Cross-Discipline Research in Biometrics Science & Technology

Post Date

January 13th 2011

Application Due Date

March 14th 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

DHS-11-ST-108-001

CFDA Number(s)

97.108

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement
Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Number of Awards

4

Eligibility Categories

Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Private Institutions of Higher Education
Other

Eligible applicants for this funding opportunity are accredited institutions of higher education, both foreign and domestic, having the ability and capacity to conduct and facilitate substantial cross-discipline biometrics research. Substantial participation must be shown by two or more scientific disciplines. A single domestic accredited institution of higher education must be identified as the lead and the entity for proposal submission and subsequent discussions. DHS Centers of Excellence (COEs) are eligible to apply for new research efforts under this funding opportunity. They may not apply for research efforts already being funded.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $None - $500000

Grant Description

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate is soliciting applications for cross-discipline biometrics research projects aligned with the mission and requirements of DHS S&T. Research in biometrics – methods to automatically recognize individuals based upon one or more unique physical or behavioral traits – has been historically conducted by the information technology community but this solicitation seeks to significantly improve the performance or application of biometrics by encouraging new cross-discipline research collaboration. Specifically, the S&T Directorate seeks proposals that will significantly advance the performance or application of biometrics in DHS’s mission and its component agencies’ operations through cross-discipline collaboration including, but not limited to, basic research into: • The role of human identity in security; • The acceptability and usability of biometrics in DHS’ applications; • The forensic proof of automated biometric systems; • The acquisition of useful biometric samples independent of the environment.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Homeland Security

• Office:

  Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division

• Agency Contact:

  Joan Keiser
  Grants Officer
  Phone 202-447-5603

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Grants Officer

• Agency Email Address:

  joan.keiser@dhs.gov

• More Information:

  See the Full Announcement Link at the top center of this page