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A truck passes through detection equipment through an Advanced Spectroscopic Portal test at the Nevada Test Site in Mercury, Nev. The portal detectors are just one of the many innovations developed through DTRA’s Research and Development efforts. (DTRA Photo)

Please email questions to DTRA's Basic Research Program.



DTRA accomplishes its mission by investing in basic research efforts at universities, non-profit organizations, national labs and Department of Defense service labs, to enable future capabilities to better counter threats posed by weapons of mass destruction. We also facilitate productive relationships with other scientific organizations and seek to identify promising research efforts overseas. Through the Basic Research Program, DTRA recruits and trains scientists and engineers to develop a talented workforce for the future.

DTRA is committed to investing in Basic Research. Our technical experts foster basic research projects that could eventually transition to research results that support our ability to counter the threat of weapons of mass destruction. Using carefully balanced research portfolios, our technical leaders seek to create opportunities for revolutionary scientific breakthroughs that will enable the U.S. to better address future threats.

Click here to see the Basic Research for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction brochure (PDF).

Current Research Announcements

Broad Agency Announcement – FY2009-2011 – Basic Research to Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction:

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has released an amendment to the “FY2009-2011 Basic Research for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Broad Agency Announcement” (announcement number HDTRA 1-08-10-BRCWMD-BAA).

This announcement is available on Grants.gov (Select "Full Announcement" near the top of the page, then select "Revised Full Announcement (Amendment 7) 18May10" towards the bottom of the next page.

For more information on this Broad Agency Announcement, please contact HDTRA1-08-10-BRCWMD-A@dtra.mil.


Broad Agency Announcement – FY2009-2014 – Fundamental Research to Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction:

This announcement is available on the Grants.gov web site.


Service Call – FY2009-2011 – Basic Research to Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction:

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has released an amendment to the “FY2009-2011 Basic Research for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Service Call”.

To download the announcement, please click here.

For more information on this Service Call, please contact HDTRA1-08-10-BRCWMD-SC@dtra.mil.