ITEP is a competitive program intended to foster and evaluate uses of existing, "state-of-the-market" information technology that will demonstrate how to remove barriers and improve information sharing and integration.
The Office for Domestic Preparedness and the Office of the Chief Information Officer, co-administrators of the program, evaluated 113 ITEP proposals and selected 12 projects for funding.
"We are exceedingly pleased with the quality of the ITEP proposals submitted by the states," said Homeland Security CIO Steve Cooper. "We believe we have selected those projects that show the most innovative uses of information technology for enhancing homeland security and whose projected results show the greatest promise for nationwide application."
ITEP Awardees and Award Amounts
1. Secure Homeland Access and Reporting Environment (Alabama) -- $990,298
2. WIFI Security Project for First Responders (Arizona) -- $499,821
3. Extensible Emergency Operations Center (California) -- $897,000
4. Data Coordination Homeland Security Module (Washington, D.C.) -- $976,174
5. Common Situation Display System (Hawaii) -- $416,205
6. Emergency Geographic Information Network (Maryland) -- $997,098
7. Criminal Justice Information Systems Integration and Sharing Pilot (Michigan) -- $979,814
8. South Sioux City Information Sharing Project (Nebraska) -- $457,226
9. XML Based Facial Imaging for Law Enforcement and Other First Responders (North Carolina) -- $470,000
10. Enterprise Geospatial Technology Data Program (Pennsylvania) -- $603,220
11. Port Security Communications Network (Rhode Island) -- $856,000
12. Justice Gateway: Federated Directory (Wisconsin) -- $856,700
