Vermont NASA EPSCoR RID Phase V Extension

This abbreviated proposal document provides a detailed budget narrative and explanation for the fund usage and activities to be supported under the RID V Extension Year. The activities, along with corresponding priorities, targets, and metrics, for the Phase V Extension Year are aligned with those previously outlined in the original three-year NASA EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Development (RID) base project for Vermont. The Vermont NASA EPSCoR RID Program employs a multi-faceted approach to foster NASA-relevant research among faculty, graduate students, and the industrial sector while also strengthening collaborative ties with NASA personnel. The main project elements within Vermont's NASA EPSCoR RID project include Research Pilot Grants for investigators initiating projects of NASA relevance and NASA Center Travel Grants for exploring new, or strengthening existing, research collaborations. A third component, the Industrial Partners Initiative (IPI), based on an SBIR Phase "0" concept, fosters links between Vermont's knowledge/technology-based private sector companies, academia, and NASA. Lastly, the Vermont NASA EPSCoR program continues to place significant effort in the recruitment of underrepresented minorities and female faculty and students to participate in its activities.

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