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FY 2017 SERDP Funding Opportunities

• Dr. Anne Andrews

SERDP Acting Executive Director

• Dr. Andrea Leeson

SERDP Deputy Director

DoD’s Environmental Technology Programs

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Science and Technology Demonstration and Validation

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

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Environmental Drivers

Reduction of Current and Future Liability

Contamination from Past Practices

• Groundwater, Soils and

Sediments

• Large UXO Liability
• Emerging Contaminants

Pollution Prevention to Control Life Cycle Costs

• Elimination of Pollutants and

Hazardous Materials in Manufacturing Maintenance and Operations

• Achieve Compliance Through

Pollution Prevention

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Environmental Drivers

Sustainability of Ranges, Facilities, and Operations

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Maritime Sustainability Threatened and Endangered Species Toxic Air Emissions and Dust Noise UXO & Munitions Constituents Climate Change Sustainable FOB

Program Area Management Structure

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Weapons Systems & Platforms Munitions Response Environmental Restoration Resource Conservation & Climate Change

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

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Core Solicitation Process

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Step involves both Core and SEED Proposals

Core Solicitation Dates

Visit the SERDP web site for details https://www.serdp-estcp.org/Funding-Opportunities

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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

SEED Solicitation Process

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Step involves both Core and SEED Proposals

SEED Solicitation Dates

Visit the SERDP web site for details http://www.serdp-estcp.org/Funding-Opportunities

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March 8, 2016, 2:00 ET Full Proposals Due July-August 2016 Selection Notifications Sent Spring 2017 Project Initiation

FY16 Solicitation Success Statistics

Core Solicitation 240 Pre-proposals Received 107 Full Proposals Received Full Proposals Requested Selected for Funding BAA 15% 34% Federal 20% 48% Combined 17% 37% SEED Solicitation 23 Proposals Received Selected for Funding BAA 40% Federal 50% Combined 43%

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FY 2017 Statements of Need

Phenological Response to a Changing Climate on Department of Defense Lands and Waters: Implications for Management

• Developing or improving our understanding of how:

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phenology of plant and animal species on DoD installations responds to abiotic features of the environment and may change under non-stationary climate conditions;

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changes in phenology will affect key interactions involving species of management concern to DoD resource managers; and

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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.

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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:

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were obtained as part of a previously completed SERDP project or

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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.

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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:

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Characterizing uncertainty

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Modes of climate variability

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Regional trends with strong directionality

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Using “recent” historical signals to update the non-stationarity of the climate signal

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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.

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FY17 Statements of Need Resource Conservation & Climate Change

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:

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Characteristics of Munitions Underwater and Their Environment: Environmental conditions that impact the performance of sensors and systems used to detect and classify munitions.

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Wide Area and Detailed Surveys: Technologies to allow rapid assessment of large areas to identify concentrations of munitions or map individual munitions.

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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.

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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

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Variety of conditions and environments.

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Test site or test sites must be appropriate for as large a subset of these conditions as possible.

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A successful design could involve items easily deployable in various conditions

• r be in fixed locations that cover a variety of conditions

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Small projectiles and mortars to large bombs.

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Water depths up to 35 meters

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Specific need for depths less than 5 meters.

• Limited Scope Proposals
• Up to $200,000 and approximately one year in duration.

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FY17 Statements of Need Munitions Response

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.

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FY17 Statements of Need Weapons Systems and Platforms

No/Low Global Warming Potential Alternatives to Ozone Depleting Refrigerants

• Objective: To develop sustainable, non-ozone depleting, low global warming

potential (GWP) refrigerants for military applications.

• To meet military requirements for efficiency, materials compatibility, flammability,

and toxicity, proposals may:

 Develop novel second generation ODS alternatives,  Explore options for modifying formulas or systems, or  Develop new alternative formulations, blends or refrigeration technologies.

• Proposed solutions must maintain low GWP.
• All proposals should include an assessment of the human health and

environmental impacts of proposed ingredients, formulations, and byproducts.

• 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.

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FY17 Statements of Need Weapons Systems and Platforms

Surface Morphology Modification by Non-Chemical Methods to Enhance Coating Adhesion and Mechanical Bonding of Metal Surfaces

• Objective: To develop non-chemical methods and processes to impart

surface morphology modification to metallic substrates.

 Must maintain paint adhesion and mechanical bonding durability as well as

improve the corrosion resistance of the target substrate material.

 Primary interest is on aluminum and titanium alloys; however, proposals

focused on steels also would be accepted.

 Should be a single-step process that does not require any chemical

processing or treatments.

 Surface treatments for adhesive bonding applications must meet the long-

term durability requirements of the substrate material.

 Surface treatments for coating adhesion applications must meet the

adhesion and long-term corrosion requirements of the total coating system specified in MIL-PRF-32239, Type 2.

• Proposals should include efforts to develop a quantitative understanding of

how the proposed technology addresses SON performance objectives.

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FY17 Statements of Need Weapons Systems and Platforms

Understanding Coating Degradation Mechanisms Induced by Fungi (Mold/Mildew) (SEED)

• Objective: To develop an understanding of the degradation

mechanisms of coatings materials induced by fungi.

 Concern is over newer resin systems and non-chromate pigments.  Successful projects must:

• Identify the primary constituents of the coatings that are susceptible to attack
• The specific means of attack,
• A path to develop solutions to mitigate or eliminate the problem.

 Proposed solutions must not compromise the environmental benefits of

the target materials or degrade their performance.

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FY17 Statements of Need Weapons Systems and Platforms

Solvent-Free Processes for Organic Synthesis of Military-Relevant Energetic Materials (SEED)

• Objective: To develop innovative synthetic approaches to produce energetic

materials & their precursors that will eliminate or drastically reduce hazardous waste streams from nitration processes widely used in manufacturing energetic materials. Proposals should focus on one of the following:

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Synthesis of an aromatic/heteroaromatic nitro compound (e.g. TNT, DNAN)

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Synthesis of a nitramine (e.g. RDX, HMX, CL-20)

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Synthesis of a nitrate ester (plasticizer) (NG, TMETN, etc. or nitrocellulose)

• Proposals also will be considered for more broad-based research to develop

the fundamentals of synthetic methodologies as related to energetic materials with no specific targeted compounds.

• Proposals will need to be innovative and need to go beyond the previously

investigated methods of recycle and reuse of solvents/reagents.

• Proposals should focus on methods that minimize or eliminate solvents and

that do not involve biological or electrochemical methods.

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FY17 Statements of Need Weapons Systems and Platforms

FY17 Statements of Need Environmental Restoration

Improved Strategies for Remediating Mixed Contaminants in Groundwater

• Objective: To improve ability to treat mixed contaminants of concern (COCs) in
• groundwater. Specific objectives include:

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Develop greater understanding of effect of intrinsic physical, chemical, and biological properties and their associated impact on contaminant behavior and fate when contaminants are present in mixtures in lower mobility zones.

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Develop greater understanding of potential treatment synergies that could lead to cost savings and improved remedial strategies.

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Develop procedures to validate efficacy and implementability of potential treatment trains addressing mixed contamination in groundwater.

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Develop procedures to maximize benefit from treatment interactions and to provide a systematic approach for users on how to effectively identify and manage potential synergies early in the planning process.

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Develop protocols that can be used to: (1) establish achievable remedial goals, (2) assess treatment performance, and (3) estimate remedial outcome based on potential treatment synergies for the targeted COCs.

• Mixtures of chlorinated compounds with 1,4-dioxane or PFCs are of particular

interest, but others will be considered if the proposer can demonstrate that the mixed contamination is present and a concern at a DoD site.

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Development of Standardized Sampling and Analytical Techniques for Munitions Constituents

• Objective: To develop standardized sampling and analytical techniques for

munitions constituents. Specific objectives include:

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Develop standardized sampling, preservation and analytical methodologies for 2,4-dinitroanisole (DNAN), nitrotriazolone (NTO), and nitroguanidine (NQ) and their daughter products, as well as the nitrophenols, picric acid, ammonium picrate, and dinitrophenol in environmental matrices including soil, groundwater, and surface waters.

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Develop standardized extraction methods for these same munitions constituents in soils, sediments, plant and animal tissues, and biota.

• Insensitive munitions formulations that contain DNAN and NTO are of

particular interest.

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FY17 Statements of Need Environmental Restoration

Improved Understanding of the Fate and Effects of Insensitive Munitions Constituents

• Objective: To improve our understanding of the fate and effects of the

components 2,4-dinitroanisole (DNAN) and nitrotriazolone (NTO) that are used in the insensitive munitions formulations. Specific objectives include:

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Develop standardized computational and experimental evaluation methods for predicting the fate and transport of new insensitive munitions prior to development.

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Collect measurements of fate- and transport-determining properties of insensitive munitions including ionization constants; rate constants for hydrolysis, oxidation, and biotic and abiotic reduction; water solubility; Henry’s law constant; and partitioning coefficients to octanol and native organic matter.

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Improve fate and transport models to predict exposure and risk of insensitive munitions in field scenarios.

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Determine long term toxicity of DNAN and NTO formulations in mammalian systems.

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Determine effects of insensitive munitions compounds on vegetation and fauna in terms of toxicity and uptake.

• Proposals addressing compounds other than those listed in the objectives

above will not be considered.

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FY17 Statements of Need Environmental Restoration

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

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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 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

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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 approach  Clear experimental design

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SERDP Website

https://www.serdp-estcp.org

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