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DHS soliciting IT demo proposals
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Posted on May 30 2004
With about $9 million in hand, the Homeland Security Department is seeking proposals from states, territories, including the CNMI, and others for innovative information technology demonstration projects around the country.
The Homeland Security Information Technology Evaluation Program—a joint project between the department’s chief information officer and Office of Domestic Preparedness—is seeking projects that best demonstrate “novel use of existing, state-of-the-market information technology to remove one or more significant barriers in homeland security mission-critical areas,” according to a DHS announcement.
“Information technology is a valuable tool in the war against terrorism, and this program allows our state, local and industry partners to develop and explore new projects to fight this war,” CIO Steve Cooper said in a press release.
Eligible applicants are the State Administrative Agencies in each of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States Virgin Islands.
As part of ITEP, the SAA for each state and territory, in collaboration with state CIOs and homeland security directors, may submit up to three applications for candidate projects to ODP.
“Working in partnership with state and local governments and the private sector, Homeland Security strives to find smarter and better ways to combat terrorism,” said C. Suzanne Mencer, director of the Office for Domestic Preparedness.
For a complete list of the selection criteria, see the cooperative agreement application at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/fundopps.htm.
SAAs must submit applications no later than June 30, 2004. DHS will review the applications by July 31, 2004, and make awards no later than Sept. 30, 2004. For a fact sheet or additional information on ITEP, contact the ODP Helpline at 1-800-368-6498 or via e-mail at askcsd@ojp.usdoj.gov.
