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NSF Dear Colleague Letter: Supplemental Opportunity for SBIR/STTR for CREST/HBCU-RISE Collaborations (Phase IIA)
Description:
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, in collaboration with the Centers for Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) and Historically Black Colleges and Universities Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering (HBCU-RISE), seek to fund supplements to current SBIR/STTR Phase II awards that:
- foster partnerships between the academic and small business communities;
- increase participation of underrepresented groups in both academic and small business research;
- promote commercialization efforts of the product identified in the Phase II project; and
- encourage members of underrepresented groups to pursue careers in science and engineering
The Directorate for Engineering’s Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP) SBIR/STTR programs, in collaboration with the Directorate for Education and Human Resources’ Division of Human Resource Development (HRD), invites all active SBIR/STTR Phase II, CREST, and HBCU-RISE grantees to participate.
OVERVIEW OF WORK TO BE ACCOMPLISHED: The Small Business Minority Academic Research Partnership Supplement (henceforth to be referred to as SBIR/STTR Phase IIA) will award a research supplement to a current SBIR/STTR Phase II grantee able to partner with a CREST/HBCU-RISE institution. The goals of the supplemental research are to:
- further the understanding of the SBIR/STTR Phase II research;
- facilitate the development of a stronger technology base within the SBIR/STTR organization;
- investigate the scientific or engineering underpinnings of the SBIR Phase II technology;
- utilize the supported research capabilities of the CREST/HBCU-RISE institutions; and
- enhance the educational objectives associated with NSF HRD support.
CREST/HBCU-RISE institutions interested in identifying and seeking possible partnerships with SBIR/STTR Phase II grantees should consult the NSF interactive award search system (reference: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch; under Search Award For, enter SBIR Phase II or STTR Phase II and check Active Awards Only). Also, a listing of eligible CREST/HBCU-RISE institutions may be found at: CREST/HBCU-RISE Awards.
It is expected that key personnel from the small business and CREST/HBCU-RISE institution will lead the proposed efforts and, along with doctoral and postdoctoral students, will be engaged in supported activities.
A SBIR/STTR PI or CREST/HBCU-RISE co-PI contemplating the development of a request for supplemental funding in response to this Dear Colleague Letter should discuss with their cognizant program officer the planned work well before submitting a supplemental funding request.
For more information, visit http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12069/nsf12069.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click.
