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Small Business Innovation Research Program (DHS SBIR) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science and Technology Directorate (S&T). The DHS SBIR Program encourages U.S. small businesses to provide quality research and develop new processes, products, and technologies in support of DHS missions.
Topics for solicitations cover DHS mission areas, including explosives detection and aviation screening, and address the needs of DHS Operational Components.
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Search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: U.S. small businesses with fewer than 500 employees. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows phase I: up to $175,000; Phase II: up to $1,000,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Small Business Innovation Research Program (DHS SBIR) is funded by U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science and Technology Directorate (S&T). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (LRBAA) to the scientific and technical communities to propose novel ideas that address DHS Components' highest priority operational needs is sponsored by U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science and Technology Directorate (S&T). The DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is funding scientific and technical research projects that significantly improve or increase capabilities across the Homeland Security Enterprise. This LRBAA supports near-term operational needs, foundational science, and future/emerging threat research through contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs). Projects can include those focused on identifying individuals or groups intending to conduct terrorist attacks and/or illicitly move weapons, dangerous goods, and contraband. This also includes the development of cost-effective methodologies and tools for training and testing of Machine Learning-based (ML-based) algorithms for detecting explosives and contraband in Computed Tomography (CT) and Millimeter Wave (MMW) images.
Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (LRBAA) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science and Technology Directorate (S&T). The LRBAA is a standing, open invitation for the scientific and technical communities to propose novel ideas that address high-priority homeland security needs. This includes areas relevant to critical infrastructure protection and security technologies.
DARPA Young Faculty Award is sponsored by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The DARPA Young Faculty Award program identifies and engages rising academics in early-career research positions, particularly those with minimal prior DARPA funding, to expose them to Department of Defense (DOD) needs. The Defense Sciences Office (DSO) within DARPA has open topic areas in Physical Sciences, including open quantum systems, quantum-enhanced sensing, novel qubit platforms, complex chemical systems, nuclear systems and beams, nuclear particle/photon interactions, and nonequilibrium thermodynamics.
Operation Stonegarden (OPSG) is a federal grant program administered by FEMA through the Office of the Governor's Public Safety Office that funds enhanced border security cooperation among Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Border Patrol, and state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies. The program supports joint operations to secure land and water border routes, improve intelligence sharing, and expand 287(g) screening operations within correctional facilities. In 2025, the national priority is Supporting Border Crisis Response and Enforcement, covering training, operational coordination, and risk management. Eligible expenses include operational overtime costs, staffing support for screening activities, and training programs in immigration law, civil rights protections, and 287(g) procedures.
DoD Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI) is sponsored by Department of Defense (DoD) - Office of Naval Research (ONR). The Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI), administered by the Department of Defense Office of Naval Research, supports basic research in science and engineering at U. S.
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