Department of National Defence: Turning Urban Data into Real-Time Insight Through AI

The Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces (DND/CAF) are seeking submissions to their call for proposals for innovative artificial intelligence (AI) driven solutions that repurpose existing urban infrastructure as a distributed, passive sensing network capable of delivering scalable, real-time situational awareness and anomaly detection.

Internal Contacts

• Faculty Research Facilitator
• Industry and Partnership Services

Deadlines

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. 

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 the funding through his call.

Eligibility

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

Submitting Your Application

1. Log in to cuResearch and submit an internal Approval Form. Review the cuResearch user’s manual.
2. To submit an external application, consult the Solicitation Guide available on CanadaBuys.