Equipment, equipment purchases need to be realistic, supportable, essential to your research and fully utilized during your period of performance. If there is an essential need for equipment, it can be proposed but the point of this program is not to buy equipment. You are encouraged to look for alternative ways to get the capability so your funding can support your research.
Anticipated awards range from $800,000 to $1,250,000 each, exclusive of any cost share proposed. Proposed total costs target should be between $750,000 to $1,500,000 excluding cost share.
The OFRN Round 7 Solicitation site has a Matchmaking tool that you can utilize for finding a Round 6 partner. https://ohiofrn.org/matchmaking.
SIGN-UP to list skills sought for a required partner or to list your skills to join a team for an OFRN proposal.
To request an introduction, select PARTNER INQUIRY. Then 1) Check the ID# for the organizations with which you would be interested in meeting. As you make selections, the Partner IDs are automatically entered into the form at the bottom of the screen (note: the list is on multiple pages, apply the filter to view more than 3 pages at a time). 2) At the bottom of the screen, Enter your contact information and select Get Started. 3)
We will review your request and send an email to connect you with the selected organization.
AFIT is considered an Ohio university and yes they can be considered part of the proposal team. AFIT cannot be considered as a Federal Collaborator.
Recordings of the information sessions can be accessed from the OFRN Round 7 solicitation site https://ohiofrn.org/solicitations/ohio-federal-research-network-round-7-solicitation