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DHS Prize-Competition 15-02: "NBAF Think and Do Challenge"

DHS Prize Competition 15-02 "NBAF Think and Do Challenge", Prizes Awarded: $25,000. Submission Period: CLOSED. Sponsored by: DHS S&T Office of National Labs Winning Results:

DHS S&T has awarded two winning entries to the NBAF Think and Do Challenge; the Manhattan Area Technical College (MATC) and DynaSim Technical Services, Inc., both located in Manhattan, Kan. 

MATC will be awarded $53,106 to develop a training and assessment program aimed at reducing the biohazard risks in the NBAF; and DynaSim Technical Services, Inc. will be awarded $39,200 to construct a data management system that will enable research collaboration between the NBAF, its partners, and research teams.

When completed and fully operational in 2022, the $1.25 billion NBAF will be a 570,000 sq.ft, biocontainment facility for the study of foreign animal and emerging zoonotic (transmitted from animals to humans) diseases that threaten animal agriculture and public health in the United States.  The NBAF will be America’s go-to resource for truly innovative animal health research, and will provide huge advances in diagnostic capabilities, vaccines, and other countermeasures that protect America’s livestock, food supply and economy.

Last Updated: 08/01/2024
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