On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced it was inviting the scientific and technical communities to propose research and development projects that will support national security.
The program, the Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (LRBAA) 24-01, provides a standing invitation for businesses of all sizes, as well as national laboratories and other R&D organizations, to submit proposals for 23 research and development topics within DHS mission areas.
“The LRBAA provides DHS the opportunity to explore unique ideas for potential innovative solutions from industry and academia to address some of the country’s most pressing security challenges,” Dusty Lang, LRBAA program manager, said. “The process is designed to allow innovators to gauge DHS’ interest early on, reducing the effort and expense of creating a full proposal.”
The current 23 LRBAA topics are categorized under five mission areas:
Counter Terrorism and Homeland Security Threats (CTHOM)
- CHTOM 01: Development of Tools for Test and Evaluation of Machine Learning Algorithms
- CHTOM 02: Threat Prevention
- CHTOM 03: Novel Approaches and Locations for Explosive Performance Characterization and Testing
- CHTOM 04: Public Safety Tools for Lithium-Ion Battery Incidents
Secure U.S. Borders and Approaches (SEC BORAP)
- BORAP 01: Screening at Speed
- BORAP 02: Noninvasive, Minimally Disruptive Sensors and Systems
- BORAP 03: Air Based Technologies
- BORAP 04: Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems
- BORAP 05: Maritime Domain Awareness Technologies
- BORAP 06: Immigration Services Program
- BORAP 07: Detection Canine Technologies
- BORAP 08: Maritime Environment and Climate and Coastal, Port, and Waterway Security
- BORAP 09: Forensics and Criminal Investigations
Secure Cyberspace and Critical Infrastructure (SEC CYBCI)
- CYBCI 01: Predictive Analytics
- CYBCI 02: Shared Cyber Resilience
- CYBCI 03: Software and Hardware Supply Chain Assurance
- CYBCI 04: Trustworthy and Responsible Artificial Intelligence
- CYBCI 05: Advanced and Emerging Data Computation and Analytics
- CYBCI 06: GMD and Nuclear EMP Critical Infrastructure Risk
Preserve and Uphold the Nation’s Prosperity and Economic Security (PROES)
- PROES 01: Emerging Technologies
Strengthen Preparedness and Resilience (PRRES)
- PRRES 01: Technology Acceptance
- PRRES 02: Using Internet of Things (IoT) for Community and Infrastructure Resiliency Against All-Hazards
- PRRES 03: Integrating Risk Sciences and Adaptive Engineering for Community and Infrastructure Resilience
BRBAA will provide interested parties with the opportunity to ask questions and learn more about the topics in a hybrid Industry Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Aug. 21 at the DHS Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Headquarters office in Washington, D.C. The event will be held in-person and virtually, officials said, and will be free of charge.