ONHS Report: AFPMB-BAA-27-01

Deployed Warfighter Protection FY27

Solicitation ID: AFPMB-BAA-27-01

Agency: Defense Health Program/AFPMB

Type: Grant

Deadline: 2027-03-17T00:00:00 ET

Eligibility: Yes (Unrestricted)

Funding: Total costs should not exceed $975,000 for 3 years (i.e., $325,000 per year).

Doc Type: BAA

Clearance: No

Program Manager: help@eBRAP.org

Last Updated: 2026-09-25 16:06

Analyzed File: AFPMB-BAA-27-01_FINAL.pdf

Eligibility Reasoning

Government Agencies Within the United States: Local, state, and federal government agencies are eligible to the extent that applications do not overlap with their fully funded internal programs... Federal Government Organizations: Funding made to federal government organizations – including intramural DOW organizations and extramural non-DOW organizations – will be executed via an interagency agreement (IAA) using a Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request (MIPR) or Funding Authorization Document (FAD) process.

Note: This is an AI-generated summary...

Summary

The Deployed Warfighter Protection (DWFP) Program is soliciting proposals under Broad Agency Announcement AFPMB-BAA-27-01 for innovative, product-oriented advanced technology development (TRL 4-6) to protect military personnel from disease-carrying and nuisance arthropods. The program prioritizes research in two main focus areas: Bite Prevention (new personal protection tools) and Vector Control (new insecticides, formulations, or application techniques). Research into decision support tools, vector surveillance, or pathogen diagnostics is not a high priority. The program will not fund basic research, vector pathogen research, human clinical trials, or EPA registration costs. Awards will be grants or cooperative agreements with a maximum budget of $975,000 over a 36-month period. Eligible applicants are U.S.-based organizations, and submission is a two-step process requiring a pre-application followed by an invited full application.

Overall Technical Areas

Insecticide Formulation DevelopmentNovel Insecticide ResearchArthropod Personal ProtectionVector Control TechnologiesPesticide Application EquipmentArthropod Bite PreventionVector Surveillance TechnologiesVector Pathogen DiagnosticsPredictive Modeling SoftwareEntomological Product TestingField Evaluation MethodologiesGood Laboratory Practice (GLP) StudiesRegulatory Science (EPA/FIFRA)

Probable LBNL Areas

N/A

Focus Areas

Example Priorities:

Bite Prevention (DWFP-1): Research will address knowledge gaps in new personal protection tools that prevent contact with medically relevant arthropods.
Vector Control (DWFP-2): Research will address new insecticide application techniques, new toxicants or the adaptation of existing toxicants to medically relevant arthropods.
Decision Support Tools or Software Applications (DWFP-3): Research will address new tools or software applications that support data-driven decisions (e.g. predictive modeling) for improved arthropod vector surveillance and control strategies, including outbreak responses.
Vector surveillance and identification (DWFP-4): Research will address new arthropod vector surveillance tools and technologies that focus on improved vector control outcomes.
Vector pathogen diagnostics (DWFP-5): Research will address new vector pathogen diagnostic tools and technologies that focus on rapid detection of multiple arthropod-borne pathogens in a single assay.

Specific Technical Skills:

Bite Prevention (DWFP-1): Research will address knowledge gaps in new personal protection tools that prevent contact with medically relevant arthropods.Vector Control (DWFP-2): Research will address new insecticide application techniques, new toxicants or the adaptation of existing toxicants to medically relevant arthropods.Decision Support Tools or Software Applications (DWFP-3): Research will address new tools or software applications that support data-driven decisions (e.g. predictive modeling) for improved arthropod vector surveillance and control strategies, including outbreak responses.Vector surveillance and identification (DWFP-4): Research will address new arthropod vector surveillance tools and technologies that focus on improved vector control outcomes.Vector pathogen diagnostics (DWFP-5): Research will address new vector pathogen diagnostic tools and technologies that focus on rapid detection of multiple arthropod-borne pathogens in a single assay.

Potential LBNL PIs (Overall)

Note on PI Matching: These suggestions are generated through an AI-driven semantic analysis of LBNL staff profiles.

Name	Score	Organization
Gregory Lemieux	0.74	EESA \| CESD \| Earth System Sciences · Predictive Modeling Software
Claire Tomlin	0.73	BSA \| Biological Systems & Engineering \| Department of BioEngineering and BioMedical Sciences · Vector Control Technologies
Seth Carbon	0.72	BSA \| Env. Genomics & Sys. Biology \| BioSystems Data Science · Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) Studies
Li-Wen (Audrey) Wang	0.72	BSA \| Biological Systems & Engineering \| Biodesign Dept · Vector Surveillance Technologies
Zachary Needell	0.72	ETA \| Energy Analysis \| Systems & Energy Tech Analysis · Insecticide Formulation Development
Thomas McKone	0.71	ETA \| Energy Analysis \| Systems & Energy Tech Analysis · Regulatory Science (EPA/FIFRA)
Marcin Joachimiak	0.71	BSA \| Env. Genomics & Sys. Biology \| BioSystems Data Science · Vector Pathogen Diagnostics
Edward Vine	0.71	ETA \| Energy Analysis \| Systems & Energy Tech Analysis · Field Evaluation Methodologies
Alan Meier	0.71	ETA \| Building Tech. & Urban Sys. \| Bldg Technologies Dept · Arthropod Bite Prevention
Sukhpreet Kaur	0.71	PSA \| Engineering \| Electronic Engineering · Pesticide Application Equipment

Fundamental Research Exemption (FRE)

Awards may not be used to support fundamental basic research. For this announcement, basic research is defined as research directed toward greater knowledge or understanding of the fundamental aspects of phenomena and of observable facts without specific applications toward process or products in mind.