NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships

The Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) seeks to (i) advance science and engineering research and innovation leading to breakthrough technologies as well as solutions to national and societal challenges, sustaining and enhancing U.S. competitiveness on a global stage; (ii) accelerate the translation of fundamental discoveries from lab to market, advancing the U.S. economy; and (iii) create education pathways for every American to pursue new, high-wage, good-quality jobs, supporting a diverse workforce of researchers, practitioners, and entrepreneurs. TIP will specifically cultivate new innovation ecosystems at the scale of individual communities and regions throughout the U.S., advancing use-inspired, solution-oriented research and innovation in a range of technology areas as well as in a diverse set of national-challenge areas of priority to the…