Idaho National Laboratory COVID-19 Technical Assistance Program

The Department of Energy's Office of Technology Transitions has announced new resources for innovators to combat COVID-19 through the COVID-19 Technical Assistance Program (CTAP).

CTAP will provide targeted funding to DOE's national laboratory system to assist non-DOE entities working to combat the coronavirus pandemic. CTAP is designed to allow external entities – including state, tribal and local governments; regional and local businesses; and other private sector entities – to engage directly with DOE lab researchers. These groups would be enabled to tap researchers' technical expertise to work through and overcome difficult technical or scientific challenges related to combating the novel coronavirus. Funding provided under this program will cover up to 40 hours of consultation with INL staff. Work anticipated for CTAP projects is not R&D intensive, leverages INL’s unique capabilities or expertise and should not be intended to generate intellectual property. Only projects that provide COVID-19-related technical assistance to U.S. entities will be considered.

Interested entities should provide:

1. An technical representative at INL that will be the principle investigator that will work with you;
2. Name and address of external entity requesting CTAP;
3. The name of the representative that is your contact for your entity;
4. Proposed project description, must include explanation of potential impact to work related to a COVID-19 response;
5. Proposed funding request (funding request should be relatively small – e.g. 40 hours or $5,000)

Funding decisions are made as proposals are received, based on available funding. 

Entities that may be able to take advantage of this program should email td@inl.gov with the above information.  More information about INL’s expertise and capabilities can be found at www.inl.gov.