Title
Innovation Corps - National Innovation Network Nodes Program (I-Corps Nodes)
Agencies
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Description
The National Science Foundation (NSF) seeks to further develop and nurture a national innovation ecosystem that builds upon fundamental research to guide the output of scientific discoveries closer to the development of technologies, products, processes and services that benefit society. The goal of the program is to dramatically reduce the period of time necessary to bring a promising idea from its inception to widespread implementation.
Through this solicitation, NSF plans to build upon the established National Innovation Network (consisting of I-Corps Nodes and Sites) to further support the needs for innovation research, education and training. NSF is seeking to expand and sustain the network of I-Corps Nodes that work cooperatively to support the development of innovations that will benefit society. The interconnected nodes of the network are expected to be diverse in research areas, resources, tools, programs, capabilities, and geographic locations - providing the network with the flexibility to grow or reconfigure as needs arise.
I-Corps Nodes will foster understanding on how to: 1) identify, develop and support promising ideas that can generate value, 2) create and implement tools, resources and training activities that enhance our nation's innovation capacity, 3) gather, analyze, evaluate and utilize the data and insight resulting from the experiences of those participating in regional programs and 4) share and leverage effective innovation practices on a national scale - to improve the quality of life for the U.S. citizenry. In addition, Nodes must identify and are expected to implement plans for sustainable scaling of their efforts beyond the duration of NSF support.
More Information
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2016/nsf16539/nsf16539.htm
Submission Limits
Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: 1
Organizations may only be a participant in one proposal per deadline. In addition, organizations may only be associated with one I-Corps Node that is receiving funding from NSF at a given time.
PLEASE NOTE: Institutions that are the Lead organization for an existing Node may only participate in a Track 2 proposal submission.
Deadlines
Internal Notice of Intent |
Feb 18, 2016 |
Notification of Internal Competition |
Feb 19, 2016 |
Internal Pre-proposal |
Feb 26, 2016 |
Results of Internal Competition |
Mar 4, 2016 |
Agency Notice of Intent/Pre-proposal |
Mar 10, 2016 |
Agency Proposal |
May 10, 2016
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