Center for Foundational Academic Research and Strategic Innovation for the Defense Enterprise (C-FARSIDE)

Bridging foundational academic research and strategic innovation for the Defense enterprise, the Center for Foundational Academic Research and Strategic Innovation for the Defense Enterprise (C-FARSIDE) will facilitate deep transdisciplinary collaborations among top-tier scholars, informed by defense strategists, that will transform rigorous and blue-sky research into breakthrough national security solutions and build a deep and lasting relationship between academia, foundations, international partners, industry and venture capital, and the DoW. The awardee will support technology scouting and transition, as well as collaboration activities that accelerate innovation and improve mission effectiveness. The awardee will also conduct and enable transdisciplinary research, bridging academic disciplines and industry and societal stakeholders to address complex, real-world challenges. Activities may include, but are not limited to: • Conduct technology scouting and market research (as authorized) to maintain awareness of industry trends, emerging capabilities, and innovation opportunities; provide summaries and recommendations. • Support concept incubation, prototyping pathways, pilot planning, and technology transition activities, including transition criteria and adoption planning. • Support industry/university/government engagement, collaboration forums, and coordination activities, as directed, including workforce development support activities where applicable. • Investigate new and transdisciplinary approaches to basic and exploratory research to transform how fundamental research and partnerships can drive toward more assured outcomes and impact. • Develop and form university and industry research teams and consortia consisting of multiple, integrated disciplines and capabilities focused upon problem-based research and outcomes (through a Problem-based Basic Research Consortium). • Drive collaboration between university researchers and Service laboratory researchers and Combatant Commands, while also creating opportunities for accelerating the development and advancement of basic and higher TRL research (through a Translational Research Initiative for Academia and Defense Partnership).

Only the Virginia Tech Applied Research Cooperation is eligible for awards under this NOFO. U.S. DoW Laboratories and Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) are not allowed to receive funds directly or via sub-awards.

As specified in individual program announcements, BAAs, or other notices of funding opportunities. Generally, the principal evaluation and selection criteria are the technical merits of the proposed research (or research-related activity) and its potential relationship in the long term to missions of the Department of Defense. Other selection criteria vary with the nature of the specific research or research-related activity. Typical examples include: Qualifications of the principal investigator and other key personnel to perform the proposed activity; adequacy of current or planned facilities and equipment to do so; and realism and reasonableness of proposed costs.

Match: none required (federal program listing). Statutory Formula: Title NA, Part NA, Subpart NA,Public Law NA

Fiscal year 2018: OSD does not directly execute programs within this listing. For information about open competitions or future opportunities involving OSD funding, prospective proposers should consult the program announcements, BAAs, or other notices of funding opportunities issued by the agents that execute the program, listed below. No central phone number is available. Some of the agents OSD uses to execute its programs include: - Army Research Office (For contact info, see listing 12.431, or http://www.arl.army.mil/) - Office of Naval Research (For contact info, see listing 12.300, or http://www.onr.navy.mil) - Air Force Office of Scientific Research (For contact info, see listing 12.800, or http://www.wpafb.af.mil/afrl/afo Fiscal year 2022: ROLE OF LIPIDS REORGANIZED BY VIRAL PROTEINS AND RESTRICTION FACTORS IN VIRAL LIFE CYCLE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF MOLECULAR TOOLS FOR SPECIES CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT; NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR RE-GENERATING LEAD ACID BATTERIES; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT AND WATER QUALITY IN WATERSHEDS AND COASTLINES OF THE UNITED STATES; MATERIALS UNDER EXTREME LUBRICATING CONDITIONS; ULTRA-HIGH SPEED IMAGING AND LASER DIAGNOSTICS FOR HYPERSONICS RESEARCH;...