In your limited submission proposal, specify which track you are applying to.
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) seeks to increase the scale
and pace of advancing discoveries resulting from academic research into
tangible solutions that benefit the public. The overarching goal for the
Accelerating Research Translation (ART) program is to advance the U.S.
scientific and economic leadership by building capacity and increasing
the number of robust translational research ecosystems in Institutions
of Higher Education (IHEs) that span across the full geography of our
nation.?Innovations can occur anywhere and can be opportunities for
creating sustained impacts in every single region of the United States.
Achieving translational outcomes as a mechanism to drive sustained
economic impacts is the primary aim of the "Accelerating Research
Translation" (ART) program.
The ART program seeks proposals that have a blend of: (1) activities
that will help build and/or strengthen the institutional infrastructure
to sustainably grow the institutional capacity for research translation
in the short and long terms; (2) educational/training opportunities,
especially in engaged scholarship and experiential opportunities for
students, postdoctoral researchers, and faculty, to become
entrepreneurial leads (EL) and/or seek use-inspired- and/or technology
transfer- and research translation-oriented careers in the public and/or
private sectors; and (3) specific, research translation and technology
transfer activities that offer immediate opportunities for transition to
practice to create sustained economic and collective impacts.
Importantly, NSF?s definitions of research translation and technology
transfer go beyond a traditional focus on lab-to-market pathways leading
to new startups and small businesses; rather, NSF aims to grow capacity
at IHEs to achieve the full range of translational impacts emanating
from research discoveries and innovations by including civic
entrepreneurship; informing standards-setting, policy, and regulatory
bodies; scaling rigorous and engaging curricula, instructional material,
and pedagogies; and more.
Track 3: Technology Transfer Resource Centers (RESOURCE) - The ART program aims to leverage the experience and resources of
IHEs or non-profits with strong research translation capacity (and/or
experience) to launch a network of regional Technology Transfer Resource
Centers (RESOURCE) that promote regional technology transfer and
technology development activities available to multiple IHEs in a region
with low or emerging research capacity and little or no dedicated
technology transfer or research translation resources. A Track 3 award
for a RESOURCE is expected to provide guidance, training, education, and
services to other IHEs in a region who have a low RTRL. A Track 3 award
is expected to be up to a total of $8 million for a duration of 4
years. Subject to availability of funds and quality of proposals, NSF
plans to make up to 5 RESOURCE awards. Some awardees demonstrating
strong performance, as demonstrated by successfully meeting evaluation
criteria during the award, including progress toward
self-sustainability, may have an opportunity to receive renewal support
for up to 4 more years and additional funding of up to $2 million,
subject to the availability of funds. As noted above, the lead IHE for
this Track is expected to be an IHE with a very high RTRL or a
non-profit with significant expertise related to technology transfer,
entrepreneurship and related areas leading to sustained economic
impacts.
Track 4: Education and Training (ET)
This nationally focused Track invites proposals from IHEs or
non-profits with any combination of either a strong, vibrant and
established research translation ecosystem, and/or demonstrated
experience to develop, evaluate, and deploy educational and training
resources related to entrepreneurship, technology transfer and related
activities. The beneficiaries for these education and training resources
to be developed will be lower RTRL IHEs located anywhere in the United
States (including but not limited to Track 1 and Track 2 awardees).
Track 4 awards may be budgeted up to a total of $3 million for a
duration of 3 years. Subject to availability of funds and quality of
proposals, NSF plans to make up to 4 ET awards. Some awardees
demonstrating strong performance, as demonstrated by successfully
meeting evaluation criteria during the award, including progress toward
self-sustainability, may have an opportunity to receive renewal support
for up to 2 more years and additional funding up to $2 million (subject
to the availability of funds), to scale up the deployment and adoption
of the developed resources and training materials nationally.
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