1. NSF WEBINAR Accelerating 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 2Directorate for Engineering 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.govmtoney@nsf.govrdasgupt@nsf.gov AIR (Option 2): Barbara Kenny at bkenny@nsf.gov and Deborah Jackson at djackson@nsf.gov; cc Rathindra DasGupta at rdasgupt@nsf.govbkenny@nsf.govdjackson@nsf.gov rdasgupt@nsf.gov This Presentation will be available on the IIP homepage following the WEBINAR: http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=iip

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

4. University Small Business Investors Industry ENG overallNSF overall GOALII /UCRC PFI ERCSTTRSBIRSTC Resources Invested DiscoveryDevelopment Commercialization Foundations NSF Innovation Investments AIR Translational Research 4Directorate for Engineering See http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/innovation.pdf

5. Office of Science and Technology Policy, February 1, 2010 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. 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. Promoting Innovation and Economic Growth 5Directorate for Engineering 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)

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

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 7Directorate 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) 8Directorate 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 Engineering9

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 10Directorate for Engineering

11. AIR 11Directorate for Engineering 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.govmtoney@nsf.govrdasgupt@nsf.gov AIR (Option 2): Barbara Kenny at bkenny@nsf.gov and Deborah Jackson at djackson@nsf.gov; cc Rathindra DasGupta at rdasgupt@nsf.govbkenny@nsf.govdjackson@nsf.gov rdasgupt@nsf.gov This Presentation will be available on the IIP homepage following the WEBINAR: http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=iip