DHS, NSF Partner for Academic Research Initiative on Domestic Nuclear Detection
February 24, 2007 // Published as a news service by IHS
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) issued a potential $58M, over five years, in grant opportunities for colleges and universities that will focus on detection systems, individual sensors or other research relevant to the detection of nuclear weapons, special nuclear material, radiation dispersal devices and related threats.
The program is called the Academic Research Initiative and will foster frontier research and build the nation’s intellectual capital in nuclear sciences, said the DHS.
"This Academic Research Initiative is a critical element in building the nation's intellectual capital in nuclear detection capability," said DNDO Director Vayl S. Oxford. "Continued advances in science and technology are a key element in the long-term effort to protect the nation against nuclear attacks."
Proposals submitted to NSF through the Fastlane electronic system, or through Grants.gov, will be reviewed through NSF's merit-based process using panels of peer reviewers and experts recruited jointly by NSF and DNDO.
Seven NSF units will be participating in the effort including five directorates and two additional offices. Spanning multiple academic disciplines, this broad expertise will form a comprehensive platform for fundamental research on domestic nuclear detection, said the DHS.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).