State:
ATP awardees are restricted to companies located in the 50 states,
including U.S. territories and protectorates.
Performance
Rating: The project performance rating system was constructed
primarily from a set of common project outputs: 1) knowledge creation
and dissemination; 2) commercialization progress; and 3) overall
project performance. These variables are also used as performance
metrics in partial fulfillment of the reporting requirements of
the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA).
The
ratings for overall performance are converted to a 0 to 4 star rating
and offer insight into the potential for commercial success. Four-stars
is the highest performance score, and Zero-stars is the lowest.
Technology:
ATP assembles proposals under the following taxonomy.
- Advanced Materials/Chemicals.
- Biotechnology.
- Electronics/Computer Hardware/Communications.
- Information Technology.
- Manufacturing (Discrete).
- Other Technology.
Competition
Year: This refers to the fiscal year in which the proposal was
submitted to ATP and is incorporated in the project proposal number.
Project
Number: The proposal tracking number includes the fiscal year
in which the proposal was submitted. There may, at times, be a discrepancy
between this date and the year in which the project began due to
funding cycle incongruities. The project number also includes a
technology taxonomy code.
Competition
Name : Competition name represents multi-year efforts aimed
at specific, well-defined technology and business goals. These programs,
which involve the parallel development of a suite of interlocking
R&D projects, tackle major technology problems with high payoff
potential which cannot be solved by an occasional project coming
through the general competition. By managing groups of projects
that complement and reinforce each other, ATP can have the greatest
possible impact on the economy. For additional information refer
to the following website:
http://www.atp.nist.gov/atp/focusprg.htm
Project
Manager: ATP project managers are the primary contacts for all
award related issues and are responsible for a variety of administrative
functions during the funded project's tenure. Some responsibilities
include: 1) conducting project kick-offs and close-outs; 2) monitoring
progress towards both technical and business milestones through
quarterly and annual reports, and site visits. (more informal means,
e.g., phone conversations, are also employed); 3) conduct annual
project renewals; 4) provide approval for changes in the technical
scope of the project; and 5) serve as a contact for additional NIST
resources.
Each
project has one project manager who may either have a technical
or a business background.
Project
Total: The total dollar amount of the project including the
amount of funds requested from ATP and the direct and indirect amount
of funds supplied by the awardee.
Single
Applicant: A single small, medium, or large for-profit company.
(Note: A legal entity such as an LLC is considered a single company.)
The single company must be substantially involved in the R&D,
with a leadership role in programmatically steering the project,
and facilitate definition of the research agenda. A single company
can receive up to $2 million for R&D activities for up to 3
years. For additional information refer to the following website:
http://www.atp.nist.gov/atp/kit-02
Joint
Venture Applicant: At least two separately owned for-profit
companies, both of which are substantially involved in the R&D
and both contributing towards the cost sharing requirement. Most
ATP joint ventures consist of companies who formally agree to collaborate
on the R&D and establish an effective plan to commercialize
the technology if successful. In addition to two separately owned
for-profit companies, the joint venture may include additional for-profit
companies and other organizations which may or may not contribute
funds (other than Federal funds) to the project and may perform
research. A joint venture can receive funds for R&D activities
for up to 5 years with no funding limitation other than the announced
availability of funds. Joint ventures must cost share more than
50 percent of the yearly total project costs (direct plus indirect
costs). For additional information refer to the following website:http://www.atp.nist.gov/atp/kit-02
Organization
Size/ Type: Small company, a company with less than 500 employees.
Medium company, a company with more than 500 employees but not a
member of the Fortune 500. Large company, a company with more than
500 employees and a member of the Fortune 500.
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