Closed · DHS-16-ST-061-CBTS-LEAD · CFDA 97.061 · Discretionary

DHS S&T Center of Excellence for Cross-Border Threat Screening and Supply Chain Defense - Lead

Federal grant opportunity posted by Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$30M-$35M
Award range
Closed
Status
August 4, 2017
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

DHS S&T Center of Excellence for Cross-Border Threat Screening and Supply Chain Defense - Lead is a closed discretionary listing from Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division that offered $30,000,000 -- $35,000,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 223 other opportunities from Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division.

$30M-$35M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
97.061
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

DHS S&T Center of Excellence for Cross-Border… is closed (last close August 4, 2017). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division still indexes 223 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed August 4, 2017

Posted Mar 16 Closes Aug 4

Est. Total Funding

$35,000,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

Informational Webinar: March 29, 2017 3:00 EDTThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Office of University Programs (OUP) is requesting applications from accredited U.S. colleges and universities to lead a consortium of universities for a Center for Cross-Border Threat Screening and Supply Chain Defense (CBTS). OUP is also posting a separate NOFO for eligible applicants to submit single project proposals for consideration as a partner to this Center of Excellence (COE). Please see NOFO Number DHS-16-ST-061-CBTS-Partner or 97.061 on http://www.grants.gov for directions on how to submit single project proposals. DHS will select qualified individual projects from applications received for either the Center Lead NOFO or the Center Partner NOFO, regardless of the institution that is awarded as lead institution.

Multi-door applicant board · 2 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 2 distinct applicant types for DHS S&T Center of Excellence for Cross-Border… (Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Private institutions of higher education). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). 44 other Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division listings share this eligibility-code string (20% of 224).

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

Melanie Bales Lead Grants Officer Phone 202-447-5522

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