WikiLeaks Document Release http://wikileaks.org/wiki/CRS-RS21617 February 2, 2009 Congressional Research Service Report RS21617 Homeland Security Extramural R&D Funding Opportunities in Federal Agencies Genevieve J. Knezo, Resources, Science, and Industry Division Updated September 10, 2003 Abstract. This inventory identifies and lists websites for major federal agency homeland security programs that provide funding opportunities for extramural researchers to conduct research and development (R&D) for the government. Two tables are given, one on R&D in the Department of Homeland Security, and the second on homeland security R&D in other federal agencies. Order Code RS21617 September 10, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Homeland Security Extramural R&D Funding Opportunities in Federal Agencies Genevieve J. Knezo Specialist in Science and Technology Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary http://wikileaks.org/wiki/CRS-RS21617 This inventory identifies and lists websites for major federal agency homeland security programs that provide funding opportunities for extramural researchers to conduct research and development (R&D) for the government. Two tables are given, one on R&D in the Department of Homeland Security, and the second on homeland security R&D in other federal agencies. This report is not a complete list of all federal homeland security R&D programs. It will be updated as needed. Homeland security-related research and development (R&D) programs are conducted and supported by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); other federal agencies, including the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Energy, Health and Human Services, Justice, and Transportation; and independent agencies, such as the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Science Foundation. DHS requested about $1 billion for FY2004 for these programs, while the request for counterterrorism R&D funding in other agencies, which includes homeland security R&D, totals about $2 billion. Many federal R&D programs provide extramural funding opportunities for all types of performers -- academic, industrial, and government laboratories -- and use contracts or grants, as appropriate. Some programs are managed by offices dedicated specifically to supporting homeland security R&D. Others are funded through standard R&D support procedures. Some of the programs listed below for federally funded, contractor-operated laboratories, that are sponsored by the Departments of Defense or Energy, do not fund academic or industrial R&D performers directly but offer opportunities for them, with or without funding from the parent federal agency, to collaborate in laboratory research projects or to use laboratory facilities for their work. The Office of Management and Budget's Annual Report to Congress on Combating Terrorism, June 2002, inventories federal government programs, including R&D, to combat terrorism. The FY2003 report is expected in September 2003. See [http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/legislative/combating_terrorism06-2002.pdf] for the FY2002 report. The interagency National Coordination Office for Information Technology Research and Development (NCO/IT R&D) inventories federal agency Congressional Research Service ~ The Library of Congress CRS-2 homeland security information technology R&D- related programs for the President's National Science and Technology Council,[http://www.hpcc.gov/]. For additional information on federal business opportunities, see CRS Report RL32036, Homeland Security: Federal Assistance Funding and Business Opportunities. Table 1. Department of Homeland Security R&D Opportunities Agency Program Source of Information Homeland Security HSARPA will be the primary source http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/d Advanced Research of extramural R&D funding in the isplay?theme=27&content=47 Projects Agency Science and Technology Directorate. (HSARPA) Office of University DHS plans to establish several http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/i Programs, Homeland university centers by the end of nterapp/press_release/press_rele Security Centers of 2004 through a competitive process. ase_0220.xml Excellence http://wikileaks.org/wiki/CRS-RS21617 Technical Support DHS uses TSWG to identify and http://www.tswg.gov/tswg/home Working Group (TSWG) select technologies for rapid proto- /home.htm Broad Area typing under periodic broad area Announcements announcements (BAA). Science and Technology These proposals are handled http://www.dhs.gov/interweb/as Directorate Unsolicited by TSWG; see link for specific setlibrary/dhs_website_unsolpro R&D Proposals information. p.doc U.S. Coast Guard Various RDT&E activities in support http://www.rdc.uscg.gov/ Research and of Coast Guard homeland security and Development Center other missions. Transportation Security Supports R&D activities to improve http://www.tsa.gov/public/them Administration, including security technologies; includes the e_home3.jsp the Transportation TSL's R&D on explosives and Security Laboratory weapons detection; aircraft hardening; http://www.tc.faa.gov/tsl/ (TSL), located at the human factors; and airport security Federal Aviation technology integration. Partners Administration (FAA) site include academia, industrial, and government laboratories. Source: some parts of the table are based a table in CRS Report RL32036, Homeland Security: Federal Assistance Funding and Business Opportunities CRS-3 Table 2. Selected List of Other Major Federal Agency Homeland Security R&D Programs and Opportunities Agency Program Source of Information Department of Agriculture (USDA) USDA Homeland USDA's Homeland Security Council's http://www.usda.gov/homelandsecur Security activities R&D activities focus on food supply ity/homeland.html and agricultural production. The Agricultural Supports three multimillion dollar http://www.ars.usda.gov/Business/B Research Service homeland security collaborative usiness.htm, or mruff@ars.usda.gov. (ARS) [conducts some projects, scheduled to finish in 2005, to obtain the FY2004 R&D homeland security that involve university, industrial and opportunities lists. research both other extramural research performers: separately and in -- Development and Validation of http://www.ars.usda.gov/research/pr cooperation with the Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Avian ojects/projects.htm?ACCN_NO=405 Animal and Plant Influenza and Newcastle Disease; 127; http://wikileaks.org/wiki/CRS-RS21617 Health Inspection -- Development of a Pathogen http://www.ars.usda.gov/research/pr Service (APHIS), parts Sequence Database; ojects/projects.htm?ACCN_NO=405 of which were moved -- Development of Rapid Real Time 364; to the Department of PCR-Based Assays for Selected http://www.ars.usda.gov/research/pr Homeland Security ...Class A Diseases. ojects/projects.htm?ACCN_NO=405 (DHS)] 692 Department of Commerce National Institute of Grants and awards support some http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/fa Standards and extramural R&D on a competitive ctsheet/homeland.htm#tools Technology (NIST) basis. Programs include: or -- buildings, structural and fire safety http://www.bfrl.nist.gov/goals_progr standards; ams/HS_goal.htm -- materials for structures; For NIST grants programs, contact -- cybersecurity standards and Joyce Brigham, (301) 975-6329. technologies; NIST's Computer Security Division -- threat detection and protection; and Security Technology Group also -- tools for law enforcement; supports collaborative research: -- emergency response. http://csrc.nist.gov/ . NIST Small Business The FY2003 solicitation focused on: The FY2003 solicitation is at: Innovation Research spectrometers; field detectors for http://patapsco.nist.gov/ts_sbir/fy03. (SBIR) Homeland radiological measurements; sensors; pdf. The FY2004 solicitation will be Security Program biological and chemical warfare agent released in Oct. 2003. General identification; and software for information is available at: (301) calibrations and measurements. 975-3085 or sbir@nist.gov Department of Defense (DOD) Department of Gateway to descriptions of DOD http://www.defenselink.mil/ddre/opp Defense (DOD), agencies/programs that support ortunities/opportunities.htm Office of Defense homeland security-related R&D and Research and related opportunities. Engineering CRS-4 Agency Program Source of Information U.S. Army, National With other federal agencies, sponsors http://www.natick.army.mil/soldier/ Protection Center RDT&E for advanced/multi-threat NPC (NPC) protective clothing and equipment for military and civilians in high risk occupations or in missions in extreme environments. U.S. Army Medical Supports intramural and extramural http://chemdef.apgea.army.mil or Research and R&D in at least two laboratories with http://mrmc.detrick.army.mil/index.a Materiel Command homeland security-relevant activities. sp?EntryURL=/mrdlabs.asp (also, (USAMRMC) They are: USAMRICD and see section on submitting a research USAMRIID. (See cells below.) proposal) U.S. Army, Medical R&D to develop medical http://chemdef.apgea.army.mil or Institute of Chemical countermeasures to chemical warfare http://mrmc.detrick.army.mil/index.a Defense agents and training medical personnel sp?EntryURL=/mrdlabs.asp (USAMRICD) to manage chemical casualties. http://wikileaks.org/wiki/CRS-RS21617 U.S. Army, Medical R&D to develop strategies, products, http://www.usamriid.army.mil/ Research Institute of and procedures for medical defense Infectious Diseases against biological warfare threats and (USAMRIID) naturally occurring infectious diseases that require containment. Center for A partnership of academia, govern- http://ccatsandiego.org/index.shtml Commercialization of ment, and industry in San Diego and There is a solicitation dated July Advanced Technology other parts of California that supports 2003 (with applications due by Sept. innovative technologies related to 9 2003); another solicitation is defense and homeland security in scheduled for Oct. 2003. areas such as explosive detection, chemical and biological detection, border-intrusion sensors, encryption recording devices, and language translation. Defense Advanced Supports basic and applied projects Information about funding programs Research Projects where risk and payoff are both high is at: http://www.darpa.mil/baa/#dso; Agency (DARPA) and where success may provide Information about awards processing dramatic advances. is at:http://www.darpa.mil/cmo/ Department of Energy National Nuclear R&D supported in NNSA's affiliated For a description of NNSA, see, Security laboratories and by extramural http://www.doe.gov/engine/content.d Administration performers relates to reducing threats o?BT_CODE=OF_NNSA; (NNSA), (a semi- to national security and world peace For research opportunities, see, autonomous Dept. of posed by nuclear, chemical, and http://e-center.doe.gov/doebiz.nsf/M Energy agency). biological weapons proliferation Aiips?OpenForm CRS-5 Agency Program Source of Information Dept. of Energy, Various R&D programs relevant to http://www.sc.doe.gov/grants/grants. Office of Science counterterrorism or homeland html or http://www.osti.gov ; for security, but there is no funding specific information, go to designated specifically for homeland http://www.osti.gov/cgi-bin/texis/we security R&D. binator/schpsearch/?query=terror&d b=schpdb&cmd=context&id=c01030 ba808862c9#hit.; or walter.stevens@science.doe.gov Dept. of Energy, Los The Center for Homeland Security http://www.lanl.gov/orgs/chs/ Alamos Laboratory provides collaborative opportunities or twmeyer@lanl.gov. for its programs in chemical and biological weapons, radiological and nuclear threats, and threats to critical infrastructure. Dept. of Energy, Provides opportunities for http://www.llnl.gov/hso/about.html Lawrence Livermore collaboration to extramural or for information on partnerships http://wikileaks.org/wiki/CRS-RS21617 National Laboratory researchers relating to its R&D to and opportunities, hso@llnl.gov. Homeland Security develop capabilities to detect, Organization interdict, and defend against catastrophic weapons and other threats; some programs mirror the research programs set by DHS; also funds the Nuclear Emergency Search Team. Dept. of Energy, Provides opportunities for http://www.sandia.gov/capabilities/h Sandia National collaborative partnerships between its omeland-security/index.html Laboratory homeland security unit and academic, or tallard@sandia.gov industrial and other laboratory performers for R&D on threat and vulnerability assessment; physical security; nuclear material identification; and chemical and biological weapons detection. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Centers for Disease Supports R&D on bioterrorism, For grants and contracts: Control and infectious agents, laboratory security. http://www.cdc.gov/funding.htm Prevention (CDC) Food and Drug Supports R&D on food security and For grants and contracts: Administration (FDA) related issues. http://www.fda.gov/oc/ofacs/grants/ National Institutes of R&D on agents of bioterrorism, http://www.niaid.nih.gov/biodefense Health (NIH)'s including viruses that cause smallpox /about/niaids_role.htm programs include and hemorrhagic fevers; bacteria that For current funding opportunities, Biodefense Research cause anthrax, plague, and botulism; see at the National and tularemia; focuses on basic http://www.niaid.nih.gov/biodefense Institute of Allergy biology, immunology, vaccines, drugs, /research/default.htm and Infectious diagnostics. Diseases (NIAID) CRS-6 Agency Program Source of Information Department of Justice National Institute of Technology research, development, http://www.ojp.gov/nij/sciencetech/h Justice (NIJ) and assessment to improve public ighlights.htm or Technology Program safety, including programs for http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/science homeland security R&D. tech/projects.htm Department of Transportation Dept. of -- Research and Special Programs http://www.rspa.dot.gov/contracts.ht Transportation R&D activities in pipeline safety and ml; other areas of homeland security; http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/cu -- Volpe Center homeland security rrent.html#rfp; activities in transportation/logistics; http://www.dot.gov/DOTagencies.ht -- Additional security-related R&D m, or procurement information for DOT http://www/dot.gov/PerfPlan2004/ho agencies is available. melandperf.html. http://wikileaks.org/wiki/CRS-RS21617 Independent Agencies Environmental Uses intramural and extramural http://www.epa.gov/ordnhsrc/ Protection Agency performers for R&D and technical or avel.andy@epa.gov (EPA) Homeland assistance on buildings, water, and or Security Research rapid risk assessment;collaborates in Schultz.Patricia@epa.gov@epa.gov. Center homeland security research authorized by memoranda (MOUs) between the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, the FDA, and the Dept. of Energy. National Science Supports research on: data mining; the http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/med Foundation (NSF) National Hazards Center; ecology of ia/01/nsf_response.htm#grants or Homeland Security infectious diseases with NIH and a http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/med activities separate microbial genome sequencing ia/01/nsf_response_awards.htm or program to understand bioterrorism; www.nsf. gov and security-related information technology and critical infrastructure protection R&D. Has a scholarship program to train students in information security; and, with the For Program Solicitation NSF intelligence community, supports a 03-569, see: national security program in http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2003/nsf03 mathematical and physical sciences. 569/nsf03569.htm NSF SBIR Program Small business innovation research http://www.eng.nsf.gov/sbir/homelan support for homeland security. d.htm