[CLOSED]Request for Proposals: BRIDGE program
Funding Opportunity Title:
Building Reassurance against eye Irritation and Discomfort under Germicidal-UV Exposure (BRIDGE)
Anticipated Individual Awards:
Blueprint Biosecurity anticipates making multiple awards. Cost-effectiveness is a key criteria of evaluation, and we currently expect competitive proposals to be in the range of $100,000 USD.
Important Dates:
- Posting Date: December 6, 2023
- Optional Teaming Profile: Rolling Deadline; submit as early as possible to connect with other researchers
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- Full Proposal Due Date: February 5, 2024, 11:59 pm ET
Concise Description of the funding opportunity:
Primary Purpose:
- Determine the levels, if any, at which irritation/discomfort is experienced under far-UVC exposure, and how quickly any such symptoms disappear after exposure
- Establish mechanism and cause of possible human eye irritation/discomfort under far-UVC exposure
- Develop satisfactory and sufficient models to predict possible far-UVC-induced effects that contribute to irritation/discomfort mechanisms in human eyes
Out of scope:
- Proposals that primarily cover already known effects of far-UVC exposure that are not directly related to human eye irritation/discomfort
Types of Funding that May be Awarded:
Milestone-based contracts
Contact Information:
Technical POC: Richard Williamson, Far-UVC Program Director
RFP Email: BRIDGE@blueprintbiosecurity.org