NASA-EPSCoR Missouri Research Infrastructure Development (RID)

During the FY2015-FY2017 grant performance period, the NASA-EPSCoR Missouri jurisdiction will continue to focus on enhancing the research and technology capabilities and capacities of the state’s institutions with an emphasis on developing infrastructure of importance to NASA and the state of Missouri. Improvement in the research and technology infrastructure of the state is necessary for enhancing the state’s contributions to the solutions of scientific and technical problems of importance to NASA. Therefore, funds disbursed under this program will be specifically used to develop, improve, and enhance the research infrastructure within the state, with the intent to quantitatively increase long-term research competency, research infrastructure-related training, and the degree of competitiveness for the state’s institution to garner higher levels of federal funding.

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.

None of these are guaranteed paths for this specific project — TechPort itself doesn't have an "apply" button. Reaching out to the contact(s) above with a specific question is usually the fastest way to find out what's actually open.