Small-Business/ ERC Collaborative Opportunity

Post Date

April 5th 2013

Application Due Date

July 2nd 2013

Letter of Intent Due Date(s) (required) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time): May 06, 2013 Full Proposal Deadline(s): July 02, 2013

Funding Opportunity Number

13-551

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

See solicitation for additional information

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 (ERC) and in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) 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 (the infrastructure), 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 engineered systems and engage undergraduate and graduate students more directly in the innovation process through collaboration between an ERC and a small business concern, (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:

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• Agency Contact:

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• More Information:

  NSF Publication 13-551