NSF i-corps hub (track 1): southeast region

Active Cooperative Agreement Awarded Last action

Award ID
2430380
Recipient
Awarding agency
Obligated
$8,948,966

Award facts

Completion date 36% complete
Place of performance
Atlanta, GA 30302, USA

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Description

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Abstract
The broader impact/commercial potential of this i-corps hubs project is the development of a transformative entrepreneurial ecosystem that enhances the nation's economic and industrial competitiveness through fostering entrepreneurship and deep technology workforce development. Spanning four southern states with significant demographic diversity, the hub addresses regional inequities in access to capital, experienced entrepreneurs, mentors, and advisors for deep technology researchers. By leveraging collective strengths of partner institutions with extensive backgrounds in research, entrepreneurship, and innovation, the project aims to catalyze the ecosystem through mitigating technological, expertise, and capital disparities. The hub will deploy a regional i-corps infrastructure with full-time access to entrepreneurial training at scale, assisting researchers in applying customer discovery principles to technology translation. This project serves the national interest by promoting increased participation in national i-corps programs throughout the region, culminating in an ecosystem that is diverse, inclusive, and representative of the region's population. The anticipated outcomes include a commercialization roadmap with enhanced academia-industry partnerships, equitable access to opportunities, and a sustainable increase in diversity across the south's innovation landscape. By focusing on increasing engagement with the southern community in terms of startups and technology commercialization, the project seeks to increase interest in science, technology, engineering and math (stem) fields, especially among underrepresented groups. This i-corps hubs project is based on the development of a comprehensive regional innovation network that combines the strengths of diverse academic institutions, including hispanic serving institutions and historically black colleges and universities. The project's goal is to create a scalable model for translating research into commercial ventures with societal benefits, including equitable opportunities for historically underserved entrepreneurs. The approach involves integrating best practices from existing i-corps hubs programs and developing tailored initiatives for underrepresented groups. Key methods include collaborative research, commercialization activities, and specialized training programs. The project will actively monitor success metrics for all hub activities. This approach extends beyond traditional innovation support, incorporating research to understand the impact of differing environments on participation. The project aims to make significant contributions to entrepreneurship, innovation policy, and regional economic development. The goal is to positively impact the region?s economy from the establishment of new businesses and commercialization of new products and services that have benefitted from the hub?s i-corps training. The imperative to diversify the region's economic base serves as a strong motivator, potentially increasing interest in science, technology, engineering and math (stem) fields and yielding equitable access to opportunities across the south's innovation ecosystem. This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.- subawards are planned for this award.

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Amendment $0
Amendment $2,948,966
Amendment $3,000,000
Amendment $0
Original award $3,000,000

Subawards

Subrecipient Amount Awarded
Clemson University Clemson University’s proposed activity will be to support the I-Corps South Hub by contributing to the following goals: 1) Team, Cohort, and Institutional… $634,299
The University Of Central Florida Board Of Trustees UCF will collaborate with the Lead Institution and Institution and the collective I-Corps South Hub (the “Hub”) to execute on the vision of the NSF I-Corps… $374,059
University Of Alabama As one of the partner schools of the I Corps South Hub, UA’s primary responsibility will be to: Contribute to the activities of the Hub to achieve the Hub's… $656,971
Morehouse College Inc. As one of the partner schools of the I Corps South Hub, Morehouse College will support the core aims of the hub which include: 1) Team, Cohort, and… $731,856
University Of South Florida The I-Corps Hub South aims to bridge the gap between research and real-world solutions, focusing on innovations that benefit society. It targets a rapidly… $634,783
University Of Florida As one of the partner schools of the I Corps South Hub, UF’s primary responsibility will be to: Contribute to the activities of the Hub to achieve the Hub's… $661,401
University Of Miami Team Expansion across the Region: University of Miami (UM) will lead up to two regional programs each year focused on research innovations in life sciences… $776,875

Quick answers

Who received award 2430380?

2430380 was awarded to Georgia TECH Research Corp by National Science Foundation on January 1, 2025.

How much is award 2430380 worth?

$8,948,966 has been obligated on 2430380.

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