A Trail Guide for DoD Research Funding

Center for Computer Aided Design

Information Briefing

Travis Klopfenstein

January 7, 2019

Trail Guide Presentation Overview

• During this “Trail Guide” presentation:• Why the increased attention on DoD

• How Defense “Consortiums” work, and why universities are now in a great position

• OTAs - A “new” contract vehicle dedicated to non-traditional defense contractors like universities

• How the Navy, Air Force, and Army Research Labs are organized, and how to find your counterpart

• How DoD releases requests for funding (BAAs, RFIs, RWPs, RFPs)

• The process to winning a contract with DoD:• You guessed it, relationships

Federal Funding for Science and Technology

• The Federal Government FY19 R&D budget includes $60B for Defense and $63B for Non-Defense.

• For just S&T research (Basic, Applied and Advanced Technology Development [ATD]) only 3 agencies had budgets over $10B:• NIH: $37B

• NASA: $20B

• DoD: $16B• Nearly $8B in funding for Basic and Applied Research

• Will spend half of its basic research budget at universities

Why Focus on DoD?

• Speed of Transforming Technology

• DoD + Traditional Industry unable to move fast enough

• DoD reforming for innovation (disruptive vs sustaining)

• Emerging Gaps and Opportunities for “Non-traditionals”

• DoD reducing barriers to entry (contracting…OTAs)

• DoD research for new “battlefields” – cyber, infrastructure, networks

• Universities Can Provide Value

• Iowa / CCAD advantageous position (trusted expert, NTDC, low cost)

• Work is not classified; focused on protecting humans & basic research

How will Iowa increase DoD research?

• Competitive Advantage What’s unique?

• Market Analysis Where are we?

• Branding and Messaging Who are we?

• Pursuit & Capture Process When & Why us?

• Customer Relationship Management How good are we?

Find your counterpart, bring them something they value

Differences in working with DoD

• Address unique challenges and technical gaps• DoD does not fund open ended, general research

• Focused on solving their current problems

• Customer very involved with your research

• Focus on delivering value

• Contracts have milestones and deliveries

• Contracts will have increased reporting (budget, schedule, reports)

Purpose of Other Transactions (OTs)- aka OTAs (Other Transaction Agreements)

• OTs created to give DoD acquisition flexibility

• OTs provide the Government with access to state-of-the-art technology solutions from traditional and Non-Traditional Defense Contractors (NTDC)

• OTs Are not: • FAR based contracts

• Grants

• CRADAs

• Cooperative Agreements

Types of OTs

• There are two different OT statutory authorities that can result in three different types of OT agreements

• Research• “Original” or “S&T OTA” for basic, applied, advanced research

• 50/50 cost share common (but not required)

• Prototype• “2371b” or “Prototype Project OTA” for “enhancing mission

effectiveness”

• Non-traditional defense contractor / non-profit research institution participates to a “significant extent”

• Production

New

Iowa

Iowa

DoD Research Labs Organization & Approach

• Enough about OTAs• One of many contract vehicles

• STTRs or SBIRs

• Subcontracts (area of personal focus)

• University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs)

• Where are your counterparts?• Known from publishing or presenting at conferences

• Discovered with our help

NSRI - The National Strategic Research Institute is amongst an elite group of research centers

associated with U.S. universities, providing critical defense solutions.

We maintain five core competencies for the CWMD mission:

• Nuclear Detection and Forensics

• Detection of Chemical and Biological Weapons

• Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction

• Consequence Management

• Mission-Related Research

Applied Physics Lab

Institute for Creative Technologies

NASA• Separate Briefing !

ARL

NRL

ONRAFRL

Example of how we can help

We provide the following:• Background on the organization—Office of Naval Research in this case (ONR);

including program managers, award structures, templates, etc.• Any open solicitations: Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs), RFIs, RFPs etc.

• GRANTS BULLETIN vis DSP ( https://grantbulletin.research.uiowa.edu/ )

• A cross referenced matrix detailing technology focus areas, ONR program officers, and my recommended approach.

Funding success with ONR involves caring about their objectives and process. Unsolicited, generic proposals/white papers have a low pWIN

1. Get a feel for their objectives and research areas by reviewing background2. Find the appropriate lead (PM, PI, Scientist) by reviewing Excel File Matrix3. Begin with an email and Planning Letter that shows how your research meets

their research objectives 4. Follow up with a few calls / emails to discuss, and, then after invited 5. Submit White Paper or Proposals

ONR Deptartments:

ONR Contact by Topic:

ONR Funding Notices:

Last Updated:

ONR Codes and Program Officer / Manager

Research Focus Areas (A-Z)

301

Mr. Kruger

Decision Support,

AI, ML, GA

301

Dr. Qin

Robotics and

Autonomy

301

Mr. Simmons

Energetics, GNC,

Targeting & FC

301

Mr. Short

Manufacturing,

Mx & Logistics

301

Dr. Squire

Human Perf.

(HPTE)

301

Dr. Kim

Adv Electronic,

Photonics

301

Mr. Hendricks

AH, CD, Pro

Materials

301 - Innov S&T

Dr. Shlesinger

Non-Linear

Physics

301

?

SOS Engr, Mod &

Simulation

301 - Innov S&T

Mr. Mastroianni

Special Projects

Additive Manufacturing x

Additive Manufacturing and Advanced Structures

Advanced Reactive and Energetics Materials

AI / Machine Learning x

Air Sea Interaction

Aluminum, steel, titanium alloys damage prediction

Analysis of optical, passive acoustic and sonar emissions

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and human factors engineering

Atmospheric Prediction and Effects

Atomic Research (cooling trapping atoms ions)

Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality x

Augmented Reality and Wearable Interfaces

Automated Information Integration

Autonomy Algorithms x

Autonomy and Control Theory

Basic and Applied Cyber Research

Bi-directional processing of complex sensory inputs

Big Data Small Data

Bioinspired or biomimetic materials / molecular motors

Biological neural networks incorporating rules of nervous systems

Biomaterials and Bionanotechnology

Biomechanic, sensorimotor integration

Blast and traumatic brain injurty (TBI)

Bose-Einstein condensation

Breakthrough Technologies x

For questions/comments regarding this document, or to request updates/revisions, please

contact:

Travis Klopfenstein

Navy - Office of Naval Research

Code 30: Expeditionary Maneuver Warfare. Division 301 - Hybrid Complex Warfare

29 October 2018