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The Technology Innovation Program (TIP) supports, promotes, and accelerates innovation in the United States through high-risk, high-reward research in areas of critical national need. TIP has the agility and flexibility to make targeted investments in transformational R&D that will ensure our Nation’s future through sustained technological leadership.

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Help Shape Future TIP Competitions

TIP Seeks Comments on White Papers

TIP announces that it is seeking comments on white papers prepared by TIP staff from any interested party, including academia; Federal, state, and local governments; industry; national laboratories; and professional organizations/societies. The white papers are posted at http://www.nist.gov/tip/wp_cmts/index.html. Comments will assist in the further refinement of areas of critical national need and the associated technical challenges that could be addressed in future TIP competitions. Comments on white papers must be submitted to TIP using the comment button found on the first and last page of each white paper.

TIP is selecting White Papers to help shape TIP’s Collaborative outreach and future competitions. White papers in all areas of critical national need are encouraged. White papers, along with the vision of the Administration, NIST, other government agencies, the technical communities, and other stakeholders, help TIP shape the scope of future competitions.

For general information and upcoming deadlines, see our Call for White Papers.

For detailed instructions on how to prepare and submit white papers please refer to “A Guide for Preparing and Submitting White Papers on Areas of Critical National Need.”

TIP's Competition in 2009

Tuesday, December 15, 2009 -- TIP announces today that a total twenty projects are awarded, representing up to a potential of $146 million in new high-risk, high-reward research, $71 million of it to be funded by TIP. Awarded projects from the FY 2009 competition demonstrate TIP’s commitment to multidisciplinary approaches and to encouraging broad teaming arrangements. Thirty-eight research participants are involved in the twenty projects, with eleven single applicants and nine joint ventures. Sixteen of those 38 participants are universities with four joint ventures led by universities. TIP offers a unique opportunity for funding university-industry cutting edge research.

Awarded projects address critical national needs in Manufacturing and Civil Infrastructure. The scope of these two areas that were the subject of this second TIP solicitation can be found in the March, 2009, TIP white papers, "Accelerating the Incorporation of Materials Advances into Manufacturing Processes” and "Advanced Sensing Technologies and Advanced Repair Materials for the Infrastructure: Water Systems, Dams, Levees, Bridges, Roads, and Highways."

For a summary of the TIP 2009 Competition in Manufacturing and Civil Infrastructure, see our TIP At-A-Glance Fact Sheet.

For details on all TIP Funded Projects, see our Funded Projects page.

TIP's First Competition in 2008

In June 2008, TIP published a white paper describing the scope of its first solicitation – “Advanced Sensing Technologies for the Infrastructure: Roads, Highways, Bridges and Water Systems.” The solicitation called for implementable, usable, and accurate sensing systems for the effective measurement of explicit infrastructure performance characteristics such as fatigue, corrosion, stress, usage, damage, etc. These new sensing technologies could provide increased security and safety for key critical infrastructure elements.

TIP announced in January 2009 nine projects for award, representing up to $88.2 million in new research, $42.5 million of it funded by TIP. Awarded projects from the first competition demonstrated TIP’s commitment to multi-disciplinary approaches and to encouraging broad teaming arrangements. Thirty-five research participants are involved in the nine projects. Nine of those 35 participants are universities with four joint ventures led by universities. TIP offers a unique opportunity for funding university-industry cutting edge research.

For a summary of the TIP 2008 Competition in Civil Infrastructure, see our TIP At-A-Glance Fact Sheet.

For details on all TIP Funded Projects, see our Funded Projects page.

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