OpportunityTitle: Human Social Culture Behavior Modeling
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: All responsible sources from academia and industry may submit proposals under this BAA. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Institutions (MIs) are encouraged to submit proposals and join others in submitting proposals. However, no portion of this BAA will be set aside for HBCU and MI participation. Federally Funded Research &amp; Development Centers (FFRDCs), including Department of Energy National Laboratories, are not eligible to receive awards under this BAA. However, teaming arrangements between FFRDCs and eligible principal bidders are allowed so long as they are permitted under the sponsoring agreement between the Government and the specific FFRDC. Navy laboratories and warfare centers as well as other Department of Defense and civilian agency laboratories are also not eligible to receive awards under this BAA and should not directly submit either white papers or full proposals in response to this BAA. If any such organization is interested in one or more of the programs described herein, the organization should contact an appropriate ONR POC to discuss its area of interest. The various scientific divisions of ONR are identified at http://www.onr.navy.mil/. As with FFRDCs, these types of federal organizations may team with other responsible sources from academia and industry that are submitting proposals under this BAA.
Description: As a result of the Quadrennial Defense Review Report on lessons learned in ongoing Irregular Warfare (IW) and Security, Stability, Transition, and Reconstruction Operations (SSTRO), beginning in Fiscal Year 2008 the Department of Defense created a new R&amp;D program to develop a science base and associated technologies for human, social and culture behavior (HSCB) modeling. The military capability needs being addressed center on enablement of modeling for IW and SSTRO and on using computational models to support operations analysis, intelligence analysis, training and joint experimentation. The overarching goal is to provide DoD and the US Government with the ability to understand and effectively operate in human/social/culture terrains inherent to nonconventional warfare missions. The Office of Naval Research is one of several offices through which the HSCB Program is supporting research and development efforts. Broad Agency Announcements may also be issued by the Counter Terrorism Technology Support Office (CTTSO), the US Army Corps of Engineers Topographic Engineering Center, or possibly other DoD entities. The HSCB Program will also be working through the DoD Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to sponsor projects. Please see the attached full announcement.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Grants.gov Questions
GrantorContactText: Pleshette Brown &lt;br/&gt;Ms. &lt;br/&gt;Phone 703-696-4126