Technology Innovation Program

Description

The Technology Innovation Program (TIP) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), United States Department of Commerce (DoC), is soliciting high-risk, high-reward research and development (R&D) proposals.

Areas of critical national need include: 1) Civil Infrastructure and 2) Manufacturing. 

Within the Civil Infrastructure component are the following elements: 1) Inspection and/or Monitoring technologies, and 2) Repair/Retrofit Material and Application Technologies.

Within the Manufacturing component are the following elements: 1) Process scale-up integration and design for advanced materials, and 2) Predictive modeling tools for advanced materials and materials processing.

For more information please click the "more info" link below.

Eligible Entities

Single companies and joint ventures may apply for TIP funding as provided in 15 C.F.R. §§296.2, 296.4, and 296.5.

Available Funds

Fiscal year 2009 appropriations include funds in the amount of approximately $25 million for new TIP awards.

TIP anticipates funding approximately 25 projects. A single company can receive up to a total of $3 million with a project period of performance of up to 3 years. A joint venture can receive up to a total of $9 million with a project period of performance of up to 5 years.

Cost Sharing

At least 50 percent of the yearly total project costs (direct plus all of the indirect costs).

Facilities and Administrative Costs

TIP funds may only be used to pay direct costs. Single company recipients are responsible for funding all of their indirect/overhead costs.

Key Dates

The due date for submission of proposals is 3 p.m. Eastern Time, Tuesday, June 23, 2009.

TIP is holding a public meeting (Proposers’ Conference) at NIST to provide general information regarding TIP, to offer guidance on preparing proposals, and to answer questions. Proprietary technical discussions about specific project ideas with NIST staff are not permitted at this conference or at any time before submitting the proposal to TIP. Therefore, proposers should not expect to have proprietary issues addressed at the proposers’ conference. Also, NIST/TIP staff will not critique or provide feedback on project ideas while they are being developed by a proposer. However, NIST/TIP staff will answer questions about the TIP eligibility and cost-sharing requirements, evaluation and award criteria, selection process, and the general characteristics of a competitive TIP proposal at the Proposers’ Conference and by phone and email. Attendance at the TIP proposers’ conference is not required.

The TIP Proposers’ Conference is being held on the following date, and time
April 8, 2009, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Eastern Time

More Info + Submissions

Agency: Department of Commerce (DOC)
Expires: June 23, 2009

Submissions for this opportunity are not handled by RI STAC or RI EPSCoR. Please follow the link below for more information on the opportunity and how to submit a response.

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