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...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $5,996,999 Cooperative Agreement through its Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) to the University of Alabama for the project "FOSTERING AN ENTREPRENEURIAL INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM THROUGH TRAINING AND UNIVERSITY-LED PRIVATE-PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS". This 4-year award aims to accelerate the university's capacity for translational research, strengthen its role in regional innovation, and foster an entrepreneurial...
This $400,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under its Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program will support the EPIIC: Excellence in Partnership with Industry, Academia, and New Discoveries (EXPAND) consortium of five private universities located across the industrialized northern U.S. The project aims to build strong and sustainable external partnerships in engineering and computer science, focusing on emerging technologies. The key...
This $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), aims to develop the infrastructure needed for entrepreneurial training for academic STEM researchers and high-potential community teams in the Northwest region. The key products and services to be delivered include: Expanding the number of I-Corps teams trained, with the lead awardee (The Regents of the University of California,...
This $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, will support the development of a transformative entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Southeast region. The award, with a performance period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2029, aims to enhance the nation's economic and industrial competitiveness by fostering deep technology entrepreneurship and workforce development. The project, led...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $299,898 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to Northeastern University. The grant is intended to "CATALYZE DEEP TECH INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP VIA INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS" and has the potential to enhance the impact of NSF's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. The project aims to facilitate international...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded the University of Connecticut a $496,183 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program. The grant will implement the Entrepreneurship Fellowship Program to train graduate students in STEM fields with entrepreneurial skills, knowledge, and competencies. Over the 3-year project period from October 2023 to September 2026, the program will provide a framework of educational and experiential opportunities, including courses, programs, and...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) EAGER: PBI project grant award to the National Bureau of Economic Research Inc. (NBER) totaling $299,316 provides funding to develop an innovative methodology for comprehensively assessing regional innovation ecosystems. The project aims to integrate industry-specific metrics and a diverse array of outcome indicators to measure the impact of regional entrepreneurial activities on economic growth and societal welfare. This approach builds on the foundational...
This $399,945 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program will support the EXPAND consortium, a collaborative research initiative across five private universities in the industrialized northern U.S. The project aims to enhance the capacity of these institutions to develop strong and sustainable external industry partnerships, accelerate innovation, and promote technology transfer and...
This $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) supports an I-CORPS Hub project to provide entrepreneurial training and mentoring to researchers in the New England region. The goal is to accelerate the translation of fundamental research into commercial products and services that drive economic growth and benefit local communities. The award is focused on delivering large-scale,...