Key Verification Assets Fund Program

This is an update to BAA-2016-DOS-AVC-VTRDN Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) amended. ** Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to review all amendments in its entirety, the BAA is updated. In addition to the information provided in the BAA, the Department of State will accept proposals that focus on experimental work that creates a roadmap for a future, larger scale research program, as it applies to the science and technology research needs described in the document. Proposals must be in accordance with the guidelines stated on white paper content. ** Please note that all correspondence must be sent to the appropriate Agency contact identified in Section 1. General Information, Paragraph 7, Points of Contacts. ** The Key Verification Assets Fund or V Fund Program support and preserve critical verification assets as well as to promote the development of new technologies. It may also be used to improve and expand analytical tools, models, data and metrics applicable to weapons of mass destruction (WMD) related policies. The fund requests annual project proposals ranging from the basic science level to the operation of a fully developed capability.