MUREP-Small Business Technology Transfer Research Planning Grants (M-STTR)

The summary for the MUREP-Small Business Technology Transfer Research Planning Grants (M-STTR) grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

MUREP-Small Business Technology Transfer Research Planning Grants (M-STTR): The NASA Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP)-Small Business Technology Transfer Research (M-STTR) Planning Grants seek to reduce barriers faced by Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) and small businesses in a planning activity to prepare them for the annual SBIR/STTR solicitation. The goals of this planning grant are to stimulate creative engagements between MSI researchers and Small Business Concerns (SBCs) on areas of mutual interest and develop mutually beneficial relationships that result in new technologies supporting the NASA mission and commercial market development.

Federal Grant Title:	MUREP-Small Business Technology Transfer Research Planning Grants (M-STTR)
Federal Agency Name:	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Grant Categories:	Education
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	NNH21ZHA003N
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	43.008
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	June 11th, 2021
Original Application Deadline:	June 11th, 2021
Posted Date:	April 29th, 2021
Creation Date:	April 29th, 2021
Archive Date:	July 11th, 2021
Total Program Funding:	$400,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$50,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:	10
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No
Last Updated:	April 29th, 2021

Category Explanation: The M-STTR Research Planning Grant is intended to bring together MSI researchers and SBCs, thus maximizing the potential for long-term collaborations and enhancing the opportunities provided through the STTR program. Grants are intended to address challenges and barriers faced by the MSI research community in developing collaborative opportunities. Funding enables universities and SBCs to engage in substantive conversations along mutual areas of interest, goals, and long-term outcomes. The goals of this planning grant are to stimulate creative engagements between MSI researchers and SBCs on areas of mutual interest and develop mutually beneficial relationships that result in new technologies supporting the NASA mission and commercial market development. The desired result is to enable viable partnership for competing in the annual SBIR/STTR solicitation. The outcome of this planning grant activity is thoroughly prepared MSI/SBC teams with action plans to respond to the annual SBIR/STTR solicitation release.
Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
Additional Information on Eligibility: U.S. colleges and universities designated by the Department of Education as Minority-Serving Institutions, including Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions (ANNH), American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCU), Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI), Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI), Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions Program (NASNTI), Predominately Black Institutions (PBI), and Minority-Serving Community Colleges (includes community colleges with the above designations)
Link to Full Grant Announcement: EONS 2021, Appendix L: MUREP-Small Business Technology Transfer Research Planning Grant (M-STTR)
Grant Announcement Contact: Rod Chappell
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