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## PARTNERSHIP SEED FUND 

- SPONSORED BY THE INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM OFFICE(IPPO)
- NASA Headquarters

## INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM

## PARTNERSHIP SEED FUND OBJECTIVES

- SUPPORT NASA MISSION DIRECTORATE PROGRAM/PROJECT TECHNOLOGY NEEDS
- PROVIDE “BRIDGE” FUNDING TO CENTERS IN SUPPORT OF MISSION DIRECTORATE PROGRAMS
- PROMOTE PARTNERSHIPS AND COST SHARING WITH MISSION DIRECTORATE PROGRAMS AND INDUSTRY
- LEVERAGE RESOURCES WITH GREATER RETURN ON INVESTMENT

## ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST

**PROPOSALS SHALL TYPICALLY BE FOR ****ONE-YEAR’S DURATION**
**PROPOSALS SHALL TYPICALLY BE FUNDED AT BETWEEN ****$50K AND $250 K**** ****($9.2 M AVAILABLE FOR THIS CALL)**
**PROPOSALS SHALL BE SUBMITTED BY THE CENTER’S IPP OFFICES (LIMITED TO ****EIGHT PER CENTER****)**
**PROPOSALS SHALL BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY AND BE  LIMITED TO ****FIVE PAGES**** (NOT INCLUDING TITLE PAGE, RESUME, LETTERS OF INTENT, ENDORSEMENT OR REFERENCE), SINGLE SPACED, IN 12 POINT TIMES NEW ROMAN FONT, AND NUMBERED IN THE BOTTOM – CENTER OF THE FOOTER**
**EACH PROPOSED PROJECT MUST HAVE AT LEAST ONE (1) METRIC THAT CAN BE USED TO **_**CLEARLY**_** MEASURE THE PROGRESS AND SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE OF THEIR PARTERNERSHIP, PROPOSED OBJECTIVES, AND OUTCOMES **
**PROPOSAL SELECTION SHALL BE DONE AT HEADQUARTERS BY A COMMITTEE OF HEADQUARTER’S IPP OFFICE PERSONNEL AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE FOUR MISSION DIRECTORATES**
**THE SELECTED PROPOSALS WILL BE MANAGED BY THE CENTER IPP OFFICE WHO WILL DISTRIBUTE THE PROVIDED FUNDS**

## PROPOSAL SELECTION CRITERIA

- _RELEVANCE AND VALUE TO NASA MISSION DIRECTORATE PROGRAMS_
- _SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL MERIT AND FEASIBILITY_
- CAPABILITY AND STRENGTH OF PARTNERSHIP TEAM
- 	(BETWEEN INDUSTRY/PROGRAM/IPP)
- QUALITY OF COST-SHARE AND LEVERAGING OF RESOURCES (COST SHARING BETWEEN INDUSTRY/PROGRAM/IPP)
- _BUDGET/SCHEDULE_ (ONE-YEAR DURATION)

## COST SHARING

**NON-NASA PARTNER** – Proposed projects must include one or more non-NASA partner(s) that is willing to provide cost-sharing at a level equal to or greater than the IPP Seed Fund dollars provided to the project.
**NASA PROGRAM OR PROJECT** – Contributions from the Program, Project and/or Center involved in performance of the partnership is also required. These NASA contributions may be in the form of direct funding toward the partnership, funded FTEs or the use of unique and dedicated facilities and testbeds in support of the partnership.
**INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM** – In addition to the Seed Funding provided directly to the partnership, the IPP also contributes to the partnership by covering all costs associated with the IPP PM function using the Center’s existing IPP budget in lieu of charging these costs under the project.

## SUCCESSFUL PROPOSALS

- SSC/KSC

## PROPOSAL FORMAT

- PROJECT TITLE
- IDENTIFICATION OF PRIMARY PARTICIPANTS
- IPP PRODUCT AREA SUPPORTED
- MISSION DIRECTORATE SUPPORTED
- SCOPE/ABSTRACT
- TECHNICAL APPROACH
- APPROACH TO PARTNERING
- BENEFIT TO NASA MISSION DIRECTORATE PROGRAM
- BUDGET (DETAILED FULL COST BUDGET)
- PERFORMANCE MATRIC(S)
- LETTER OF INTENT FROM EXTERNAL PARTNER
- SIGNATURE FROM A COGNIZANT NASA PROGRAM OFFICE
- SIGNATURE FROM CENTER IPP OFFICE

## FULL COST BUDGET FORMAT

## PROPOSAL SUBMISSION SCHEDULE

- RELEASE OF CALL FROM HEADQUARTERS – MAY 10th
- KICK-OFF MEETING – TODAY! Tuesday, MAY 22nd
- NOTICES OF INTENT DUE – Friday, June 22nd
- (Note: If you anticipate doing a competitive call for partners, then please consider submitting your NOI as soon as possible to facilitate development and release of a “Sources Sought” document via procurement. )
- PROPOSALS DUE TO HQS IPPO – AUGUST 13th

## NOI -  Quad Chart Template

- _Insert Graphic_

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**Task Descriptions**

**Authority to Proceed**
**Task 1**
**Task 2**
**Task 3**
**Deliverable**

## NOI -  Quad Chart Template

- _Key Deliverable(s_)
- _Critical Project Milestones_:
- _Primary Technical Hurdles_:
- _Follow-on Development/ Exit Strategy_:

- _NASA Personnel_:
- _IPP POC_:
- _External Co-I(s_):
- _External Collaborators_:

- _Program/Project Supported_:
- _Technology Focus Areas:_
- _Outline of ROI_:

- _IPP $_ =
- _Non-NASA Resources_ =
- _Program/Project $ or contribution_ =
- _Partnering Mechanism_: (SAA, SBIR III, etc...)

## POINTS OF CONTACT

- _IPP POCs_
- Rosemary Baize		867- 6364
- Jim Nichols (Alternate)	867- 6384
- _BUDGET POC_
- Ines Salcedo 			867- 4664

## BACKGROUND CHARTS FOLLOW

## PROPOSAL TIPS

**MAKE THE PROPOSAL EASY TO EVALUATE – FOLLOW THE OUTLINE!**
**ADDRESS EACH PROPOSAL ELEMENTS AND DETERMINE WHICH PROPOSAL EVALUATION CRITERIA IT WILL REFLECT.**
**DON’T ATTEMPT TO DO TOO MUCH (I.E., MAKE CERTAIN THE BUDGET AND THE DELIVERABLES ALIGN).**
**CLEARLY CONVEY THE PURPOSE, PLAN AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RESEARCH TO THE NASA MISSION DIRECTORATE(S).****  **
- SHOW HOW IT WILL ADDRESS A PROBLEM OR GAP IN KNOWLEDGE; DISCUSS WITH COLLEAGUES
**ADDRESS THE FUNDER’S DESIRED OUTCOMES**
- IPP WANTS TO KNOW THAT THEIR FUNDS WILL HAVE SOME IMPACT
- IPP DEFINES SUCCESS AS A PARTNERSHIP WHICH RESULTS IN FOLLOW-ON MISSION DIRECTORATE FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT OR THE MISSION DIRECTORATE ADOPTS THE TECHNOLOGY (E.G., PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT, COST SAVINGS, ETC.)
**LETTERS OF COMMITMENT/ENDORSEMENT ARE KEY!**

## SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL MERIT AND FEASIBILITY

**THE OVERALL SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL MERIT OF THE PROPOSAL**
**WILL BE EVALUATED**
**THE PROPOSAL SHALL BE FOR DISCRETE PROJECTS WITH TANGIBLE**
**AND RELEVANT RESULTS EXPECTED AT THE COMPLETION OF THE **
**PROPOSED PROJECT**
**THE PROPOSAL SHALL DEFINE CLEAR OBJECTIVES AND ANTICIPATED**
**OUTCOMES THAT DEMONSTRATE HOW SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS WILL**
**TRANSITION TO THE NEXT PHASE OF THE TECHNOLOGY**
**DEVELOPMENT LIFE-CYCLE OR FUNDING OPPORTUNITY IN SUPPORT**
**OF NASA MISSIONS**

## RELEVANCE AND VALUE TO NASA

- THE RELEVANCE AND PERCEIVED VALUE OF THE
- PROPOSED OUTCOMES WILL BE SIGNIFICANT FACTORS
- IN THE EVALUATION AND SELECTION OF PROPOSALS
- THE PROPOSED ACTIVITY MUST SHOW DIRECT LINKAGE
- TO THE TECHNOLOGY AREAS ESTABLISHED BY THE FOUR
- MISSION DIRECTORATES
- DEVELOPMENT OF CROSS-CUTTING TECHNOLOGY
- SUPPORTING MORE THAN ONE MISSION DIRECTORATE
- IS ENCOURAGED

## CAPABILITY AND STRENGTH OF PARTNERSHIP TEAM

- THE PROPOSAL SHALL DELINEATE THE TEAM’S CAPABILITIES, EXPERIENCE, EXPERTISE, SPECIAL FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT WHICH ARE INTEGRAL TO ACHIEVING THE PROPOSAL’S OBJECTIVES
- THE PROPOSAL SHALL PROVIDE CLARITY OF ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND INTERRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUAL TEAM MEMBERS

## QUALITY OF COST-SHARE AND LEVERAGING OF RESOURCES

- THE PROPOSAL WILL BE EVALUATED BASED ON THE LEVEL AND QUALITY OF THE  RESOURCES CONTRIBUTED BY THE  EXTERNAL PARTNER AND THE DEGREE TO  WHICH THE PROJECT LEVERAGES OTHER NASA FUNDING
- THE NON - NASA PARTNER SHOULD CONTRIBUTE VALUE EQUAL TO OR GREATER  THAN THAT PROVIDED BY IPP – THIS CAN INCLUDE FUNDS, IN-KIND SERVICES,  OR USE OF FACILITIES
- THE NASA PROGRAM OR PROJECT OFFICE SHOULD ALSO CONTRIBUTE (NO LEVEL SPECIFIED)  – THIS CAN INCLUDE FUNDS, FTE’s, OR USE OF FACILITIES
- THE IPP CONTRIBUTION WILL INCLUDE DIRECT FUNDING TO THE PROJECT AND ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH NECESSARY TRACKING AND REPORTING

## BUDGET/SCHEDULE

- THE PROPOSAL WILL BE EVALUATED ON THE REALISM OF THE  PROPOSED SCHEDULE AND LEVEL OF FUNDING RELATIVE TO  THE ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES OF THE ACTIVITY
- RETURN ON INVESTMENT TO NASA WILL BE A CRITICAL  FACTOR IN PROPOSAL SELECTION
- PROPOSALS THAT CALL FOR COLLABORATION BETWEEN CENTERS ARE ENCOURAGED

## PRIMARY PARTICIPANTS

- _CENTER INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM OFFICE_:
- IDENTIFY THE PARTNERSHIP MANAGER WHO WILL DEVELOP TH E PROPOSAL’S BUSINESS CONTENT, PARTICIPATE IN PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND CONDUCT ALL REQUIRED TRACKING AND REPORTING FUNCTIONS
- _CENTER PROGRAM/PROJECT/TECHNICAL OFFICE_:
- IDENTIFY THE INTERNAL CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR WHO WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPOSAL’S TECHNICAL CONTENT, PARTICIPATE IN PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND PARTICIPATE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE TECHNICAL DEVEOPMENTACTIVITIES OF THE PROJECT
- _EXTERNAL PARTNER_:
- IDENTIFY THE EXTERNAL CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR WHO WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPOSAL’S TECHNICAL CONTENT, PARTICIPATE IN PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND PARTICIPATE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE TECHNICAL DEVEOPMENTACTIVITIES OF THE PROJEC

## SCOPE OR ABSTRACT

- IDENTIFY THE NEED OR PROBLEM THAT IS BEING ADDRESSED AND SUMMARIZE THE OVERALL APPROACH TO BE UNDERTAKEN AND THE VALUE AND BENEFITS TO NASA
- TECHNICAL APPROACH
- IDENTIFY THE TECHNICAL APPROACH, CURRENT STATE OF THE ART WORK RELATED TO WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED, RELATED PRIOR OR CURRENT WORK BEING DONE IN THIS AREA, SCHEDULE, AND MILESTONES
- APPROACH TO PARTNERING
- IDENTIFY THE PARTNER(S) AND THEIR PROPOSED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECT, NASA’s CONTRIBUTIONS (OTHER THAN IPP) TO THE PROJECT, THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH PARTY, THE PROPOSED PARTNERSHIP MECHANISM, AND ANY POTENTIAL COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES

## BENEFITS TO NASA

- IDENTIFY ALIGNMENT TO IPP ELEMENTS AND MISSION DIRECTORATE TECHNOLOGY FOCUS AREAS, FUTURE VALUE TO NASA (ROI, COST SAVINGS/AVOIDANCE, SAFETY, TIME, ETC.), AND NEXT STEPS FOR THE TECHNOLOGY OR PARTNERSHIP
- BUDGET
- PROVIDE A DETAILED FULL COST BUDGET TO INCLUDE FUNDING REQUESTED FROM IPP, FUNDING PROVIDED BY NASA (OTHER THAN IPP), FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE EXTERNAL PARTNER, TOTAL BUDGET, FTE AND WYE LABOR FOR NASA AND THE EXTERNAL PARTNER, AND OTHER PROCUREMENTS OR DIRECT COSTS

## PERFORMANCE METRICS

- EACH PROPOSED PROJECT MUST HAVE AT LEAST ONE METRIC THAT CAN BE USED TO MEASURE THE PROGRESS AND SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE OF THE PARTNERSHIP. MATRIC(S) WILL BE SELECTED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE PROPOSING TEAM; HOWEVER, IT MUST BE A CLEAR AND MEASURABLE INDICATOR OF HOW WELL THE PARTNERSHIP ACHIEVED THE PROPSED OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES.
- WHERE APPROPRIATE, THE NASA TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL (TRL) PROVIDES SUCH A MEASURE. THE TRLs DESCRIBE THE STAGES OF MATURITY IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS FROM OBSERVATION OF BASIC PRINCIPLES THROUGH FINAL PRODUCT OPERATION.