Closed · DHS-09-OHA-091-002 · CFDA 97.091 · Continuation

BioWatch Program: Field Operations & Sample Collection Activities

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

Varies
Award range
Closed
Status
-
Close date
26
Expected awards

The verdict

BioWatch Program: Field Operations & Sample Collection Activities is a closed continuation listing from Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division that offered Varies by applicant across 26 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 223 other opportunities from Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division.

Varies
award range
Closed
application status
26
expected awards
97.091
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

BioWatch Program: Field Operations & Sample C… is closed. 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

This listing is no longer accepting applications

Posted Jan 27 Closed

Est. Total Funding

$22,000,000

Expected Awards

26

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The BioWatch Program is a cornerstone of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) comprehensive strategy for countering biological terrorism. The BioWatch Program is an early warning system that is designed to detect the intentional release of select aerosolized biological agents. The BioWatch Program’s mission is to help deploy, sustain, and maintain a national 24/7 operational capability to detect, respond to, mitigate, and recover from a bioterrorist event. Applicants must be invited by DHS to apply. This funding opportunity announcement renews the financial assistance support for the program and extends the period of performance for an additional two (2) years. DHS will invite eligible applicants and current BioWatch cooperative agreement recipients to apply for continuation funding under this announcement.

Multi-door applicant board · 3 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 3 distinct applicant types for BioWatch Program: Field Operations & Sample C… (State governments; County governments; City or township governments). 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 Other (O). Only 4 other Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division listings share this exact eligibility-code string (2% of 224).

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments

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.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

Joan Keiser Grants Officer Phone 202-447-5603

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BioWatch Program: Field Operations & Sample C… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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