Resilience
Probabilistic Analysis of National Threats, Hazards, and Risks
Agency NameDepartment of Homeland Security
Funding Amount$13,400,000.00
Bureau Name
Science and Technology
Funding Mechanism
Contract
New?
No
Funding Mechanism
Contract
Funding Amount Notes
Period of Availability
Five year
Recipients
May include but not limited to: Academia/Centers of Excellence, Industry (Small Business Innovation Research), Department of Energy National Labs, and Federal Funded Research and Development Centers.
Program Description
This program addresses biological, chemical, and hazard knowledge gaps to inform defensive strategies that provide accurate, useful, and defensible knowledge and tools to stakeholders in time to enable risk-informed decision-making pertinent for defense against weapons of mass destruction threats to the homeland.
Eligible Uses
Public safety and violence prevention to evaluate "�soft target"� security, including countering improvised explosive device events and protection of U.S. critical infrastructure.