Rhode Island NASA EPSCOR Research Infrastructure and Development Grant

The proposed effort is designed to enhance NASA research infrastructure and stimulate new partnerships between RI institutions of higher learning and NASA’s Mission Directorates. This will be accomplished through: competed research seed grants (directly related to NASA’s goals and missions) each of the three years; workshops within the state in order to broaden participation in NASA opportunities; updated website presence; and participation in national NASA EPSCoR meetings. From such efforts, we seek to increase competitiveness in both EPSCoR Research competitions and future NASA grants and involvement.

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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