Two Department of Homeland Security Notifications of Interest to USIC Members
The following two Department of Homeland Security announcements may be of interest to USIC
members. Follow the links to read the full announcements from the DHS Science and
Technology Directorate.
International Research in Homeland Security Science & Technology Mission Areas
posted at Grants.gov.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate is
soliciting applications for international research projects aligned with the mission and
requirements of DHS S&T. These projects should be designed to augment and complement,
through international research and collaboration, the depth and breadth of homeland
security science and technology research.
Specifically, the S&T Directorate seeks proposals that will contribute to homeland
security science and technology, including but not limited to:
- Evaluation of novel tools or approaches to confronting homeland security challenges;
- Basic research to provide data, understandings, or models that support S&T efforts or policy decisions; and
S&T and operations research evaluations to support revolutionary improvements in
- DHS’s mission and its component agencies’ operations.
The closing date for applications is February 1, 2008. Application guidelines are posted
here.
Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
DHS S&T is interested in receiving proposals for Long Range Science and Technology
Projects and innovative prototypes which offer potential for advancement and improvement
of homeland security missions and operations.
Topical Areas of strategic interest include:
- Explosives countermeasures, including the detection, mitigation, and response to
explosive threats including manpads, home made explosives, improvised explosive devices,
suicide bombers and vehicle borne improvised explosive devices.
- Chemical and Biological analyses and countermeasures, including improved
characterization and prioritization of threats, development and detection systems for
early attack warning that minimize exposure and speed treatment of victims, new forensic
methods to support attribution, and novel concepts for decontamination and restoration,
agrodefense, and food security.
- Border and Maritime Security technologies and tools that better secure our land and
maritime ports of entry. Concepts and prototypes for pilot testing surveillance and
monitoring capabilities that cover vast expanses of remote border and the development and
evaluation of security devices and new inspection methods to secure the large volume of
cargo entering ports daily.
- Command, Control, & Interoperability for emergency responders, security and
integrity of networked infrastructures, and the development of automated capabilities that
“connect-the-dots” for threat detection.
- Human Factors analyses and techniques to improve detection, analysis, and
understanding of threats posed by individuals, groups, and radical movements;
preparedness, response and recovery of communities impacted by catastrophic events; and
overall effectiveness of homeland security technologies through improved usability and
application.
- Infrastructure Protection analyses and techniques for identifying and mitigating all
hazard vulnerabilities of the 17 critical infrastructure and key assets that keep our
society and economy functioning.
This solicitation is a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) as contemplated in Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.102(d)(2) and 35.016. A formal Request for Proposal (RFP)
will not be issued. It will remain open until 31 DEC 2008. It is posted here.