AFOSRs Collaboration with HBCUMI Alabama A

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AFOSRs Collaboration with HBCU/MI Alabama AM
University Research InstituteKnight Center,
Alabama AM University24-26 January 2005

• Edward Lee
• HBCU/MI Specialist
• Air Force Office of Scientific Research
• Arlington, VA

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Support to HBCU/MI
Total AF Support for HBCU/MI was 50 million in
FY04 Almost all from Air Force Research
Laboratory (AFRL)

• AFOSRs contribution was 28M in FY04
• R D Funding (23.3M to 18 MIs 1.6M to 10
  HBCUs)
• Fellowship Programs
• Students Financial Assistance Program

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AFOSR Programs of HBCU/MI Interests

• HBCU/MI Set-Aside Funding
• - AFOSR Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Set-Aside
• - DOD HBCU/MI Infrastructure Support

2. Competitive Research Funding - AFOSR Broad
Agency Announcement (BAA) - University Research
Initiative (URI) - Small Business Technology
Transfer (STTR)
3. Fellowship and Students Financial Support
4. Undergraduate Initiative Awards to Stimulate
and Support Undergraduate Research Experiences
(ASSURE)
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HBCU/MI Set-Aside Programs Timeline

• AFOSR Set-Aside for Research Grants
• Proposals may be submitted under AFOSR BAA
• At any time throughout year
• See www.afosr.af.mil BAA 2005-1
• DoD Set-Aside for Infrastructure Support
• Proposal due on 21 Jan 05
• Solicitation open to all HBCU/MI
• 3-year basic research project up to 100K/yr
• Instrumentation up to 200K
• http//www.aro.army.mil/research/hbcu_isp05.pdf
• Managed by ARO
• Content of the solicitation changes every year.

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Competitive Research Grants/Contracts University
Research Initiative (URI)

• 1. Multidisciplinary research Program of the
  University Research Initiative (MURI)
• 3-years 2-year options _at_ 0.5M to 1.3 M/year
• MURI BAA announcement June (link from
  www.afosr.af.mil)
• White Paper Due in mid August
• Formal Proposal Due (if invited) in November
• 2. Defense University Research Instrumentation
  Program (DURIP)
• Instrumentation from 50K to 1M (average 215K)
• DURIP BAA end of May (link from
  www.afosr.af.mil)
• Proposal Due Late August

Highly Competitive Approximately 10 to 1
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Competitive Research Grants/Contracts (Cont) STTR
FY05 Announcement out on 1 Feb 05 Proposal due
on 15 April 05. Link from www.afosr.af.mil
Small Business Opportunities

• STTR awards Small Business/Research Institution
  Teams

FY03 Competition 21 out of 326 Proposers Teamed
with HBCU/MI 2 out of 80 Winners Teamed with
MI FY04 Competition 12 out of 205 Proposers
Teamed with HBCU/MI 5 out of 85 Winners Teamed
with MI
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Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)

• Created by Small Business Innovation
  Development Act in 1992
• Stimulates Technology Innovation Among Small
  Private Sector Businesses and Research
  Institutions
• Meets Governments RD Needs
• Stimulates U.S. Economy
• Minimum 30 of Budget Funds Required for
  Research Institution
• Phase I Contract
• Determines Feasibility of a New Technology
• Addresses a Topic Area Identified in AF
  Solicitation
• Up to 100K (6-12 Month Effort)
• Phase II Contract
• Awarded Only to Successful Phase I Contract
  Winners
• Determines Potential for Commercial
  Applications
• Up to 500K Through FY03, Up to 750K In FY04
  (24 Month Effort)

In FY00, AFOSR Was Allocated All STTRs for AFRL
While All SBIRs Were Allocated to AFRL TDs
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Goals and Long Term Objectives (STTR)

• Involve Small Businesses in Federal RD
• Commercialize Innovative Technologies Developed
  by Small Business
• Provide a Mechanism for Participation Between
  Universities, Federally Funded R D Development
  Centers, Non-profit Research Institutions and
  Small Businesses
• Provide an Incentive to Move Emerging Technical
  Ideas From the Lab to Market Place
• Foster High Tech Economic Development to Advance
  U.S. Economic Competitiveness

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Students Financial Support

• National Defense Science and Engineering
  Graduate Fellowships (NDSEG) Supports PhD-Track
  Graduate Students
• 47 Fellows studying at MIs
• Pays stipend (31K/year) Tuition for 3 years
• Class of 02, 03, and 04 Total -- 450 Fellows
• 68 Minority Fellows as of Dec 04

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Summer Program

• Air Force Summer Faculty Fellowship Program
  (Managed by National Research Council) Supports
  Faculty Research at Air Force labs in Summer
• - 8 14 weeks (April September)
• - 1650/wk Full Professor 1450/wk Associate
  Professor 1250/wk Assistant Professor
• FY 03 6 of 64 Faculty Fellows were from HBCU/MI
• FY 04 2 of 51 Faculty Fellows were from HBCU/MI

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Undergraduate Initiative

• Awards to Stimulate and Support Undergraduate
• Research Experience (ASSURE) program
• - Program announced with NSFs Research
• Experience for Undergraduate (REU) program
• (http//www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf03577). 
• - Research-Site proposals due 15 Aug each year
• Research-Site should team with non-research
  universities and colleges, and present plans for
• recruiting undergraduate students with no
  research opportunities into science and
  engineering field

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Contact Information and More

• AFOSR Home Page http//www.afosr.af.mil
• SBIR/STTR
• http//www.afrl.af.mil/sbir
• POC at AFOSR
• Koto White, PhD
• Chief, External Programs
• koto.white_at_afosr.af.mil 703-696-7319
• Mr. Ed Lee
• HBCU/MI Specialist
• Ed.lee_at_afosr.af.mil 703-696-7318