NSF WEBINAR Accelerating Innovation Research (AIR) Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) Kesh Narayanan Division Director Industrial Innovation and Partnerships.

NSF WEBINARAccelerating Innovation Research (AIR)

Partnerships for Innovation (PFI)Kesh NarayananDivision Director

Industrial Innovation and PartnershipsDirectorate for Engineering

National Science FoundationSeptember 13, 2010

This Presentation will be available on the IIP homepage following the WEBINAR:http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=iip

AIR & PFI

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If you are unable to call in, please send in your questions via email to:•AIR (Option 1): Mary Toney at [email protected]; cc Rathindra DasGupta at [email protected]•AIR (Option 2): Barbara Kenny at [email protected] and Deborah Jackson at [email protected]; cc Rathindra DasGupta at [email protected]•PFI: Sally Nerlove at [email protected]

This Presentation will be available on the IIP homepage following the WEBINAR:http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=iip

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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENTNATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCILOFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY : Sept 2009

http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/nec/StrategyforAmericanInnovation/

Discoveries for new technologies resulting in the creation of future industries

New and vibrant businesses will lead to new jobs and economic growth

Focused research, innovation, and commercialization accelerated by government investment

Office of Science and Technology Policy , February 1, 2010

Promote the commercialization of promising technologies: The Budget proposes $12 million for the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a new Innovation Ecosystem in which universities partner with other institutions to increase the impact of the most promising innovations through commercialization, industry alliances, and start-up formation.

Promote the commercialization of promising technologies: The Budget proposes $12 million for the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a new Innovation Ecosystem in which universities partner with other institutions to increase the impact of the most promising innovations through commercialization, industry alliances, and start-up formation.

Promoting Innovation and Economic Growth

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With community input, NSF designed two new solicitations to encourage translation of new knowledge to economic or societal impact:

Accelerating Innovation Research (AIR), andPartnerships for Innovation (PFI)

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See http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/innovation.pdf

Components of Innovation Ecosystem

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•Single Investigator and Small Groups of Faculty-Technology Translation Plan Competition (AIR/$4M)

-Partnerships for Innovation (PFI/$7M)

•Partnerships of Large Research Groups-Research Alliance Competition (AIR/$8M)

AIR: Technology Translation Plan Competition ($4M)

• Single Investigator and Small Groups of Faculty– Creates entrepreneurial small groups of faculty– Encourages academic researchers to translate

technologically-promising, fundamental discoveries into commercial reality

– PI or co-PI must be a current or prior NSF awardee and a faculty member at a US college or university at the time of award in the current competition

– Develops technology translation plans to embark on the path towards full business plans

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AIR: Technology Translation Plan Competition ($4M)

• Key Requirements per NSF 10-608– LOI required and due December 1, 2010– Full proposal due February 1, 2011– Preliminary Technology Translation Plan (PTTP): $300k/2 Years per

grant• Third party investment (1:1) required for budget requests in excess of $150k• Up to 25% in-kind, and the rest in cash

– Final Technology Translation Plan (FTTP), submitted as a supplement to the original award: $50k

• Presentation of FTTP at NSF• FTTP awardees (those selected to receive the supplemental funding) expected to

attend and participate in a “Technology Showcase” (21 months)

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Partnerships for Innovation ($7M)

• Single Investigator and Small Groups of Faculty– Requires academic groups to partner with small

businesses– Creates a novel platform that can be applied to many

markets– Stimulates the transformation of knowledge into

innovations – Supports innovation capacity building through

partnerships

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Partnerships for Innovation

• Key Requirements per NSF 10-581- LOI required and due October 1, 2010- Full proposal due December 4, 2010- Award: $600k/2-3 Years per grant

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AIR: Research Alliance Competition ($8M)

• Partnerships of Large Research Groups– Builds synergistic research alliance between NSF -funded research

consortium and other institutions to accelerate commercialization– Other partner(s): another research entity (either NSF-funded, other

government agency funded, or privately funded), a small business consortium, or a local or regional innovation entity

– Creates innovation ecosystem that fosters entrepreneurial culture, encourages spin-offs, and builds new partnerships

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AIR: Research Alliance Competition ($8M)

• Key Requirements per NSF 10-608– LOI required and due December 1, 2010– Full proposal due February 1, 2011– Award: $1M/2 Years per grant

• Third-party investment (1:1) required• Up to 25% in-kind, and the rest in cash• PI (along with a representative from the partner entity, and a representative of a

third party investor) must present (at NSF) the first year’s accomplishments and plans for the second year

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AIR & PFI

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Program Director Contacts:•AIR (Option 1): Mary Toney at [email protected]; cc Rathindra (Babu) DasGupta at [email protected]•PFI: Sally Nerlove at [email protected]•AIR (Option 2): Barbara Kenny at [email protected] and Deborah Jackson at [email protected]; cc Rathindra (Babu) DasGupta at [email protected]

This Presentation will be available on the IIP homepage following the WEBINAR:http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=iip