DHS SBIR Phase II (invite-only)
Supports small businesses in the United States advancing proven homeland security prototypes in a second-stage federal programme.
DHS SBIR Phase II provides prototype development funding of $1,000,000 to $1,500,000 over 24 to 36 months to continue R&D from a completed DHS SBIR Phase I project. The program is administered by the DHS Science and Technology Directorate and is explicitly not an open competition — access is restricted to organizations that have already won a DHS SBIR Phase I award. Phase II is structured as a pro…
Prototype development continuing from a completed DHS SBIR Phase I project across all DHS mission areas, funded at $1,000,000 to $1,500,000 for 24 to 36 months.
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