RESEARCH TO IMPROVE SAFETY OF BODY ARMOR
NIJ is seeking proposals to develop, test, evaluate, and demonstrate technologies in the area of soft body armor as used in law enforcement and corrections.
Deadline is Nov. 17.
* Specific areas of interest include: Advanced ballistic resistant materials.
* Nondestructive evaluation of soft body armor.
* Soft body armor area of coverage.
* Life cycle exposure protocols and equipment for ballistic resistant body armor.
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* Advanced soft body armor designs.
* Cooling technologies for wearers of body armor.
Inf.: Body Armor Research, www.ncjrs.gov/pdffilesl/nij/sl000764.pdf