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Funding
Application
Development
January 26, 2016

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50 ms
½ sec
5 sec
1 min
10 min
100 min
16 hrs
1 week
10 weeks
2 years
KB MB GB TB PB
Commercially Available
Terra Incognita
Mobiledatacaps
Wireddata
caps
Web page
Online backup
Netflix movie
Locavore
Cizzle
Synchrophaser
Remote 3D printer
Fly-through data
visualization
CASA
Sim Center
Future CASA
Flood Cube
Live radiology
4K video
Gigabit Frontier

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• Real-time (apparently instantaneous)
• Very low latency
• Reliable (no hiccups)
• Cyberphysical interactions/IoT
• Big data to the end user / anchor institution
• Visual data exploration (“fly-through”)
• Collaborative (in the moment)
• Distributed
Typical Application Characteristics

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•Local development groups /
entrepreneurs
•Engineering capstone projects
•Masters students
•Code for America Brigades
•National Day of Civic Hacking
•HackforChange.org
•{Google, Apple, etc.} Dev Groups
•Corporate philanthropy
•Local employers
•National corporate challenges/testbed
access
•Corporate foundation arms
•University research
•Chamber of Commerce competitions
•Local accelerator competitions
•National and community foundation
grants
Sources of Applications and Funding
People Non-Government Funding

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•NSF Dear Colleague Letter on Smart
Communities (due 3/1/16)
•NSF Resilient Systems (due 3/9/16)
•NSF Smart and Connected Health
(TBD for 2016)
•NSF Academe-Industry Partnerships
for Innovation (TBD for 2016)
•NSF Cyber-physical Systems (TBD for
2016)
•NSF Spokes for Big Data Regional
Innovation Hubs (TBD for 2016)
•NSF Cyberlearning and Future
Technologies (3/16 – 12/16))
•NSF STEM + Computer Partnerships
(due 3/16)
•NIST Global City Teams Challenge (16)
•DoL TechHire Grant Competition (3/16)
•DoE Electric Delivery Smart Grid
Integration Challenge (TBD 2016)
•DoT Smart City Challenge (due 2/4/16)
•USDA Distance Learning and
Telemedicine (3/16)
•USAC Rural Health Care (TBD 2016)
•EDA Planning and Local Technical
Assistance (rolling throughout 2016)
•EDA Economic Assistance grants (rolling
throughout 2016)
•EDA Regional Innovation Strategies (16)
Sources of Applications and Funding (Cont.)
Federal Funding Sources

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1. Subscribe to STTI’s weekly Funding Supplement, which outlines technology-
based economic development grants ($750)
2. Match project goals to targeted grant goals/requirements, ensuring that next-
gen technologies assist in meeting grant goals
3. Connect content of proposal to other related NSF funded programs/projects
when possible
4. Attend grant Q & A sessions
5. Ask US Ignite staff for guidance
6. Contact grant program directors to ensure fit (and locate better fit)
7. Engage university researchers to assist with project definition and delivery
8. Assign one grant writer/project manager (leveraging university resources where
available)
9. Use concrete examples to provide convincing value-added
10.Use reviewers to check compliance down to last detail (e.g., # pages)
11.Demonstrate broad and deep community support
Recommended Approach for Pursuing Federal Grants

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Driving Economic Development…
Economic Development creates the conditions for
economic growth and improved quality of life by
expanding the capacity of individuals, firms,
and communities to maximize the use of their
talents and skills to support innovation … and
requires effective, collaborative institutions focused
on advancing mutual gain for the public and the
private sector. (EDA)

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… as Reflected in Early Data
• Innovation and competitiveness
• GDP/employment growth
• Economic attractiveness
• Property values
• Case-by-case anecdotal
evidence

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Common Elements of Successful Community Programs
COMPONENTS:
A.Assemble representative accelerator team
B.Enhance community infrastructure
C.Stimulate constant stream of applications
D.Coordinate US Ignite best-practice sharing
E. Leverage national partnerships

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• Ensures identification of core application capabilities and creation of
playbook
• Provides an integrated, neutral umbrella structure to help focus the
activities of disparate groups.
• Lends itself well to small business activities since larger companies
are not entrenched.
• Enables engagement of multiple civic constituencies, including tech
community, citizen users, and mentors.
• Unlocks often-hidden capabilities within local universities and
companies.
• Engages maker spaces, local schools, libraries, and arts institutions in
discussion of how to utilize next-generation technologies.
Reasons for Community Successes

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NSF Research Commercial Web Today’s Applications
GENI/Smart and
Connected Communities
Tomorrow’s Metro
Internet
Smart Gigabit Applications