Small-Business/ ERC Collaborative Opportunity

Post Date

March 2nd 2012

Application Due Date

May 30th 2012

Letter of Intent Due Date(s) (required) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time): March 30, 2012 Full Proposal Deadline(s): May 30, 2012

Funding Opportunity Number

12-543

CFDA Number(s)

47.041

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Number of Awards

15

Eligibility Categories

Other

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Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $3000000

• Award Range:

  $200000 - $None

Grant Description

This opportunity aims to facilitate the translation of NSF's technology investments in Engineering Research Centers and in Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer projects into the market place. Furthermore, in instances where an ERC is funded with a mission to support the public good through the implementation of critical public engineering systems, this includes facilitating implementations that realize the intended public benefit.The specific goals of this opportunity are to:Speed the translation of ERC-generated research and technology advances to the marketplace or its implementation into critical public engineering systems and engage undergraduate and graduate students more directly in the innovation process through collaboration between an ERC and a small business firm, (OPTION 1) andStrengthen the research capacity of active NSF SBIR/STTR Phase II awardees to speed the entry of their innovations into the marketplace and broaden its portfolio of marketable products through collaboration with an ERC (OPTION 2).

Contact Information

• Agency

  National Science Foundation

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

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• Agency Email Address:

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• More Information:

  NSF Publication 12-543