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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919;background:white">CAOE Research Grant Program Request for Proposals<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;mso-ligatures:none">The Center for Accelerating Operational Efficiency (CAOE), a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Center of Excellence, is seeking full proposals describing
research ideas intended to address issues/challenges related to the Homeland Security Enterprise. The purpose of the proposal is to convey the essential problem area within the four themes listed below and relevant to one or more DHS component agencies, demonstrate
knowledge of prior art, identify a knowledge/capability gap, and propose a solution approach. CAOE leadership and DHS sponsors will review proposal submissions to identify those for which funding will be considered. A formal review process including evaluation
of scientific merit and relevance to the Homeland Security Enterprise (HSE) will be conducted. Proposers must be educational institutions but may include collaboration with federal laboratories, industry and nonprofit organizations to create transdisciplinary
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;mso-ligatures:none">The CAOE focus includes the following Research Theme Areas:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;mso-ligatures:none">1. Economic Analysis</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;mso-ligatures:none">: Analysis of <i>Consequences
and Costs of Homeland Security Threats and Hazards</i>; analyses of <i>the Benefit for Addressing Homeland Security Threats and Hazards; developing</i> <i>Economic and Decision Models of Terrorist Organizations; Experimental Economics</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;mso-ligatures:none">2. Data Analytics</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;mso-ligatures:none">: <i>Big Data Management; Data
Integrity and Security; Privacy and Ethics in Analytics; Data Visualization; Data Fusion and Integration; Predictive Analytics</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;mso-ligatures:none">3. Operations Research and Systems Analysis</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;mso-ligatures:none">: <i>Optimizing
Homeland Security Operations and Resource Allocation; Network Analysis and Optimization; Game Theory; Decision Analysis; Probabilistic Analysis, Innovative Simulation Modeling</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;mso-ligatures:none">4. Risk Sciences and Risk Analysis</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;mso-ligatures:none">: <i>Risk Analysis
and Risk Management; Risk Perception and Communication; </i>and <i>Management of Risk from Intelligent, Adaptive Adversaries<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;mso-ligatures:none">Specific areas of interest for the current RFP along with the full RFP and Grant Application Portal can be found at
<a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaoe.asu.edu%2F&data=05%7C02%7CIEFac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C5924b296dad44ec5ae6708dcf4529449%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638653882735423410%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=aDdPgnS5i8isS4XjnVdhl12%2Bl0gjjiyEvq9aCPOrRBI%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="http://caoe.asu.edu/" shash="EZv5cOP6NjtvP19uo0zQDgJ+tl3bRkkleErEc31wHTZhLeMgkZBIgnciFNkVq3mPxK7OMJ0Nj/l6uo40C3Ssp9WngeeNy5SN91ClMPPsnLQ+27aw6mgUZksw38xmO6Y+QKLMbfHv1QeNP2tBW2jqzjILyw8igRKbbHmWffSM+Wg=">http://caoe.asu.edu/</a> The deadline for submissions is Monday, December 2, 2024 at 5:00pm MST.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;mso-ligatures:none">About the Center for Operational Efficiency</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;mso-ligatures:none">The Center for Accelerating Operational Efficiency is a DHS Center of Excellence comprising a consortium of universities and industry partners whose mission is
to conduct research, education and workforce development activities that will respond to challenging problems and offer innovative solutions to issues faced by decision-makers in the Homeland Security Enterprise. Led by Arizona State University, the focus
of CAOE is to support the evolution of data-enabled analysis and decision-making practices within the HSE.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ronald G. Askin<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Emeritus Professor, School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Executive Director, Center for Accelerating Operational Efficiency, A DHS Center of Excellence<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Arizona State University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tempe, AZ<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">e-mail: ron.askin@asu.edu<o:p></o:p></p>
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