| Funding Opportunity ID: | 330681 |
| Opportunity Number: | HR001121S0012 |
| Opportunity Title: | Reefense |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement
Other
Procurement Contract |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | |
| CFDA Number(s): | 12.910 |
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | All responsible sources capable of satisfying the Government's needs may submit a proposal that shall be considered by DARPA. See the Eligibility Information section of the BAA for more information. |
| Agency Code: | DOD-DARPA-BTO |
| Agency Name: | Department of Defense
DARPA – Biological Technologies Office |
| Posted Date: | Jan 04, 2021 |
| Close Date: | Apr 14, 2021 See Full Announcement for details. |
| Last Updated Date: | Jan 04, 2021 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | |
| Expected Number of Awards: | |
| Description: | Reefense seeks to develop self-healing, hybrid biological and engineered reef-mimicking structures to mitigate the coastal flooding, erosion and storm damage that increasingly threaten civilian and DoD infrastructure and personnel. Under Reefense, custom wave-attenuating base structures will promote calcareous reef organism (coral or oyster) settlement and growth, which will enable the system to self-heal and keep pace with sea level rise over time. A system will be put in place that will also attract non-reef building organisms necessary to help maintain a healthy, growing system. Finally, adaptive biology (other than genetically modified organisms) will enable improved coral and oyster resilience against disease and temperature stress, to ensure compatibility with a changing environment. |
| Version: | 1 |
