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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">I am pleased to share that the U.S. National Science Foundation has established the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto"><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011tEa-o9IQl44O98HJkub9Xz6Sb2XsWP_afqnp7dR41SWTTiayGkGnohQstVyD6gmf6n03UR29i2zrRRrb0H2dmGSduvwqq1_3z1GMSMu_BaAFHR6H0x6hDKBMX42KhUuTGClUdFvK1aF_WC5zEadNEP-w0qsYQZn&c=UCnihGaJAXraCPCo7zlqe01DvSq7-dbsL_M7syVzArZqp0mJpZv7iQ==&ch=RZod9xO9K7CbqcBTxgYIuG0GG0s6I5VBhz88Bdkc2DvIRxoxWOasaQ==" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#3661BD">Directorate
 for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">, or TIP. This new directorate — NSF's first in more than 30 years — builds upon the agency's commitment over seven decades to
 serve as a beacon of U.S. innovation, advancing the frontiers of research and education across all fields of science and engineering. TIP will be a critical first step to accelerate the development of new technologies and products that improve Americans' way
 of life, grow the economy and create new jobs, and strengthen and sustain U.S. competitiveness for decades to come. We look forward to Congress passing the Bipartisan Innovation Act, which will be key to reaching the goals of this new directorate.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Through TIP, NSF plans to launch a set of new and tightly integrated initiatives. Together, these initiatives will advance critical and emerging technologies; accelerate
 the translation of research results from the lab to market and society; and cultivate new education pathways leading to a diverse and skilled future technical workforce comprising researchers, practitioners, technicians and entrepreneurs. This will no doubt
 expand the geography of innovation and help deliver on our Missing Millions goals.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">In addition, NSF is repositioning much of its extensive portfolio of innovation and translation programs within the TIP Directorate. For example, the NSF Lab-to-Market Platform
 comprising the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto"><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011tEa-o9IQl44O98HJkub9Xz6Sb2XsWP_afqnp7dR41SWTTiayGkGnohQstVyD6gmMdH6mRQ60f61TFVZ7ocUDxokQ4Hyg5qfD8AlBDW-WHzrv7UhiKEOKAmc_2GvdZY8sYtGWlsBsVf1UmqzBHnt3VI_9MaHPjj8QbaI1__TGp0RZns0m4n4aMk65uXJfbU-&c=UCnihGaJAXraCPCo7zlqe01DvSq7-dbsL_M7syVzArZqp0mJpZv7iQ==&ch=RZod9xO9K7CbqcBTxgYIuG0GG0s6I5VBhz88Bdkc2DvIRxoxWOasaQ==" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#3661BD">NSF
 Innovation Corps</span></b></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">(I-Corps™),<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto"><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011tEa-o9IQl44O98HJkub9Xz6Sb2XsWP_afqnp7dR41SWTTiayGkGnohQstVyD6gmv4Fmr39ggGgzaC1WKQA829i2iCUHzmtttgMtysOPr_cesqIyTI8C63z-qunbmtfKi2p6dm887qbEsRabJjv5f5E5CIZ0u7ny3RdNtF2xc-2U28R_QURFAdqX3GBZWlPZuC_Xi0M3rMT2WGu7ivBxXw==&c=UCnihGaJAXraCPCo7zlqe01DvSq7-dbsL_M7syVzArZqp0mJpZv7iQ==&ch=RZod9xO9K7CbqcBTxgYIuG0GG0s6I5VBhz88Bdkc2DvIRxoxWOasaQ==" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#3661BD">Partnerships
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 Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto"><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011tEa-o9IQl44O98HJkub9Xz6Sb2XsWP_afqnp7dR41SWTTiayGkGnohQstVyD6gm9wjJHi2bHW3VMcAK17xkfltgzDcj8S4JAXJp8swHW-Pk6i098YswZlxkjUL_pg8-NOJleREzAHhLfBeGLsfj6A==&c=UCnihGaJAXraCPCo7zlqe01DvSq7-dbsL_M7syVzArZqp0mJpZv7iQ==&ch=RZod9xO9K7CbqcBTxgYIuG0GG0s6I5VBhz88Bdkc2DvIRxoxWOasaQ==" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#3661BD">SBIR
 and STTR</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">) programs, along with the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto"><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011tEa-o9IQl44O98HJkub9Xz6Sb2XsWP_afqnp7dR41SWTTiayGkGnohQstVyD6gmLKUMZnctEAY-17LypeYQmiDxOccB81a0BbVKAGzY-SJ98Fsj3bX_5JwCgeD-C1MWlUN480EQEbtzzVWdArnu4uqMPi39PDq3HvFkObrFcDj2-bv18InXhDPRt9xhd760AXudvaiw260=&c=UCnihGaJAXraCPCo7zlqe01DvSq7-dbsL_M7syVzArZqp0mJpZv7iQ==&ch=RZod9xO9K7CbqcBTxgYIuG0GG0s6I5VBhz88Bdkc2DvIRxoxWOasaQ==" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#3661BD">NSF
 Convergence Accelerator,</span></b></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">are now in TIP. You should
 not see any operational changes to your existing NSF award or to these programs.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">NSF has selected Dr.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto"><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011tEa-o9IQl44O98HJkub9Xz6Sb2XsWP_afqnp7dR41SWTTiayGkGnohQstVyD6gmzWQ3RfM216BHbYeL7X50W2Ee-S-sXU-RJxu9qS5Vb2Cic0prFfw51pzZxM1xMu8VJ4uNl27Hgp49qYYGi5GOX-MyfUUgxHpy&c=UCnihGaJAXraCPCo7zlqe01DvSq7-dbsL_M7syVzArZqp0mJpZv7iQ==&ch=RZod9xO9K7CbqcBTxgYIuG0GG0s6I5VBhz88Bdkc2DvIRxoxWOasaQ==" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#3661BD">Erwin
 Gianchandani </span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">to be the inaugural Assistant Director for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships, leading the TIP Directorate. Dr. Gianchandani previously served as the
 Deputy Assistant Director for Computer and Information Science and Engineering for six years, and has been my Senior Advisor for Translation, Innovation and Partnerships for the last year. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">More information about TIP can be found at </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto"><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011tEa-o9IQl44O98HJkub9Xz6Sb2XsWP_afqnp7dR41SWTTiayGkGnohQstVyD6gmf6n03UR29i2zrRRrb0H2dmGSduvwqq1_3z1GMSMu_BaAFHR6H0x6hDKBMX42KhUuTGClUdFvK1aF_WC5zEadNEP-w0qsYQZn&c=UCnihGaJAXraCPCo7zlqe01DvSq7-dbsL_M7syVzArZqp0mJpZv7iQ==&ch=RZod9xO9K7CbqcBTxgYIuG0GG0s6I5VBhz88Bdkc2DvIRxoxWOasaQ==" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#3661BD">https://beta.nsf.gov/tip/latest</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">This is an exciting time for NSF, and your ingenuity, hard work and contributions to science, technology and innovation have paved the way for this new directorate. We look
 forward to working with you on this new endeavor, catalyzing new discoveries and innovations, and advancing our nation into the future.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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