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Elissa I. SobolewskiDHS SBIR Program DirectorScience and Technology Directorate
DHS Small Business Innovation Research(SBIR) Programs Overview
SBIR/STTRInnovation Summit
December 1 – December 3, 2015
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Homeland Security Missions
Preventing Terrorism and Enhance Security
Secure and Manage Our Borders
Enforce and Administer Our Immigration Laws
Safeguard and Secure Cyberspace
Strengthen National Preparedness and Resilience
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FEMA
CBPUSCG
TSA
ICE
USCIS NPPDFEMA GrantsUSSSDMO
DHS FY2016 Budget-in-Brief *
~ $64.858B total budget authorityin FY2016
across all organizations
Percent of Total Budget Authority by Organization
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
22%
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 21%
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) 15%
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) 11%
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 10%
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
6%
National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD)
5%
FEMA Grants 3%
U.S. Secret Service (USSS) 3%
Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) 1%
Departmental Management & Operations (DMO)
1%
Federal Law Enforcement TrainingCenter (FLETC);Office of Inspector General (OIG); andOffice of Health Affairs (OHA)
1%
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) 0.6%
Analysis and Operations (A&O) 0.4%
S&T
DNDO
Source: Budget-in-Brief Fiscal Year 2016 http://www.dhs.gov
* President’s FY2016 budget request for DHS = $41.2B
A&O
FLETC, OIG, OHA
To deliver effective and innovative insight,
methods and solutions for the critical needs
of the Homeland Security Enterprise.
S&T Directorate Mission
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S&T’s Visionary Goals
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SCREENING AT SPEED: Security that Matches the Pace of Life
A TRUSTED CYBER FUTURE: Protecting Privacy, Commerce, and Community
ENABLE THE DECISION MAKER: Actionable Information at the Speed of Thought
RESPONDER OF THE FUTURE: Protected, Connected, and Fully Aware
RESILIENT COMMUNITIES: Disaster-Proofing Society
Apex Programs and Engines
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Border Situational Awareness
Next-Generation First Responder
Real-Time Bio Threat Awareness
Next-Generation Cyber Infrastructure
Checkpoint Screening at Speed
Relational, Adaptive Processing of Information and Display (RAPID)
Air Entry/Exit Re-Engineering (AEER)
Border Enforcement Analytics Program (BEAP)
Pro
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ms
Behavioral, Economic, and Social Science (BESS-E)
Communications and Networking (CN-E)
Data Analytics (DA-E)Identity and Access Management (IDAM-E)
Model and Simulation (MS-E)Situational Awareness and Decisional Support (SANDS-E)
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EN G IN ES P ROVID E FOU N D ATION AL SU P P ORT TO
JU M P - START OR IN FORM AC TIVITIES WITH IN
AP EX PROJEC TS.
Reinventing Government R&D
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Develop the global nuclear detection and reporting architecture
Develop, acquire, and support the domestic nuclear detection and reporting system
Characterize detector system performance before deployment
Establish situational awareness through information sharing and analysis
Establish operation protocols to ensure that detection leads to effective response
Conduct a transformational research and development program
Provide centralized planning, integration, and advancement of U.S. government nuclear forensics programs
DNDO Mission and ObjectivesThe DNDO is a jointly-staffed, national office established in 2005 for the purpose of improving the Nation’s capability to detect and report unauthorized attempts to import, possess, store, develop, or transport nuclear or radiological material for use against the
Nation, and to further enhance this capability over time. --- NSPD 43/HSPD 14
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DNDO Transformational R&D: Program Elements Exploratory Research (ER)
– Driven by gaps and weaknesses in the Global Nuclear Detection Architecture (GNDA) and technical nuclear forensics
– Investigate promising concepts to show feasibility through laboratory Proof-of-Concept (PoC) demonstrations
Academic Research Initiative (ARI)– Conduct basic and exploratory research to stimulate innovation
in many sectors while augmenting the ER– Create next generation of scientists and engineers
Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD)– Further develop technology concepts previously demonstrated
under the ER or equivalent– Characterize Performance Test Units (PTU) in a simulated
operational environment to assess technology transition potential
Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR)– Strengthen the role of innovative small business concerns with
federally-funded research and development– Augments the ATD and ER with 2-4 new topics a year
Cs2LiYCl6 (CLYC) Scintillator
SORDS Detector and Truck
TlBr Semiconductor
Tri-energy, intensity modulated x-ray generator
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DNDO Research Portfolios HighlightsMaterials Research and Supporting Technology
Advanced Scintillators: High energy resolution (2%), high stopping power, large size (2000 cm3), and low cost ($10/cm3)
Advanced Semiconductor: High stopping power, high energy resolution (<1%) and/or production costs less than CZT
Photomultiplier tube replacement technology Success: Commercialization of SrI2 and CLYC materials and detectors
Neutron Detection Including He-3 Alternatives Near & long term alternatives to He-3 neutron detectors for portal, backpack,
handheld, and personal applications Novel approaches for fast neutron detection and active interrogation Success: Two different portal systems sold commercially
Radiation Detection Techniques Novel approaches to Compton and coded aperture imaging for enhanced threat
detection and localization Sensor fusion and machine vision to enhance gamma ray imaging and to enable
target tracking Approaches to dual neutron / gamma imaging Success: Transfer of imaging technology to ARES and RAIN ATDs
Different electronics for TlBr
First Czochralski growth of BaBrCl:Eu2+
Testing Backpack Systems
Smart Phone Integration
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DNDO Research Portfolios Highlights (cont.)Shielded Threat Detection Techniques
Enabling Components: Mono-chromatic photon sources for low dose scanning, compact accelerators for mobile systems, fast detectors
Challenging scenarios: human-occupied vehicles, human portable systems Unique Signatures: gravity gradiometry, multiplicity Success: X-ray generators and automated threat recognition software being used in
commercial radiography systems
Algorithms and Modeling Advanced spectrum processing and nuclide identification algorithms Machine learning applied to alarm adjudication (CBP collaboration) Systematic mapping and modeling of background Improvements to modeling tools (MCNP-X) and front end interface (SWORD) Success: Computer based personnel training software
Nuclear Forensics Signatures: Improving the information content of measurable data Methodologies: Improving the techniques to determine material processing history,
age, geographic origins, transport pathways, and intended use Success: Forensics Signature Knowledge Capture Toolkit
Laser Driven Compact Sources
Nuclear Street View
Advanced Simulation and Visualization Training Software
Knowledge Capture Toolkit
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DHS SBIR – A Three-Phase ProgramPhase I:
Scientific and Technical
Feasibility/ Proof of Concept
Funded with SBIR funds, 33% may be outsourced Not to exceed 6 months in duration Award sizes:
$100,000 for S&T Directorate’s SBIR $150,000 for DNDO’s SBIR
An additional $5,000 per year for Technical Assistance Awardees given automatic access to Auto Harvest Foundation Participation in DHS/NSF I-Corps Program at $50K (S&T only)
Phase II:Full
Research/R&DPrototype
Demonstration
Funded with SBIR funds, 50% may be outsourced Generally 24 months in duration Award sizes:
$750K for S&T Directorate’s SBIR $1,000,000 for DNDO’s SBIR
An additional $5,000 per year for Technical Assistance Potential for cost match (1:2) Potential for additional $300K, 12 months, CRPP award (S&T
only) Participation in DHS/NSF I-Corps Program at $50K (S&T only)
Phase III:Commercializatio
n (non SBIR funds)
Funded with private or non-SBIR government sources For work that derives from, furthers the Phase I/Phase II effort,
or brings to conclusion No dollar or time limits Size standards do not apply Can be a direct award; competition determined in Phase I
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DHS SBIR Program Information DHS S&T SBIR program initiated in 2004; DHS DNDO SBIR program initiated in 2008
Two DHS organizations; one joint solicitation since FY14; issued 1x/year in December FY2015 Budgets:
S&T Directorate’s SBIR: $14.6M DNDO’s SBIR: $3.1M
Topics determined by the government in response to component and HSE needs Community can suggest topics at https://sbir2.st.dhs.gov
Unsolicited proposals are not accepted
Proposals submitted via a secure on-line portal at https://sbir2.st.dhs.gov
Federal employee review panels; source selection authority
Treated as a federal procurement; subject to the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and SBA’s SBIR Policy Directive
Solicitations announced in FedBizOpps Phase I: Firm fixed price contracts Phase II: Cost plus and/or firm fixed price contracts
Joint solicitationwith multiple topics
relevant toeach organization
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DHS SBIR Program FY2016 Solicitation Schedule
5K$/year for Technical
Assistance
15Days permitted for direct contact with
topic authors
50K$ for participation in DHS/NSF I-Corps Program (S&T only)
30Day open proposal
submission period
90Days from
solicitation close to notification
KEY DATESEVENT DATE
Pre-solicitation issued: December 1, 2015Direct contact with Topic POC permitted:
December 1, 2015 – December 15, 2015
Solicitation released: December 16, 2015
Phase I proposals submission: December 16, 2015 – January 20, 2016
Last day to submit questions: January 6, 2016 no later than 2:00 p.m. ET
Last day Q&A Posted on FedBizOpps
January 13, 2016
Deadline for receipt of proposals:
January 20, 2016no later than 2:00 p.m. ET
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DHS SBIR FY16 Solicitation: HSHQDC-16-R-00012S&T Topics
Topic Number TitleH-SB016.1-001 Security Systems Video/Audio Interoperability Device
H-SB016.1-002 Applicability of Blockchain Technology to Privacy Respecting Identity Management
H-SB016.1-003 Malware Prediction for Situational Understanding and Preemptive Cyber Defense
H-SB016.1-004 Autonomous Indoor Navigation and Tracking of First Responders
H-SB016.1-005 Internet of Things (IoT) Low-Cost Flood Inundation Sensor
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DHS SBIR FY16 Solicitation: HSHQDC-16-R-00012 S&T Topics (continued)
Topic Number Title
H-SB016.1-006 Low-Cost, Real-Time Data Analytics for Underserved EMS Agencies
H-SB016.1-007 Real-Time Assessment of Resilience and Preparedness
H-SB016.1-008 Using Social Media to Support Timely and Targeted Emergency Response Actions
H-SB016.1-009 Blockchain Applications for Homeland Security Analytics
H-SB016.1-010 Remote Identity Proofing Alternatives to Knowledge Based Authentication/Verification
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DHS SBIR FY16 Solicitation: HSHQDC-16-R-00012 DNDO Topics
Topic Number Title
H-SB016.1-011 Smartphone/Smart device Toolkit for Virtual and Actual Radiation Detection, Identification, and Localization
H-SB016.1-012 Plastic Composite Based Scintillators for Multi-Signature Radiation Detectors
H-SB016.1-013 Portable Linear Accelerator (linac) for Active Interrogation Systems for Radiological Gamma Isotope Source Replacement
Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003
Solicitation Can Be Found Two Ways
Searching FedBizOpps webpage at https://www.fbo.gov
Following the SBIR Solicitations link on the DHS SBIR Program Portal at https://sbir2.st.dhs.gov
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DHS SBIR Highlights
17% of Ph I
submissions received an award
33% of Ph II projects received Phase III
funding **
38% of Ph I awards received Phase II
funding
40+Commercial
products on the market *
136M
$ of Ph III funding awarded on DHS
SBIR technologies**
* Information from a 2013 study of completed SBIR Phase II projects** Includes DHS internal R&D funds; funding from other government agencies; product sales, licenses,
and private investments
DHS SBIR Program Fun Facts 3,529 Phase I proposals submitted
Proposals received from every state in the U.S., plus D.C. and Puerto Rico
Submissions from over 1900 small businesses 62% of submissions from small businesses with
24 or fewer employees
Small businesses in 43 states received Phase I funding
50% of Phase I awards made to small businesses with 24 or fewer employees
16% of Phase I awards made to women-owned small businesses
DHS SBIR technologies have resulted in 85 patents applications filed *
31 patents issued; 28 patents pending
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Key DHS Web Sites and DHS SBIR Points of ContactDHS SBIR Points of Contact www.dhs.gov
http://www.dhs.gov/how-do-i/do-business-dhs http://www.dhs.gov/small-business-assistance
DNDO
Kevin GutierrezSBIR Program [email protected]
Program email:[email protected]
S&T DirectorateElissa “Lisa” SobolewskiSBIR Program [email protected]
Francis “Frank” BarrosSBIR Program [email protected]
John PucciSBIR Management and Program [email protected]
Program email and website: Email: [email protected]: https://sbir2.st.dhs.gov
To report SBIR fraud, waste and abuse:
• Anonymous Hotline: 1-800-323-8603• Fax: 202-254-4297• Mail: DHS Office of Inspector General/Mail Stop 0305 Attn: Office of Investigations - Hotline 245 Murray Drive SW Washington, DC 20528-0305
SBIR Portal Help DeskEmail: [email protected]: 703-480-7676
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Questions?