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DIA SBIR | Defense Intelligence Agency Innovation Funding Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) SBIR: Accelerating Next-Generation Intelligence, Analytics, and Secure Mission Modernization The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program supports cutting-edge technologies that advance intelligence collection, secure analytics, mission data processing, cross-domain exploitation, counterintelligence detection, and next-generation ISR modernization.
Although the DIA SBIR portfolio is smaller than Army, Navy, or AFWERX, it is strategically important due to its deep mission alignment, intelligence-community integration, and emphasis on rapidly adoptable dual-use technology . DIA topics often originate from mission analysts, technical defense centers, or intelligence tradecraft subject-matter experts—ensuring strong operational relevance.
Priority domains include secure data architectures, multi-INT fusion analytics, cyber threat intelligence, insider-threat detection, AI/ML exploitation of structured and unstructured data, computer vision for ISR feeds, natural-language processing at scale, automated knowledge extraction, sensitive activity monitoring, digital counterintelligence frameworks, and secure analytic collaboration tools .
Unlike many DoD components, DIA SBIR proposals must address classified or sensitive analytic workflows , interoperability with intelligence operations, high cyber assurance, and compliance with intelligence-community data standards.
Phase I DIA SBIR awards commonly range from $150,000 to $200,000 and support feasibility modeling, early-stage prototypes, data-flow experimentation, algorithmic proofs, software integration planning, or secure processing feasibility.
Phase II awards—typically $1,000,000 to $1,500,000— enable full prototype development, analytic software refinement, field demonstrations, secure integration with intelligence workflows, and pilot evaluations with DIA or IC partners.
Competitive DIA SBIR performers frequently demonstrate AI automation, rapid analytic exploitation, user-driven operational workflows, secure architecture design, and dual-use potential across national-security, cybersecurity, law enforcement, and critical-infrastructure sectors .
Eligibility mirrors standard SBIR rules: U.S. for-profit small businesses under 500 employees , with the Principal Investigator primarily employed by the business , and at least 50% of research conducted by the small business .
Universities, federally funded labs, cloud-analytics companies, and technical research organizations may participate as subcontractors for algorithm development, secure cloud implementation, language analytics, knowledge-graph modeling, data-fusion experimentation, or red-team testing.
Because DIA operates within the intelligence community , foreign ownership, foreign national participation, and export-controlled technologies are heavily restricted . Some topics may require facility clearances, secure computing environments, controlled personnel access, and classified data handling before Phase II execution.
Proposal competitiveness is significantly strengthened when teams demonstrate mission relevance, secure architecture planning, zero-trust alignment, and the ability to integrate into existing IC workflows or modernization pathways . DIA Industry Engagement: https://www. dia.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: U. S. small businesses. Proposals must address classified or sensitive analytic workflows, interoperability with intelligence operations, high cyber assurance, and compliance with intelligence-community data standards. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows phase I: $150,000 - $200,000; Phase II: $1,000,000 - $1,500,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (Defense Intelligence Agency) is funded by Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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