Kentucky Critical Infrastructure Protection Institute Program (KCI)

The Kentucky Critical Infrastructure Protection Institute Program (KCI) focuses on the research, development and transfer to practical utilization of technologies designed to protect the nation’s community-based critical infrastructures. KCI also addresses the development of technologies which support capacities to detect, avoid, deter, protect against, respond to and recover from infrastructure disruptions. KCI is funded by the U. S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and is managed by The National Institute For Hometown Security (NIHS). Research projects are accomplished through the Kentucky Homeland Security University Consortium which consists of all public universities in Kentucky and private universities and colleges affiliated with the Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities.

NIHS works in cooperation with DHS to support the KCI which generates solutions that have applications that are national in scope. KCI is a virtual research and development enterprise that involves academia, the private sector and DHS. KCI seeks to develop homeland security technologies that can be quickly commercialized.

KCI has initiated several research and development projects since the program’s inception. You may review a listing of these is projects by checking the award rounds listed under the KCI Project Grant History. Information on the most recent solicitation can be found under KCI Aug 2007 Solicitation.