Opportunity
Simpler Grants.gov #DHS-27-061-COE-SUPP
DHS Supplemental Research and Education Funding for Existing Centers of Excellence
Buyer
Office of Procurement Operations
Posted
November 09, 2026
Respond By
May 21, 2027
Identifier
DHS-27-061-COE-SUPP
NAICS
541720
DHS is offering supplemental cooperative-agreement funding for research and education through its existing Centers of Excellence. - Government buyer: Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Procurement Operations, Grants Division. - Eligible recipients: Existing Centers of Excellence only: National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education (NCITE) at the University of Nebraska, Omaha; Arctic Domain Awareness Center (ADAC-ARCTIC) at the University of Alaska Anchorage; Soft-target Engineering to Neutralize the Threat Reality (SENTRY) at Northeastern University; Center for Accelerating Operational Efficiency (CAOE) at Arizona State University; Critical Infrastructure Resilience Institute (CIRI) at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Coastal Resilience Center (CRC) at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; and Cross-Border Threat Screening and Supply Chain Defense (CBTS) at Texas A&M University. - Funding: Maximum award is $15,000,000. No cost sharing is required; minimum award, funding levels, and expected number of awards are unspecified. - Requested work: Supplemental research and education activities within each Center’s existing scope of work. Proposals should use rigorous science and engineering, address homeland security missions and technology gaps, produce original results, and be suitable for integration by homeland security customers. - OEMs and products: No commercial OEMs, product models, part numbers, or quantities are identified.
Description
This opportunity provides supplemental awards for research and education activities within the scope of work of existing DHS Centers of Excellence. Proposed research is expected to address homeland security missions and technology gaps using rigorous science and engineering, with findings suitable for integration by homeland security customers. Applications are limited to the existing Center of Excellence recipients identified in the source. The maximum award is $15,000,000; program funding, expected awards, and the minimum award were not specified.