Past Opportunities
Find relevant information related to past Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) opportunities. Please note that this information does not apply to the current IDEaS opportunities and is available for reference only.
COVID-19 Challenges
The Department of National Defence solicited proposals to address challenges that arose as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. These challenges aimed to strengthen the response to COVID-19, as well as future pandemics, through the development of strategies to re-use protective gear, clean equipment and workspaces, gain real-time insight for decision making, and care for front line workers.
Theme: Pandemic Decision Making
Rapid Response: Real-time Insights for Pandemic Decision Making
Signed Contribution Agreements
Theme: Re-Using Protective Equipment
Scrubbing Your Scrubs: Finding Ways to Re-use COVID-19 Protective Gear
Signed Contribution Agreements
Theme: Sanitization
Super Sanitize: Cleaning Sensitive Equipment and Workspaces
Signed Contribution Agreements
Theme: Putting Our People First
Moral Trauma on the Frontline – See, Prevent and Treat
Signed Contribution Agreements
Innovation Networks
Innovation Networks – Call #1
For the first Innovation Network Call for proposals, the Department of National Defence was seeking to stimulate the development of revolutionary advances in materials science for defence & security applications, with a focus on emerging and advanced materials, including advanced manufacturing methods.
- CFPMN 1 – Advanced Materials
- CFPMN 1 - List of accepted Letters of Intent
- CFPMN 1 – Signed Contribution Agreements
Innovation Networks – Call #2
For the second Innovation Network Call for proposals, the Department of National Defence was seeking to promote revolutionary advances in our understanding of autonomous systems for defence & security applications, with a focus on trust and barriers to adoption.
- CFPMN 2 – Autonomous Systems
- CFPMN 2 - List of accepted Letters of Intent
- CFPMN 2 – Signed Contribution Agreements
Competitive Projects
Competitive Projects – Call #1
The Department of National Defence solicited proposals to address challenges in domains such as surveillance, cyber tools for defence, space, artificial intelligence, remotely pilot systems, data analytics, and human performance.
- Complete list of Defence and Security Challenges related to first Competitive Projects Call for Proposals
- Recipients of first funding component (up to $200,000 contract award)
- Recipients of second funding component (up to an additional $1,000,000 contract award)
Competitive Projects – Call #2
The Department of National Defence solicited proposals to address challenges such as the detection of concealed explosives, alternative recruitment models, verification of full motion video integrity, understanding cyber intent, and full spectrum communications in the Arctic.
- Complete list of Defence and Security Challenges related to the second Competitive Projects Call for Proposals
- Recipients of first funding component (up to $200,000 contract award)
- Recipients of second funding component (up to an additional $1,000,000 contract award)
Competitive Projects - Call #3
The Department of National Defence solicited proposals to address challenges such as predicting the behaviour of adversaries, seeking smaller, ruggedized wind turbines for the arctic, removing frozen contaminants from aircraft, tracking and de-orbiting space debris, and shrinking quantum technologies for field operations. Please note that more contracts will be introduced in the near future.
- Complete list of Defence and Security Challenges related to the third Competitive Projects Call for Proposals
- Recipients of first funding component (up to $200,000 contract award)
Competitive Projects – Call #4
The Department of National Defence solicited proposals to address challenges such as delivering essential supplies, maritime object recognition, data analysis, creating lightweight armour for land vehicles, cybersecurity on naval vessels, tools for acoustic sensors, and the transition back to civilian life.
Sandboxes
Sandbox Request for Information (2018)
A Request for Information regarding five Challenges was closed on 24 September, 2018.
Sandbox Call for Applications, Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (26 April to 27 May, 2019).
How might we detect and/or defeat (kinetically or non-kinetically) micro and mini Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)?
- Sandbox Call For Applications Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS)
- Sandbox Call For Applications
- Annex D - Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS)
Sandbox Call for Applications: Corrosion Detection in Ships
How might we detect and assess corrosion behind surface coatings (such as paint, insulation, tiles, seamless decking…) onboard Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) platforms in order to reduce corrosion’s operational impact and improve the effectiveness of scheduled and unscheduled maintenance?
The CDIS was scheduled to be held in April 2021, but has been postponed to September / October 2021 due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions. We will continue to monitor the pandemic situation and will adjust our plans as necessary to conduct the sandbox in a safe manner. Although delayed, at this time we are not accepting any new applications to attend the sandbox. Those that did apply for April 2021 have been contacted directly by IDEaS and will be kept informed of any additional changes.
Contests
Pop up City Contest: Integrating Energy, Water and Waste Management Systems For Deployed Camps
The “Pop up City” Contest is a multi-phased contest for innovators to propose and develop reliable, energy efficient, integrated and scalable energy, water and waste management systems for Relocatable Temporary Camps. Contests are a competitive means of finding innovative solutions and awarding prizes to the best solutions derived from the innovation community.
Round 2 Now Complete
Congratulations to our Round 2 winners! Each winner will receive a $50,000 prize and will be invited to participate in the Round 3 Pitch Event taking place in March 2021.
Test Drive
Challenge: Cyber Attribution for the Defence of Canada
Sapper Labs’ cyber attribution project is the first IDEaS funded solution to advance from Competitive Projects to Test Drive. With the help of the funding received from Competitive Projects 1st Call for Proposals, Sapper Labs has developed a cyber-protection platform capable of identifying the perpetrators of sophisticated cyber threats. The objective of the Test Drive is to validate the cyber attribution capability in a DND/CAF operational setting in order to accelerate the detection of advanced threats against Canadian assets.
Total funding: $7.5 Million
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