Groundwater Quality Post‐remediationImproved Assessment of the Munitions Constituent Source Term on Operational RangesIn‐Situ Remediation of Contaminated Aquatic Sediments ‐ SEED

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FY11 Statements of Need

● Sustainable InfrastructureImpacts of Climate Change on Alaskan Ecological SystemsBehavioral Ecology of CetaceansEcological Forestry and Carbon ManagementEcology and Management of Source‐sink Populations

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FY11 Statements of Need

● Weapons Systems and PlatformsDevelopment of Alternatives to Copper‐Beryllium  and Aluminum‐Beryllium Alloys For Military ApplicationsEnvironmentally Benign, Insensitive, Castable, High‐Performance, Minimum‐Smoke Rocket Propellant Understanding the Corrosion Protection Requirements for AdhesiveBond Primers Combustion Science to Reduce Emissions from Military Platforms Burning Alternative FuelsEnvironmentally Benign Low Observable Coating Removal Technologies (Restricted to U.S. Government Organizations Only)Replacement of Hexachloroethane in Handheld Obscurants ‐SEED

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FY11 Statements of Need

● Munitions ManagementAdvanced Technologies for Detection, Discrimination, and Remediation of Military Munitions on Improvements in the Detection and Remediation of Military Munitions UnderwaterMethods to Support Risk‐based Decisions on Munitions Response SitesAdvanced Technologies for Detection, Discrimination, and Remediation of Military Munitions on Land and Underwater ‐SEED

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Core Selection Criteria

● Relevance (Pass/Fail)Does it address the SON Objective?Is it basic research, applied research, or advanced technology development?

● Technical MeritOverall scientific and technical merit of the submission 

● PersonnelQualifications capabilities and achievements

● CostReasonableness for the technical complexity

● Transition PlanPlan to transition to implementation or future development

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SEED Selection Criteria

● Relevance (Pass/Fail)Does it address the SON Objective?Is it basic research, applied research, or advanced technology development?

● Technical MeritOverall scientific and technical merit of the submission Strong consideration will be given to innovation 

● Transition PotentialClear identification of the critical proof of conceptIdentification of the future development path 

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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 approachClear experimental design

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Sponsored BySERDP and ESTCP

Partners in Environmental TechnologyTechnical Symposium and Workshop 

December 1‐3, 2009Marriott Wardman Park Hotel 

Washington, D.C.

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SERDP Website

www.serdp.org

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