DHS Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP)
seeking solutions for the entire spectrum of the homeland security missions
The DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP) is keeping pace with the innovation community to tackle the hardest problems faced by DHS and the Homeland Security Enterprise. SVIP expands DHS S&T’s reach to find new technologies that strengthen national security with the goal of reshaping how government, entrepreneurs, and industry work together to find cutting-edge solutions. Based in California’s Silicon Valley, the program reaches out to innovation communities across the nation and around the world to harness the commercial R&D ecosystem for technologies with government applications and to co-invest in and accelerate technology transition-to-market.
Through a streamlined application and pitch process leveraging the Innovation Other Transaction Solicitation, SVIP seeks solutions to requirements ranging across the entire spectrum of the homeland security mission space, including cybersecurity and technology solutions for Customs and Border Protection and first responders.
Program Summary
Open to U.S. and internationally based companies
Up to $800K over 24 months
Up to four phases of funding ($50 - $200K) each lasting between three and six months
Phase 1: $50-$200K 3-6 months Proof-of-Concept Demo
Phase 2: $50-$200K 3-6 months Demo Pilot-ready Prototype
Phase 3 $50-$200K 3-6 months Pilot-test Prototype in Operation
Phase 4 $50-$200K 3-6 months Test in Various Operational Scenarios
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