NSF Innovation Corps Hubs Program
Posted
- Opportunity number
- 20-529
- Agency
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National Science Foundation
- Applications due
- Not on record
- Award size
- $3,000,000 or more
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 47.041 Engineering
- 47.049 Mathematical and Physical Sciences
- 47.050 Geosciences
- 47.070 Computer and Information Science and Engineering
- 47.074 Biological Sciences
- 47.075 Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
- 47.076 STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources)
- 47.079 Office of International Science and Engineering
- 47.083 Integrative Activities
- 47.084 NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Science and Technology and other Research and Development
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is seeking proposals for the NSF Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Hubs Program. This program aims to further develop and nurture a national innovation ecosystem that guides the output of scientific discoveries closer to the development of technologies, products, and services that benefit society. The key objectives are to reduce the time and risk associated with translating promising ideas and technologies from the laboratory to the marketplace, and to address the skill and knowledge gap associated with the transformation of basic research into deep technology ventures (DTVs). Proposals must be submitted by a principal and at least two partner institutions, with each hub having at least five affiliates. The evaluation criteria will focus on the ability to create and sustain a national innovation network, develop an entrepreneurial culture, and support the translation of fundamental research into deep technology ventures.
The I-Corps Hubs grants typically range from $50,000 to $1,184,000, with project durations spanning 6-36 months. The work is expected to be primarily performed at universities, research laboratories, and small business facilities across the United States.
Synopsis
The National Science Foundation (NSF) seeks to further develop and nurture a national innovation ecosystem that guides the output of scientific discoveries closer to the development of technologies, products, and services that benefit society. The goal of the NSF Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Program, created in 2011 by NSF, has been and will continue to be to reduce the time and risk associated with translating promising ideas and technologies from the laboratory to the marketplace. The I-Corps Program utilizes experiential learning of customer and industry discovery, coupled with first-hand investigation of industrial processes, to quickly assess the translational potential of inventions. The I-Corps Program is designed to support the commercialization of so-called "deep technologies," or those revolving around fundamental discoveries in science and engineering. The I-Corps program addresses the skill and knowledge gap associated with the transformation of basic research into deep technology ventures (DTVs). In the program's initial phase, I-Corps Nodes and Sites were funded separately to serve as the backbone of the National Innovation Network (NIN). Previous solicitations for NSF I-Corps Nodes and NSF I-Corps Sites have now been archived.This new solicitation for I-Corps Hubs has been informed by feedback received from the community and lessons learned over the first eight years of the program. In 2017, the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act (AICA, Public Law 114-329, Sec. 601) formally authorized and directed the expansion of the NSF I-Corps Program. Through this solicitation, NSF seeks to evolve the current structure, in which NSF I-Corps Teams, Nodes, and Sites are funded through separate programs, toward a more integrated operational model capable of sustained operation at the scope and scale required to support the expansion of the NSF I-Corps Program as directed by AICA. In this more integrated model, I-Corps Hubs, comprising a Principal and at least two Partner institutions, form the backbone of the NIN, and each Hub has at least five Affiliates that extend the network to other institutions. Each Hub is funded through a single award. Throughout this solicitation, the term "Hub" refers to all associated organizations identified in a proposal responding to this solicitation, including the Principal, Partners, and Affiliates.
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