Closed · EP-IDS-18-004 · CFDA 93.360 · Discretionary

QUICKFIRE

Federal grant opportunity posted by Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$100K-$100K
Award range
Closed
Status
September 25, 2018
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

QUICKFIRE is a closed discretionary listing from Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response that offered $100,000 -- $100,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 66 other opportunities from Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response.

$100K-$100K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
93.360
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

QUICKFIRE is closed (last close September 25, 2018). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response still indexes 66 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 September 25, 2018

Posted Sep 24 Closes Sep 25

Est. Total Funding

$100,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

Janssen Research & Development, LLC and BARDA will collaborate on a global challenge for reimagined, transformative respiratory protection. Traditional respiratory protective devices used to protect against inhalation of harmful infectious agents were designed for use in occupational settings, to guard against inhalation of dangerous particulates. Disposable versions, such as N95 respirators, are only available for adults, must be fit-tested to ensure proper functioning, and can be uncomfortable to wear. In an outbreak of a novel or newly emerging respiratory disease, respiratory protection may be the only countermeasure available to protect health care workers and the general public. Janssen Research & Development, LLC will partner with JLABS, which exists to foster innovation in health care products and executes QuickFire Challenges for health care innovation. There is no direct equivalent of the QuickFire Challenge services for innovation specific to health care as is provided by JLABS. Its unique service will directly benefit BARDA's mission to make available medical countermeasures to address health security threats. Supporting innovation is an authority provided to BARDA under the Public Health Service Act and partnering with a company providing a diverse array of products and leveraging its expertise and infrastructure has the potential to provide solutions to the challenges in developing new respiratory devices. Reimagined, innovative respiratory protection would contribute directly to ASPR's mission to save lives and protect Americans against 21st Century health security threats. Respiratory protection is often the first line of defense, and a radically improved approach to protect both health care workers and the general public, including children, would truly improve our ability to respond to public health emergencies. By generating interest and focusing innovation efforts on reimagining respiratory protection, BARDA's goal for the QuickFire Challenge is for the resulting innovative approaches to be eligible for continued testing and development and eventual regulatory approval, so that these revolutionary products can be widely available and used.

Nonprofit-only applicant desk · Health

The printed eligibility set for QUICKFIRE is nonprofit-only (Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)). Government, campus, and for-profit doors are absent from this NOFO row. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Health (HL). Inside Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.

Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)

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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What to do next

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