Cooperative Agreement 70NANB19H171

This $400,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) supports the "LIGHT UP: LEVERAGING INNOVATION TO GROW HIGH TECH AND UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS" collaborative effort among six diverse institutions in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions. The key objectives of this collaborative project are to: (1) expand and improve the institutions' structural support systems for economic...

This $400,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports a multi-institution collaborative effort to develop a research and innovation ecosystem that leverages external partnerships to shape the STEM talent pipeline and workforce development. The "LIGHT UP" collaborative, comprised of six higher education institutions in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions, aims to establish a...

This $3,000,000.00 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) aims to develop a transformative entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Southeast region of the United States. The project will establish an I-Corps Hub to enhance the commercialization of deep technologies and foster entrepreneurship, with a focus on increasing participation and access to opportunities for underrepresented groups....

The National Science Foundation awarded $304,558 under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships federal grant program to the National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance, Inc. to design and implement an eight-week entrepreneurial training program. The program will provide approximately 100 educational and learning technology research teams with resources and tools to advance their innovations from the lab to the market. Specifically, the grantee will offer curriculum based on...

This $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.084 - NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program) funds the development of an I-CORPS Hub serving the Northwest region of the United States. The primary objective is to build entrepreneurial training infrastructure for academic STEM researchers and community teams to accelerate the commercialization of cutting-edge technologies and enhance regional innovation. Key activities include expanding...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, issued by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), provides $4,499,847.00 in funding to the CAL Poly Corporation (doing business as CAL Poly Partners) to support advanced manufacturing research for hypersonic systems. The award period runs from October 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027. The CAL Poly Corporation, a non-profit auxiliary organization serving California Polytechnic State...

This $299,139 federal Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program, supports research to evaluate the impact of accelerated government R&D funding for small technology businesses. The research aims to advance understanding around the role of timing between SBIR/STTR grant funding tranches and its impact on technology outcomes, in order to improve program success and further national technology and SBA...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $998,514 to Fuzehub Inc., a non-profit organization, to develop a materials innovation ecosystem focused on improving sustainability in the medical device and infrastructure materials sectors in Upstate New York. The project aims to address key materials sustainability challenges, such as developing biodegradable high-density polyethylene,...

This $399,922 project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the EXPAND consortium, a collaboration between five private universities in the industrialized northern United States. The goal of the project is to enhance the capacity of these institutions to support local innovation, use-inspired research, and strengthen academia-industry connections in emerging engineering and computer science...

A.l. Philpott Manufacturing Extension Partnership, doing business as Genedge Alliance, will provide $400,000 in supply chain optimization and intelligence network services under a cooperative agreement from the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Manufacturing Extension Partnership program. Specifically, the recipient will use the funding to hire a full-time CONNEX Virginia manager to grow use of the marketplace among Commonwealth businesses and facilitate new supply chain...