Deployed Warfighter Protection (DWFP) Program for the Protection of Deployed Military Personnel from Threats Posed by Arthropod Disease Vectors | AFPMB BAA 26 01

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The Deployed Warfighter Protection (DWFP) Program grant opportunity focuses on reducing health and operational risks to deployed US military personnel caused by arthropods that transmit disease or otherwise degrade readiness. The program is centered on threats from medically important vectors such as mosquitoes and ticks that can spread pathogens (including mosquito-borne arboviruses and tick-borne diseases), along with nuisance biting insects that can disrupt missions even when they are not transmitting disease. It also highlights emerging or re-emerging arthropod threats of concern to deployments, specifically naming the New World Screwworm fly as an example of a pest that can pose serious medical and logistical challenges in certain environments.

From a research and development standpoint, the DWFP Program is looking for original, innovative projects that move capabilities forward at an advanced technology development level. The emphasis is practical and deployment-relevant: the goal is to produce tools, products, and methods that improve real-world prevention and control of biting arthropods in operational settings where conditions can be austere, supply chains can be limited, and performance has to be reliable over time. The opportunity is not limited to one vector or one disease, but rather supports broader solutions that can protect personnel across multiple threat types and geographic areas.

The funded work is expected to align with one or more of several priority areas. One major area is the development of new insecticides for vector control, which can include discovery and refinement of active ingredients that are effective against target arthropods and suitable for military use. A closely related priority is creating improved formulations of existing insecticides, which could involve enhancing residual activity, improving performance under heat, humidity, dust, or rain exposure, reducing non-target impacts, or addressing insecticide resistance through better delivery systems or combinations. Another key focus is personal protective technologies, meaning new or improved ways to protect individuals from biting arthropods through enhanced modalities such as repellents, treated uniforms or gear, wearable or deployable protective systems, or other technologies that reduce bites and disease risk without adding excessive burden to the user. The program also supports improvements in the efficacy and sustainability of pesticide application equipment, including approaches that increase consistency of application, reduce maintenance demands, improve portability, or make treatments more durable and logistically feasible during deployments.

Administratively, this is a discretionary grant opportunity under a Broad Agency Announcement framework. It is listed under Funding Opportunity Number AFPMB BAA 26 01, with the agency identified as ACC-APG-Detrick. Eligibility is described as unrestricted, indicating that a wide range of applicant types may apply as long as they can meet the program and federal requirements. The activity category is Science and Technology and other Research and Development, and the CFDA number is 12.355, which is commonly associated with Department of Defense research and development assistance programs.

The opportunity was created on 2025-11-19 and has an original closing date of 2025-11-28, indicating a short window between posting and deadline. The stated award ceiling is $975,000, and the program anticipates making approximately 5 awards. Overall, the opportunity is geared toward producing deployable, field-ready advances in vector control, personal protection, and application technologies that measurably improve protection of deployed forces against disease vectors and biting arthropod threats.

• The ACC-APG-Detrick in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Deployed Warfighter Protection (DWFP) Program for the Protection of Deployed Military Personnel from Threats Posed by Arthropod Disease Vectors" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.355.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2025-11-19.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-11-28. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $975,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted.

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