Federal grant programs / Department of Homeland Security

Homeland Security Research, Development, Testing, Evaluation and Demonstration of Technologies Related to Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (97.077)

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$22.5 million
• Grant awards20
• Typical award$999,077
• Awarded in FY 2025-$2,210
• Size rank1,272 of 1,823
• Type of assistanceCooperative agreements

Key findings

• It is the 1272nd largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 17 largest recipients received 101% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 14 states and territories.

What the program funds

Support the PPD-8 objective of prevention related to terrorist acts involving nuclear or radiological materials, or weapons using these materials. Support basic research to enhance national security's capability to detect and prevent the illicit entry, transport, assembly, or potential use within the United States of unauthorized chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) materials, devices or agents and otherwise help protect against an attack using such materials, devices, or agents. The Academic Research Initiative (ARI) Program has two primary objectives: 1) Engage the academic community to advance fundamental knowledge in CBRN sciences applicable to countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) with emphasis on basic and applied research to solve long-term, high-risk challenges and 2) Develop human capital for the CBRN science and engineering professions. Further, the program works to sustain a long-term commitment to basic research in this field and coordinates research efforts across the federal government to develop new capabilities for WMD threat detection.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals), Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals, Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), Other public institution/organization Eligible Applicants: The ARI is limited to State, public or private accredited institutions of higher education.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Financial assistance under the ARI program may be used for the execution of research at accredited universities and colleges. Supported costs include salaries, materials and supplies, equipment, travel, publication costs, subcontractor, supporting costs and overhead required for technical and other activities necessary to achieve research objectives. Restrictions on use of funds will be identified in the announcement, program guidance and award provisions. Refer to announcement, program guidance and award provisions. ;

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines

Award range and average, in the agency's words

See announcement and program guidance.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

Colleges and universities received 91% of the money, small businesses 8.8%.

By state

10 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.