We hope to compete for this grant to help us further develop our repellent.
From: Burkett, Douglas LtCol OSD ATL
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 9:10 AM
To:
Subject: Deployed War Fighter Protection (DWFP) call for Pre-proposals (Suspense: COB 9 Sept 2011)
MEMORANDUM FOR Deployed War Fighter Protection (DWFP) Competitive Grant Pre-proposal submitters July 28 2011
SUBJECT: DWFP Call For FY12 Pre-Proposals (Suspense: COB 9 Sept 2011)
Dear Colleagues,
As the Research Liaison Officer for the Armed Forces Pest Management Board (AFPMB), I continue to have the distinct pleasure of announcing this year’s call for DWFP pre-proposals for competitive grants. This year we have about $1.0M available for new starts (5-8 new projects). We will consider all applications related to development and testing of public health (PH) related application technologies, pesticides and repellents.
This year’s emphasis will primarily focus on new materials, equipment and application methods targeting mosquitoes, phlebotomine sand flies, and filth flies; new or established pesticides and products used in novel ways; new or improved synergists and formulations; and alternatives to pyrethroids for treatment of clothing for personal protection against biting insects. DWFP is especially amenable to grants that transition products from lab to commercial partners for use by both the military and for general public health vector control purposes.
The official announcement can be found at http://www.afpmb.org/content/call-dwfp-pre-proposals-2012 with the full application, submission details and embedded links for submitting pre-proposals for FY 2012 at: http://goo.gl/hMTeI. The call for pre-proposals is also posted athttps://www.fbo.gov/notices/2adce83f851f8c0784f466275fbd4085. Please forward this announcement as appropriate to colleagues and researchers who may not be on the distribution list or in our community.
On behalf of the AFPMB and our deployed forces, we appreciate any of your efforts to develop new tools and products for protection of deployed personnel against vector-borne diseases, with value for wider applications against pests and vectors of public health importance. Should you have any questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact me directly, or our DWFP Technical Consultant, Dr Graham White: office 352-374-5968 , cell 352-328-9473 , graham.white@ars.usda.gov.
Most Sincerely,
//Signed/dab/29 July 2011//
Lt Col Douglas A. Burkett, PhD
Research Liaison Officer / Deployed War Fighter Protection (DWFP) Program Manager Armed Forces Pest Management Board, ODUSD (I&E) Forest Glen, Bldg. 172
2461 Linden Lane
Silver Spring, MD 20190-1230
Office: (301) 295-8315 (DSN 295)
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