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NSF PR 00-68 - September 29, 2000
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NSF Recommends Funding For 24 Partnerships to Foster
Local Innovation
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has recommended
awards for 24 projects in communities around the country
to help translate knowledge gained from basic research
into new products, businesses and services, as well
as to provide workforce education and training opportunities
focused on innovation.
The recommended Partnerships For Innovation (PFI) awards
cover projects in 20 states and Puerto Rico, total
more than $14 million, each averaging about $600,000
over two or three years.
The PFI program, new this year, helps build creative
interactions in local communities between colleges
and universities, government agencies, foundations
and private corporations. Each partnership is tailored
to help a specific community better position itself
to accommodate research and development at the local
and regional level, with the goal of advancing local
economic and educational opportunities.
Some projects focus on innovation in specific areas,
from advanced composite materials for highways and
deep space flight engines to healing techniques and
therapies for medical use. Other projects are designed
to assist communities in developing the educational,
cultural and physical infrastructure necessary to
take advantage of science and engineering research
and ideas and build on them to create economic and
societal benefit.
"These awards allow NSF to extend its reach to people,
organizations, and communities who have never before
had the opportunity to work with us," says Rita Colwell,
NSF director. "We will need this kind of broad participation
in many communities in order to compete in the global
economy."
"I strongly support the Partnerships for Innovation
program," said Christopher S. Kit Bond, (R-MO.) chairman
of the VA-HUD and Independent Agencies Appropriations
Subcommittee. "It is important that we reach out to
all corners of the United States in our search for
the answers to tomorrow's technological challenges."
"From previous experience, we are well aware of the
empowering nature of partnerships," said Joseph Bordogna,
deputy director of NSF. "We are hopeful that these
PFI projects can serve as models to help communities
across the country find new ways to benefit from their
knowledge, expertise, and creativity."
John Hurt, NSF program manager for PFI, says the program
acts as a catalyst in helping communities transform
new knowledge into innovations that not only create
opportunities for new wealth, but build strong local,
regional and national economies and improve the national
well-being.
Principal partners in the recommended award PFI partnerships
are: Tuskegee University, Ala.; Ilisagvik College,
Alaska; Arizona State University; University of Arkansas;
California Institute of Technology; University of
Idaho; Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis;
Morgan State University, MD; University of Missouri-Kansas
City; University of Massachusetts Amherst; Rutgers
University, N.J.; Rochester Institute of Technology,
N.Y.; North Carolina A&T State University; University
of North Carolina System; University of Central Oklahoma;
Pennsylvania State University; University of Puerto
Rico; South Dakota State University; Fisk University,
Tenn.; Tennessee Technological University; Texas A&M
University; University of Texas-Pan American; Virginia
Polytechnic Institute; and West Virginia University.
Attachment: Partnerships
For Innovation (PFI) Awards for 2000
Attachment
Partnerships For Innovation (PFI) Awards for 2000
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Tuskegee University
Advanced Nanocomposites for Space Applications
Partners: Auburn University; Nanotek
Instruments; Advanced Composites Technologies
and Associates |
Alabama |
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Ilisagvik College
Distance Education for Economic Innovation
in Isolated Rural Indigenous Communities
Partners: California Virtual Campus,
Bay Area Region 1; Lewis-Clark State College;
Northwest Indian College; Phillips Community
College; Arctic Slope Regional Corporation;
North Slope Borough Office of the Mayor;
Alaska Growth Capital; Arctic Development
Council; Central Council Tlingit Haida
Indian Tribes of Alaska; Interior Athabascan
Tribal College; Tanana Chiefs Conference
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Alaska |
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Arizona State University
Innovation in the Housing Construction
Industry
Partners: Partnership for Advancing
Technology in Housing; Home Building Association
in Central Arizona; Del Webb Corporation;
Pulte Homes; Eagle Homes; Trend Homes;
Maracay Homes; Gateway Community College |
Arizona |
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University of Arkansas
Microelectronics and Photonics Innovation
Incubator in Arkansas
Partners: venture capitalists;
Arkansas Science and Technology Authority |
Arkansas |
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California Institute of
Technology
Post-Degree Entrepreneurial Fellowship
Program for Technological Innovation
Partners: Art Center College of
Design; State government through Business
Technology Center incubator (not yet approved);
private sector (not yet named, but letters
of intent) |
California |
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University of Idaho
Food and Recreation Aquaculture
Partners: Clear Springs Food; Rangan
Feeds; SeaPac; Fish Breeders of Idaho;
Tribal Fish Commission; US Fish and Wildlife
Service; Idaho Department of Fish and
Game; Washington Department of Fish and
Wildlife; Boise State University; Idaho
State University; Washington State University;
University of Idaho at Hagerman |
Idaho |
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Indiana University Purdue
University at Indianapolis
Regenerative Biotechnology for Healing
Partners: Terre Haute Center for
Medical Partner Organizations; Indiana
University School of Medicine; Eli Lilly
& Company; Indiana 21st Century
Fund for Research and Technology; Indiana
Business Modernization and Technology
Corporation |
Indiana |
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Morgan State University
Maryland Technology Partnership for
Innovation
Partners: Maryland Technology Development
Corporation; Baltimore Development Corporation's
Emerging Technology Center; Chesapeake
Bay Regional Technical Center of Excellence;
Prince George's County Economic Development
Corporation |
Maryland |
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University of Missouri-Kansas
City
Regional Innovation Alliance in Life
Sciences
Partners: University of Kansas
Medical Center Research Institute; Kansas
City Life Sciences Institute; University
of Missouri Columbia; Midwest Research
Institute; Center for Business innovation |
Missouri |
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University of Massachusetts
Amherst
Network Strategy for Regional Technology
Alliance in Computer, Polymer, and Environmental
Technologies
Partners: Massachusetts Ventures
Corporation; Springfield Technical Community
College; Economic Development Council
of Western Massachusetts; Kollmorgen Aerospace
and Defense Group; Rexam Image Products;
Western Massachusetts Electric Company;
Western Massachusetts Software Company;
Mass Ventures Equity Fund; National Collegiate
Innovators and Inventors Association |
Massachusetts |
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Rutgers University
Models for University-Industry Innovation
in Biomaterials
Partners: University of Medicine
and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey
Institute of Technology; New Jersey Center
for Biomaterials |
New Jersey |
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Rochester Institute of
Technology
Alliance for Innovation
Partners: City of Buffalo; City
of Rochester; High Tech of Rochester;
IP.com; SUNY of Buffalo; University of
Rochester; Western New York Technology
Development Center |
New York |
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North Carolina A&T State
University
Advanced Composite Materials for Automotive
and Space Applications
Partners: 3-TEX Inc.; General Electric
Aircraft Engine Group (Ohio); NASA Glenn
Research Center (Ohio) |
North Carolina |
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University of North Carolina
System
Partnership Model for Technology-Based
Business Development
Partners: Centennial Venture Partners
Fund; Longleaf Venture Fund; NC Technological
Development Authority; NC Biotechnology
Center; Research Triangle Institute; NC
Board of Science and Technology; NC Center
for Entrepreneurship and Technology; NC
Economic Development Regions |
North Carolina |
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University of Central
Oklahoma
Strategic Technology Education fro
Non-Technical Majors - Addressing the
Digital Divide
Partners: Edmond Economic Development
Authority; Oklahoma Technology Commercialization
Center; Pinnacle Business Systems, Inc;
Main Street Enterprises; Executive Women's
Forum; Edmond Public Schools; Capitol
Hill High School; Latino Community Development
Agency |
Oklahoma |
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Pennsylvania State University
Education and Research Innovation in
Nanofabrication Applications to Biology
and Medicine
Partners: Pennsylvania Nanofabrication
Manufacturing Technology Partnership (Penn
State, Pennsylvania industry, 14 Community
Colleges, public school districts) |
Pennsylvania |
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University of Puerto Rico
Innovation to Enhance Puerto Rico's
Econmic Development
Partners: Inter American University
of Puerto Rico; Polytechnic University
of Puerto Rico; Industry/University Research
Consortium; Chamber of Commerce; Puerto
Rico Manufacturers Association; venture
capital; incubator facilities |
Puerto Rico |
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South Dakota State University
Great Plains Rapid Prototyping Consortium
Partners: Daktronics, Inc;Falcon
Plastics, Inc; MTR, Inc |
South Dakota |
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Fisk University
Infrared Lasers for Atmospheric Monitoring
and Aircraft Safety
Partners: Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory; Coherent Technologies Incorporated |
Tennessee |
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Tennessee Technological
University
Innovation in the Biotech Industry
in Tennessee
Partners: Austin Pea University;
East Tennessee State; University of Memphis;
Middle Tennessee State; Oak Ridge National
Laboratory; Tennessee Biotechnology Association;
Cumberland Emerging Technologies; TenneSeed;
Tennessee Board of Regents |
Tennessee |
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Texas A&M University
Electronic Commerce Innovation Close
to the Digital Divide
Partners: Texas A&M Engineering
Extension Service; Edgewood ISD, San Antonio
School District; Our Lady of the Lake
University; TEKSA Innovations Corporation;
San Antonio Day Care Providers |
Texas |
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University of Texas-Pan
American
Rapid Product Development in International
Production
Partners: Michigan State; Instituto
Technologico Y De Estudios Superiores
de Monterrey; General Electric Engine
Services; Bissell; TRW; Automation Tooling
Systems; Alpine Electronics |
Texas |
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Materials for Advanced Fuel Cell Applications
Partners: Virginia Commonwealth
University; Newport News Shipbuilding;
Acadia Elastomers; United Technologies;
ChemFab; Dais Analytic; BPAmoco; Los Alamos
National Laboratory; Grambling University;
Hampton University |
Virginia |
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West Virginia University
Advanced Composite Materials for Civil
Infrastructure and Aquaculture
Partners: University of Akron;
Kansas/West Virginia Structural Composites,
Inc.; West Virginia Department of Highways;
Transportation Research Board; U.S Department
of Agriculture |
West Virginia |
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