NSF WEBINAR Accelerating Innovation Research (AIR)

1. NSF WEBINARAccelerating Innovation Research (AIR) Rathindra (Babu) DasGupta Program Director Industrial Innovation and Partnerships Directorate for Engineering National Science Foundation November 15, 2010 This Presentation will be available on the IIP homepage following the WEBINAR: http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=iip

2. AIR If you are unable to call in, please send in your questions via email to: • AIR (Option 1): Mary Toney at mtoney@nsf.gov; cc Rathindra DasGupta at rdasgupt@nsf.gov • AIR (Option 2): Barbara Kenny at bkenny@nsf.gov and Deborah Jackson at djackson@nsf.gov; cc Rathindra DasGupta at rdasgupt@nsf.gov This Presentation will be available on the IIP homepage following the WEBINAR: http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=iip Directorate for Engineering

3. Focused research, innovation, and commercialization accelerated by government investment New and vibrant businesses will lead to new jobs and economic growth Discoveries for new technologies resulting in the creation of future industries EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENTNATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCILOFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY : Sept 2009 http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/nec/StrategyforAmericanInnovation/

4. NSF Innovation Investments ENG overall NSF overall AIR PFI GOALI I /UCRC STC STTR SBIR ERC Industry Investors Translational Research Resources Invested See http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/innovation.pdf Foundations Small Business University Discovery Development Commercialization Directorate for Engineering

5. Promoting Innovation and Economic Growth With community input, NSF designed two new solicitations to encourage translation of new knowledge to economic or societal impact: Accelerating Innovation Research (AIR), and Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) 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. Office of Science and Technology Policy , February 1, 2010 Directorate for Engineering

6. Components of AIR • Single Investigator and Small Groups of Faculty -Technology Translation Plan Competition (AIR/$4M) • Partnerships of Large Research Groups -Research Alliance Competition (AIR/$8M) Directorate for Engineering

7. 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 transfer plans to embark on the path towards full business plans Directorate for Engineering

8. 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) Directorate for Engineering

9. 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 Directorate for Engineering

10. 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 Directorate for Engineering

11. AIR If you are unable to call in, please send in your questions via email to: • AIR (Option 1): Mary Toney at mtoney@nsf.gov; cc Rathindra DasGupta at rdasgupt@nsf.gov • AIR (Option 2): Barbara Kenny at bkenny@nsf.gov and Deborah Jackson at djackson@nsf.gov; cc Rathindra DasGupta at rdasgupt@nsf.gov This Presentation will be available on the IIP homepage following the WEBINAR: http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=iip Directorate for Engineering