This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EPIIC:INCREASING OUR INNOVATION SCORES: SYMBIOTIC COLLABORATION OF REGIONAL ECOSYSTEMS," provides $394,470 to establish an innovation ecosystem in a cohort-based model for primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs). The primary goals are to (1) develop innovation capacity within the cohort institutions and (2) collectively...
This $374,782 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) supports a collaborative research initiative to strengthen innovation capacity across four diverse academic institutions: Winston-Salem State University, North Arkansas College, Middle Georgia State University, and St. Vincent College. The "EPIIC: Strengthening Collaborative Advancements Leveraging Equitable University...
This $370,000 Project Grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, supports a collaborative research project titled "EPIIC: Strengthening Collaborative Advancements Leveraging Equitable University Partnerships." The project involves four diverse institutions - Winston-Salem State University, North Arkansas College, Middle Georgia State University, and St. Vincent College - with the goal of increasing...
This $399,922 project grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.084 - NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program) will support the EPIIC (Excellence in Partnership with Industry, Academia, and New Discoveries) consortium of five private universities located across the industrialized northern United States. The EPIIC program aims to build strong and sustainable external partnerships between these institutions and local industries, focusing on emerging technologies in...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to the College of New Jersey (TCNJ) and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (UWEC) for the collaborative "EPIIC: Managing Culture Change on Two Fronts: Strengthening Our Capacity to Develop Partnerships" research project. This award aims to mitigate institutional barriers and enhance the capacity of these primarily undergraduate...
This $375,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) supports the "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EPIIC: FOSTERING UNITY AND TEAMWORK FOR RURAL EXCELLENCE (FUTURE)" initiative. This three-year project aims to bridge the gap between academia and local industries at Athens State University, Georgia College & State University, and Southern Utah University (SUU) in order to foster innovation and...
This federal Project Grant award of $368,526 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) aims to strengthen collaborative advancements and build an inclusive research/innovation ecosystem across four diverse institutions - Winston-Salem State University, North Arkansas College, Middle Georgia State University, and St. Vincent College. The "EPIIC: Strengthening Collaborative Advancements Leveraging Equitable...
The University of Indianapolis was awarded a $11,182,499 Education Innovation and Research (EIR) grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop the Rural Early College Network 2.0 (RECN2) project. This 5-year project, running from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2029, aims to improve student achievement in rural areas through innovative educational practices. The EIR program supports field-initiated innovations across various educational...
This $399,922 award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) supports a collaborative project titled "EPIIC: Building Institutional Capacity for External Partnerships (BICEP)." The project aims to help four primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs) and emerging research institutions (ERIs) - Santa Clara University, Lawrence Technological University, Grand Valley State University, and Minnesota State University...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $399,628 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to Albion College. The "EPIIC: CONNECT FOUR, Building Regional Innovation Partnerships to Enhance Workforce Development" project aims to address the STEM worker shortage in the U.S. by scaling the college's capacity to develop and sustain external partnerships with industry, regional innovation centers, non-profits, government, and other...