Department of National Defence: RF Data Fusion for Command and Control

Sponsor’s Website

Visit the Government of Canada website for more information on RF Data Fusion for Command and Control.

Internal Contacts

Industry and Partnership Services (IPS): ips@cunet.carleton.ca

Potential applicants are also encouraged to discuss this funding opportunity with their Faculty Research Facilitator.

Deadlines

Overview

The Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) are seeking innovative software-based solutions to seamlessly convert, analyze and fuse real-time, domain-specific, content-rich data transmitted over radio frequency (RF) bearers into a secure, standardized pan-domain Command and Control (C2) format to enhance interoperability and enable timely, data-driven decision-making across all domains and levels of command.

What Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) Provides

Funding awarded for this challenge will depend on your solution’s Technology Readiness Level (TRL). Lower TRL solutions (TRL 1-3) will be eligible for up to $250,000 for a period of up to six months for solution development. In the design phase (TRL 4-5), up to $1.5 million in funding is available for a period of up to 12 months. Finally, during the build phase (TRL 6-9), up to $5 million is available to build and validate your prototype in various environments. Provided solutions advance to the appropriate TRL, they may move to the next funding stage. Visit How it works in Competitive Projects for additional information on available funding.

What Innovators Bring

Innovators can propose solutions at all stages of development. Early-stage technologies that would benefit from development funding are encouraged to participate. Solutions that have reached a mature level of technical readiness and are moving toward future testing or demonstration may apply for funding through this call.

Eligibility

This call for proposals is open to individuals, academia, not-for-profit organizations, municipal governments, provincial and territorial organizations, and all industry. Federal and provincial crown corporations are not eligible for funding.

Submitting Your Application

1. Submit an internal Approval Form through our central awards management database cuResearch. Consult the user’s manual for guidance.
2. IDEaS is transitioning to a new portal to receive submissions from the innovator community for this challenge. To apply, consult the Solicitation Guide available on CanadaBuys.