The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology division has released a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Solicitation by the Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA). The program invites small businesses to submit innovative research proposals that address high-priority technology areas of the department.
"Through the SBIR Program we will introduce HSARPA to small businesses and invite them to be a part of our team," says Dr. Charles McQueary, under secretary for science and technology. HSARPA is seeking proposals for the following research and development topics:
Participation in the HSARPA SBIR Program is restricted to for-profit small businesses in the United States with 500 or fewer employees, including all affiliated firms.
"Through the SBIR Program we will introduce HSARPA to small businesses and invite them to be a part of our team," says Dr. Charles McQueary, under secretary for science and technology. HSARPA is seeking proposals for the following research and development topics:
- New system/technologies to detect low vapor pressure chemicals
- Chem-bio sensors employing novel receptor scaffold
- Advanced low-cost aerosol collectors for surveillance sensors and personal monitoring
- Computer modeling tool for vulnerability assessment of U.S. infrastructure
- Marine asset tag tracking system
- AIS tracking and collision avoidance equipment for small boats
- Ship compartment inspection device
- Advanced secure supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) and related distributed control systems
Participation in the HSARPA SBIR Program is restricted to for-profit small businesses in the United States with 500 or fewer employees, including all affiliated firms.
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