70NANB24H064
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
Purpose: Dapple Security, Inc proposes to develop a biometrics-based FIDO2 authenticator for passwordless login access, with the final aim of creating a commercial sovereign, secure identity solution in the area of identity and access management.
In this project, they will perform R&D to evaluate the security of this novel approach focusing on recovery experiences for employees and small business administrators.
Activities to be performed: During Phase I, research and development will be performed to evaluate the security of a passwordless login approach using a biometrics-based FIDO2 authenticator.
Expected outcomes: Technology development under this Phase I is expected to improve the poor identity sovereignty and recovery experiences for employees and small business administrators of existing technologies.
Intended beneficiaries: The awardee's intended beneficiaries are organizations in regulated sectors, namely financial, healthcare, insurance, real estate, legal and government, with <1000 employees, who are particularly vulnerable and underserved by cybersecurity vendors.
Subrecipient activities: No consultants, contracts and subawards will be used in Phase I.
In this project, they will perform R&D to evaluate the security of this novel approach focusing on recovery experiences for employees and small business administrators.
Activities to be performed: During Phase I, research and development will be performed to evaluate the security of a passwordless login approach using a biometrics-based FIDO2 authenticator.
Expected outcomes: Technology development under this Phase I is expected to improve the poor identity sovereignty and recovery experiences for employees and small business administrators of existing technologies.
Intended beneficiaries: The awardee's intended beneficiaries are organizations in regulated sectors, namely financial, healthcare, insurance, real estate, legal and government, with <1000 employees, who are particularly vulnerable and underserved by cybersecurity vendors.
Subrecipient activities: No consultants, contracts and subawards will be used in Phase I.
Awardee
Funding Goals
TO EXPLORE THE TECHNICAL MERIT OR FEASIBILITY OF AN INNOVATIVE IDEA OR TECHNOLOGY WITH THE AIM OF DEVELOPING A VIABLE PRODUCT OR SERVICE THAT WILL BE INTRODUCED TO THE COMMERCIAL MARKETPLACE. TO STRENGTHEN THE ROLE OF INNOVATIVE SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS (SBCS) IN FEDERALLY-FUNDED RESEARCH OR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R/R&D) AND TO: (1) STIMULATE TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION; (2) USE SMALL BUSINESS TO MEET FEDERAL R/R&D NEEDS; (3) FOSTER AND ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION BY SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED SMALL BUSINESSES AND BY WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES IN TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION; AND (4) INCREASE PRIVATE SECTOR COMMERCIALIZATION OF INNOVATIONS DERIVED FROM FEDERAL R/R&D, THEREBY INCREASING COMPETITION, PRODUCTIVITY, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Englewood,
Colorado
80112-1003
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have decreased from $99,970 to $99,942.
Dapple Security was awarded
Cooperative Agreement 70NANB24H064
worth $99,942
from the National Institute of Standards and Technology in May 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Englewood Colorado United States.
The grant
has a duration of 6 months and
was awarded through assistance program 11.620 Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach.
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I.
SBIR Details
Research Type
SBIR Phase I
Title
Evaluating Biometrics for a Cryptographic Application
Abstract
The demand for digital identity and access management solutions in cybersecurity is gaining substantial traction due to the overwhelming majority of data breaches resulting from attacks on digital identity, and the rising regulatory requirements on companies to mitigate these challenges. To combat this, a particular set of solutions for passwordless authentication are those based on the FIDO2 standards. Yet most of the existing FIDO2 solutions are built for consumer use cases first and suffer from poor identity sovereignty and recovery experiences for employees and small business administrators. Dapple is developing a biometrics-based FIDO2 authenticator for passwordless login access, with the final aim of creating a commercial sovereign, secure identity solution in the area of Identity and Access Management using an innovative combination of biometrics and cryptography. In this project, we will perform R&D to evaluate the security of this novel approach.
Topic Code
3
Solicitation Number
2024-NIST-SBIR-01
Status
(Complete)
Last Modified 7/3/25
Period of Performance
5/15/24
Start Date
11/15/24
End Date
Funding Split
$99.9K
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$99.9K
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to 70NANB24H064
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
70NANB24H064
SAI Number
70NANB24H064_1
Award ID URI
EXE
Awardee Classifications
Small Business
Awarding Office
1333ND DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST
Funding Office
1333ND DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST
Awardee UEI
GZVRMU4NH5K1
Awardee CAGE
None
Performance District
CO-06
Senators
Michael Bennet
John Hickenlooper
John Hickenlooper
Modified: 7/3/25