Partnerships for Innovation: Accelerating Innovation Research- Research Alliance

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Partnerships for Innovation: Accelerating Innovation Research- Research Alliance: The NSF Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) program within the Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP) is an umbrella for two complementary subprograms, Accelerating Innovation Research (AIR) and Building Innovation Capacity (BIC). Both programs are concerned with the movement of academic research discoveries into the marketplace, although each focuses on different stages along the innovation spectrum. The PFI:AIR program has two additional subprograms: the PFI:AIR-Technology Translation (See NSF 14-569) and PFI:AIR- Research Alliance (this solicitation). This PFI:AIR-Research Alliance (RA) solicitation is intended to accelerate the translation and transfer of existing research discoveries into competitive technologies and commercial realities by leveraging the investments NSF has made in research consortia (e.g., Engineering Research Centers, Industry University Cooperative Research Centers, Science and Technology Centers, Nanoscale Science and Engineering Centers, Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers, Centers for Chemical Innovation, and others) and catalyzing academic-based innovation ecosystems. The goal is that these synergistic partnerships and collaborations between government, academia, and other public and private entities will result in new wealth and the building of strong local and regional economies.
WEBINAR: A webinar will be held within 6 weeks of the release date of this solicitation to answer any questions about this solicitation. Details will be posted on the PFI:AIR-RA website (http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/pfi/air-ra.jsp) as they become available.

Federal Grant Title:	Partnerships for Innovation: Accelerating Innovation Research- Research Alliance
Federal Agency Name:	National Science Foundation
Grant Categories:	Science and Technology
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	14-612
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	47.041
CFDA Descriptions:	Engineering Grants
Current Application Deadline:	Feb 18, 2015 Letter of Intent Due Date(s): Januar
Original Application Deadline:	Feb 18, 2015 Letter of Intent Due Date(s): Januar
Posted Date:	Sep 29, 2014
Creation Date:	Sep 29, 2014
Archive Date:	Mar 18, 2015
Total Program Funding:	$5,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	none
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$800,000
Expected Number of Awards:	8
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: *Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following:
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Academic institutions such as universities, two- and four-year colleges, and non-profits with a campus located in the US and accredited in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. The lead (submitting) organization must be an academic institution.

One and only one institution within an NSF-funded research consortium can be the lead/submitting institution. An NSF-funded research consortium is defined as a research partnership between/among universities and other entities that is formed for mutual benefit and funded by the NSF. A research consortium is based on partnerships developed between faculty members, between faculty and industry, between faculty and federal laboratories, and/or between universities to conduct research on problems typically beyond the reach of a single investigator. In addition to having research results and technology ready for translation, an NSF-funded research consortium will have an established network of connections and relationships that can be leveraged to develop and sustain the PFI:AIR-RA innovation ecosystem. Examples of NSF research consortia include but are not limited to NSF centers, such as Engineering Research Centers, Industry University Cooperative Research Centers, Science and Technology Centers, Nanoscale Science and Engineering Centers, Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers, and Centers for Chemical Innovation. Other examples include, but are not limited to, large, multi-year, multi-faculty/institution awards such as CISE Expeditions in Computing, CISE Frontiers, and ENG Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI).

*Who May Serve as PI:
A PI may submit only one proposal to this PFI:AIR-RA solicitation.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: NSF Publication 14-612
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