Sr. Vice President for Research & Economic Development
Proposal Services & Faculty Support
April Funding Focus Newsletter Special Release #2
Requests for Statements of Interest

As the first stage of this NSF Regional Innovation Engines internal competition, we are accepting mandatory Statements of Interest for information and planning purposes. Statements of Interest are to be submitted through the AU Competition Space.

An internal down-select competition will be announced in the near future as the second phase of this competition.

The NSF Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines) program creates regional-scale, technology-driven, inclusive innovation ecosystems throughout the United States by accelerating key technologies, addressing regional, national, societal, and/or geostrategic challenges, driving economic growth, creating and retaining quality jobs, expanding equitable pathways into careers, and strengthening national competitiveness and security.

Each NSF Engine represents a formal coalition of regional partners, led by a full-time Chief Executive Officer (CEO), tasked to carry out an integrated and comprehensive set of activities spanning use-inspired research, translation of innovation to practice, entrepreneurship, workforce development, community engagement, and ecosystem building, to nurture and accelerate the growth of regional innovation ecosystems grounded in technological innovation and regional, national, societal, and/or geostrategic challenges.

Webinar of Interest
Thursday, April 25, 2024,
2:00pm ET


Statements of Interest Deadline: May 1, 2024, 4:45pm
Proposal Services & Faculty Support
334-844-7910 / ldc0020@auburn.edu