SBIR-STTR Award

Mobile Intoxication management Tool (MIT)
Award last edited on: 7/18/22

Sponsored Program
SBIR
Awarding Agency
DOT
Total Award Amount
$609,949
Award Phase
2
Solicitation Topic Code
21-NH2
Principal Investigator
Brent Winslow

Company Information

Design Interactive Inc (AKA: DI)

3504 Lake Lynda Drive Suite 400
Orlando, FL 32817
   (407) 706-0977
   contact@designinteractive.net
   www.designinteractive.net
Location: Single
Congr. District: 10
County: Orange

Phase I

Contract Number: 6913G621P800064
Start Date: 6/15/21    Completed: 12/15/21
Phase I year
2021
Phase I Amount
$148,046
With nearly 30 traffic fatalities caused by alcohol-related impacts every day in the Unites States, efforts have been made to reduce recidivism of Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) incidents, including the implementation and use of Ignition Interlock Devices (IIDs). However, IIDs do not impact non-compliance rates once the IID programs are completed. There is a need for a mobile application that significantly reduces recidivism of DWI offenders by supplementing information imported from IID devices with smartphone technologies that can detect intoxication and provide Evidence-Based Treatment (EBT) information tailored to each individual user. Design Interactive, Inc. (DI) proposes the development of a Mobile Intoxication management Tool (MIT), which will provide IID users with frequent feedback, close monitoring, and EBTs to improve health and safety behaviors, thereby resulting in decreased recidivism. MIT will leverage DI’s Mobile Stress and Anger Management Toolkit (MSAT) mobile application, which monitors the behavioral state of users struggling with stress, anger, and anxiety. The MIT tool will consist of four components: an integration with IIDs; a mobile user support tool with classification algorithms to monitor offenders’ IID performance in real-time and analyze overall patterns; a cloud-based database; and a web portal for communication with monitoring agenci

Phase II

Contract Number: 6913G622C100011
Start Date: 5/16/22    Completed: 5/15/24
Phase II year
2022
Phase II Amount
$461,903
With nearly 30 traffic fatalities caused by alcohol-related impacts every day in the Unites States, efforts have been made to reduce recidivism of Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) incidents, including the implementation and use of Ignition Interlock Devices (IIDs). However, IIDs do not impact non-compliance rates once the IID programs are completed. There is a need for a mobile application that significantly reduces recidivism of DWI offenders by supplementing information imported from IID devices with smartphone technologies that can detect intoxication and provide Evidence-Based Treatment (EBT) information tailored to each individual user. Design Interactive, Inc. (DI) proposes the development of a Mobile Intoxication management Tool (MIT), which will provide IID users with frequent feedback, close monitoring, and EBTs to improve health and safety behaviors, thereby resulting in decreased recidivism. MIT will leverage DI’s Mobile Stress and Anger Management Toolkit (MSAT) mobile application, which monitors the behavioral state of users struggling with stress, anger, and anxiety. The MIT tool will consist of four components: an integration with IIDs; a mobile user support tool with classification algorithms to monitor offenders’ IID performance in real-time and analyze overall patterns; a cloud-based database; and a web portal for communication with monitoring agenci