This $299,738 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program is focused on using machine learning (ML) to analyze the socioeconomic impacts of place-based innovations, with a specific emphasis on understanding the effects on socially vulnerable populations. The project aims to develop scalable ML models that can quantify the impacts of NSF's Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines) investments in New York...
This $474,942 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program will fund research at Duke University to evaluate the impacts of declining public R&D investment and the pivot away from defense innovation in the U.S. The research aims to (i) examine the effects of federally-funded R&D on the development of complex, science-based "deep tech" innovations, and (ii) assess the impacts of major cuts to...
This $299,139 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program funds research to evaluate the impact of accelerated government R&D funding for small technology businesses. The research uses data on federal R&D funding, commercialization, finance, and procurement outcomes, as well as empirical modeling and interviews, to identify policy levers for enhancing public programs that finance innovation. The...
This $300,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) aims to identify early indicators of success in building rural tech innovation ecosystems that promote sustainable economic development and community well-being. The two-year project will utilize a mixed-methods research approach, including surveying communities, analyzing data-driven leading indicators, and conducting qualitative case...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $103,672 to develop a framework for assessing the societal and economic impacts of regional innovation programs. The project aims to design an evaluation system and data infrastructure to track outcomes from NSF's Regional Innovation Engines program investments. This includes analyzing employment dynamics, supplier-buyer networks, and...
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 $272,999 federal Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program, supports a research project at Duke University that aims to understand how the burden of market failures is shared across different households and income groups in the economy. The project will develop advanced tools and methods to estimate and analyze various economic distortions, such as markups, markdowns, and taxes, that prevent...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $196,325 to Arizona State University (ASU) develops a framework to measure the dynamics, intermediate outcomes, and broader socio-economic and environmental impacts of regional innovation programs. The project engages interdisciplinary perspectives across public policy, economics, geography, and management to build a conceptual foundation for assessing large-scale government...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to support the "EPIIC: Raising Rural Economic Development & Innovation (RREDI)" project. This collaborative research effort involves four higher education institutions - Angelo State University (TX), Richard Bland College of William & Mary (VA), Independence Community College (KS), and Longwood University (VA) - to explore how...
This $289,802 National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) grant award to The George Washington University aims to develop a new data platform and analytical toolset for modeling entrepreneurial ecosystems across all 381 U.S. metropolitan statistical areas. The research will analyze the static configurations and dynamic trajectories of entrepreneurial ecosystems to provide insights relevant to policymakers supporting regional innovation. A sub-award of...