The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science
and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced on July 15 $35
million in funding opportunities for a new DHS Center of Excellence (COE) for Terrorism
Prevention and Counterterrorism Research (TPCR). Accredited United States
colleges and universities are invited to submit proposals as the center lead or
as an individual partner to work with the lead institution in support of the
center’s activities.
“By partnering with
universities, S&T delivers practical results by developing
multidisciplinary, customer-driven solutions while training the next generation
of homeland security experts,” said William Bryan, Senior Official Performing
the Duties of the Under Secretary for Science and Technology. “Once awarded,
this COE will leverage emerging technologies and analytic techniques to provide
innovative solutions for preventing and countering terrorism.”
This funding opportunity is posted at http://www.grants.gov/.
The deadline for submitting proposals isSeptember 6, 2019. DHS
plans to fund this new COE through a cooperative agreement for 10 years for a
total of approximately $35 million.
The TPCR COE will
research and develop solutions to support DHS counterterrorism operations. This
includes solutions that help prevent terror attacks by countering the
radicalization of people and their mobilization to violence. TPCR will also
educate a skilled workforce trained in the latest methods to identify and
protect the nation from terrorist threats.
The rapidly-evolving,
diverse terrorist threat continually exploits technological advances to adapt
the nature and expand the reach of its tactics. TPCR will support academic-led
innovation that supports DHS in staying a step ahead of emerging terrorist tactics.
DHS is soliciting
proposals from multi-disciplinary research and education teams that will work
closely with DHS and other subject-matter experts to develop successful
innovations to confront the future counterterrorism challenges DHS faces. The
teams will need various combinations of academic disciplines, including
engineering, data analytics, and mathematics.
The DHS COEs are
university consortia that work closely with DHS operating components to
research, develop, and transition mission-relevant science and technology, and
to educate the next generation of homeland security technical experts. TPCR
will be required to engage with DHS operational components and fully understand
the operational environment to help better identify technical and training gaps.
Each DHS COE is led by a U.S. college or university and has multiple partners
from universities, commercial industry, DHS, Federally Funded Research and
Development Centers, and other federal, state, and local agencies.
S&T will conduct an informational webinar for interested applicants on August 6, 2019 at 3 p.m. EDT.
Source: DHS
By Loren Blinde
July 16, 2019
