Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCOR)

Manager

Army Research Office

Web Site

http://www.aro.army.mil/research/arlbaa00/finalarlbaa1.htm#LIFE%20SCIENCES

Summary

A program to stimulate Defense-related R&D in states not traditionally receiving significant amounts of federal support for science and engineering.

Technology Maturity Level

6.1 basic research.

Award Size

Typically $250K - $300K.

Program Size

About $25M.

Selection Criteria for Draft Topics

N/A

Topic Format

N/A

Selection Criteria for Proposals

• Scientific quality
• Military relevance
• Expansion of university's capacity to perform defense-related research
• Personnel qualifications
• Actual or proposed interactions with other established R&D organizations
• Quality of resource analysis and request.

USAMRMC Participation

Command participation is indirect, by establishing collaborative relationships with eligible universities and encouraging proposal submission to the program.

Calendar

Examples

• Fluid Resuscitation in Controlled Hemorrhagic Shock (University of Arkansas)
• In Situ Genetic Modification of Natural Microbial Communities with Genes of Value for Bioremediation (University of Idaho)
• Molecular Analysis of the Olfactory G-Protein Golf (University of Kansas)
• Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of Optical Power Limiting Dendrimers with Greatly Enhanced Two-Photon Cross-Sections (Montana State University)
• In Situ Survival Mechanisms of Sulfate-reducing Bacteria in Polluted Marine Sediments (University of Oklahoma).