Partnerships for Innovation

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Partnerships for Innovation: The goals of the Partnerships for Innovation Program are to: 1) stimulate the transformation of knowledge created by the research and education enterprise into innovations that create new wealth; build strong local, regional and national economies; and improve the national well-being; 2) broaden the participation of all types of academic institutions and all citizens in activities to meet the diverse workforce needs of the national innovation enterprise; and 3) catalyze or enhance enabling infrastructure that is necessary to foster and sustain innovation in the long-term. To develop a set of ideas for pursuing these goals, this competition will support 12-15 promising partnerships among academe, the private sector, and state/local/ federal government that will explore new approaches to support and sustain innovation.
Federal Grant Title: Partnerships for Innovation
Federal Agency Name: National Science Foundation
Grant Categories: Science and Technology
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: 08-583
Type of Funding: Grant
CFDA Numbers: 47.04147.049
CFDA Descriptions: Engineering Grants 47.049 Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Current Application Deadline: No deadline provided
Original Application Deadline: Dec 31, 2008 Letter of Intent Due Date(s) (requir
Posted Date: Jul 16, 2008
Creation Date: Jul 16, 2008
Archive Date: No date given
Total Program Funding: $9,500,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $600,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:
Expected Number of Awards: 15
Cost Sharing or Matching: 47.050 -- Geosciences
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility
*Organization Limit: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: - Accredited Degree Granting Institutions: U.S. universities and two- and four-year colleges located in the U.S., its territories, or possessions. At least one PFI graduated awardee must participate in the PFI proposal. A graduated PFI award is defined as a completed award for which a final report will have been submitted to NSF within four months of this solicitation's deadline date. See Additional Eligibility Information for the primary units of PFI partnerships and the requirements for building partnerships. *PI Limit: A senior institutional administrator (dean or higher) at the lead institution must serve as Co-PI or PI. The senior administrator must have an active role that is explicitlydescribed along with the specification of a time commitment on the project.
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