Maryland Technology Partnership for Innovation (MTPI)

0090437 DeLoach该奖项授予摩根州立大学，以支持下文所述的活动24个月。该提案是应创新伙伴计划征集(NSF 0082)的要求提交的。该奖项的合作伙伴包括摩根州立大学、马里兰技术开发公司、巴尔的摩发展公司的新兴技术中心、切萨皮克湾地区卓越技术中心、乔治王子县经济发展公司。建议的活动包括技术转让；企业孵化；教育和劳动力发展；在目标经济困难社区加强当地经济；利用马里兰的联邦实验室的科学和技术。拟议的创新目标是通过在马里兰州的大学和联邦实验室进行研究和开发的技术转让来创造经济财富，以创造新的公司和新的就业机会；创建基础设施以促进创新；大力强调教育和培训。潜在的经济影响这些活动将在农村(马里兰州东岸)和城市(巴尔的摩和乔治王子县)提供总体经济福祉，以接触到代表性不足的群体。潜在的社会影响对社会的潜在好处包括，通过创建新公司和为弱势群体创造新的就业机会，使代表不足的群体参与农村和城市地区的创新企业，并提供必要的培训，以使创新能够实现并赋予人们创造经济福祉的能力；该地区的高薪工作岗位。

0090437 DeLoach This award is to Morgan State University to support the activity described below for 24 months. The proposal was submitted in response to the Partnerships for Innovation Program Solicitation (NSF 0082).PartnersThe partners for this award include Morgan State University; Maryland Technology Development Corporation; Baltimore Development Corporation's Emerging Technology Center; Chesapeake Bay Regional Technical Center of Excellence; Prince George's County Economic Development Corporation.Proposed ActivitiesThe activities include technology transfer; business incubation; education and workforce development; strengthening local economies in targeted economically distressed communities; utilization of science and technology of federal laboratories in Maryland.Proposed InnovationThe innovation goals are creation of economic wealth through technology transfer of research and development in the universities and federal laboratories in Maryland to create new companies and new jobs; creation of infrastructure to enable innovation; strong emphasis on education and training.Potential Economic ImpactThe activities will provide general economic well being in both rural (Maryland Eastern Shore) and urban (Baltimore and Prince George County) areas to reach under-represented groups.Potential Societal ImpactThe potential benefits to society include involvement of under-represented groups in the innovation enterprise in both rural and urban areas by creating new companies and new jobs for the disadvantaged and provision of the needed training to enable innovation and empower people to create economic well being; higher paying jobs in the region.