The AOIs are listed in detail in the solicitation. You may also want to review the recordings of the information sessions on Feb. 10 and 25. They can be found on the Round 7 solicitation website https://ohiofrn.org/
Yes, AFIT would be considered a university partner.
Award amounts from previous rounds fall in the range of $800K to $1.5M. The range for OFRN Round 7 is $800K to $1.25M.
OFRN does not provide examples of successful proposals. Tips for success have been provided throughout the information sessions an proposal training. Recordings of the information sessions can be found on the OFRN Round 7 Solicitation website Key Dates and Events: https://ohiofrn.org/solicitations/ohio-federal-research-network-round-7-solicitation. To view a recording of the March 6th proposal training webinar, email ofrn-question@parallaxresearch.org to request a link for access.
Yes, UDRI is considered as a university partner.
A pdf of the slides will be emailed to participants after the session. If you don't receive a copy of the slides, please email ofrn-question@parallaxresearch.org
The plan for OFRN is to have the awardees selected NLT August. At that point the timeline shifts to the academic/industry partners and our contracting to get the project started. For our academic partners, getting your university to expedite the contracting process is critical.
Finalists - i.e., proposals that will continue to the Technical Review Council for ranking in each AOI. Awardees will be notified in July/August.
The Lead organization is not considered as a subcontractor.