Arkansas - 2019 EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Development (RID) Funding Augmentation

Proposal Summary Arkansas NASA EPSCoR plans to: • Continue to fund the NASA EPSCoR program office to ensure continued momentum and good progress in NASA relevant aerospace research in Arkansas • Continue our Planning and Preparatory (P&P) Grant program to enable Arkansas researchers to obtain NASA EPSCoR Research Award funding • Continue our Planning and Preparatory (P&P) Travel Grant program to enable Arkansas researchers to obtain funding for teams of researchers to visit NASA Centers, Mission Directorates or the Office of Chief Technologist. • Conduct a statewide annual workshop to disseminate information and know-how to potential Research Award competitors • Conduct a statewide one day long NASA EPSCoR Conference, in conjunction with the annual Arkansas EPSCoR Conference if possible, to bring NASA and other agency sponsored individuals together

This is a mature technology (TRL 7+) — the realistic path in is usually NASA's Technology Transfer Program: licensing an existing NASA patent, or a Space Act Agreement to use NASA facilities/expertise directly. NASA also runs a startup licensing program with no upfront fee for companies formed to commercialize a specific NASA technology.

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