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News Release: DHS Announces SBIR Pre-Solicitation

DHS SBIR Program released 11 topics for the new Small Business innovation Research (SBIR) 22.1 Pre-solicitation.

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News Release: DHS Awards Small Business for Soft Target Security Solutions

Research will support ongoing work to address security and preparedness in places such as sports venues, shopping venues, schools, and transportation systems.  

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News Release: DHS Awards Texas Small Business for Urban Detection of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Technology solution provides an easily deployable system that leverages available 5G signals to detect and track UAV in urban environments.

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DHS S&T Insights Outreach Getting Onboard with SBIR webinar, July 6, 2021

On July 6, 2021, DHS Science & Technology Directorate (S&T) hosted the Insights Outreach webinar featuring the DHS Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program director, who shared insights about how small businesses can participate in the program and how technologies developed through SBIR can support DHS component technology needs. 

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News Release: DHS Awards $950K to Hawaii Small Business for Remote Sensor Data Protection

Funding to develop a sensor system capability that is resistant to spoofing or data manipulation. 

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News Release: DHS Awards $981K to N. Carolina Small Business for Digital Paging Technology

Device Solutions will develop two robust paging receiver designs using public television ATSC 3.0 that leverage open standards, broadcast and public safety infrastructure, modern network devices, and new wireless electronics.

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News Release: DHS Awards $1.68M for Small Businesses to Enhance First Responder Access to Wireless Service

Funding to develop an in-building coverage analysis system that leverages existing first responder radio and smartphone technology to enhance accessibility to wireless service.

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News Release: DHS Award to Develop Handheld Screening Device

The DHS SBIR Program awarded nearly $2 million in funding to two small businesses to develop an advanced, affordable, and compact handheld passenger screening device to help secure aviation against evolving threats.

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News Release: DHS Awards to Secure NG9-1-1 Multimedia Content

DHS SBIR Program recently awarded $997,526.67 to San Antonio, Texas-based SecureLogix to secure responders data against increased cyber threats.

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News Release: DHS Seeks Technology Information from Other Federal Agencies SBIR/STTRs Initiatives

DHS SBIR Program is seeking information in three topic areas to support DHS Component technology needs.