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Personal protective equipment

NIJ FY 10 Weapons and Protective Systems Technology Center of Excellence

Closing Date
NIJ seeks proposals for the operation of the Weapons and Protective Systems Technology Center of Excellence, a component of the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center System. The Center conducts testing, evaluation, technology assistance programs, and other services with regard to weapons and protective tools and technologies intended for use by law enforcement and other criminal justice agencies. Its focus will be less lethal...

NIJ FY 09 Personal Protective Equipment: Invited Full Proposals

Closing Date
NIJ is seeking applications for funding to research, develop, and demonstrate technologies that will enhance the safety of law enforcement officers and other criminal justice practitioners. This solicitation seeks proposals that focus specifically on the development and demonstration of a Tactical Officers' Full-Face Respirator, An improved, ergonomic full-face respirator capable of serving (1) as an air purifying respirator (APR) employing an integral/detachable filter and (2)...

NIJ FY 08 Body Armor: Invited Full Proposals

Closing Date
NIJ is seeking applications for funding to develop, test, evaluate, and demonstrate technologies in the area of soft body armor (armor with an areal density of 1.1 pounds per square foot or less). Specific areas of interest include: A. Advanced ballistic-resistant materials. B. Nondestructive evaluation of soft body armor. C. Life-cycle exposure protocols and equipment for ballistic-resistant body armor. D. Advanced soft body armor designs...

NIJ FY 08 Personal Protective Equipment: Invited Full Proposals

Closing Date
NIJ is seeking applications for funding to research, develop, and demonstrate technologies that will enhance the safety of law enforcement officers and other criminal justice practitioners. Specific areas of interest include: 1. Improved protective uniforms for motorcycle officers. 2. Officer-deployable traffic control devices. 3. Less toxic materials for latent fingerprint identification/examination. 4. Assessment of long-term workplace exposure to hazardous materials. 5. Traffic-light-mounted sensors to warn...