The Consortium for Innovation in Manufacturing and Materials (CIMM), an NSF EPSCoR RII Track-1 project, solicits proposals for CIMM Seed Funding to support research projects relevant to CIMM’s advanced manufacturing themes. Please see the RFPs for more information.
New! There are three tracks available:
CIMM Seed Funding Track 1: Faculty Research Awards
Supports research projects relevant to CIMM’s advanced manufacturing themes.
Last day for questions and answers about this RFP: July 31, 2020
Proposals due: August 7, 2020, 4:30 p.m central time
2020 CIMM Seed Funding RFP – Track 1, Round 2 (PDF)
2020 CIMM Seed Funding RFP, Track 1, Round 2 (DOC)
CIMM Seed Funding Track 2: Industrial Collaborations
Supports research projects in partnership with industry.
Last day for questions and answers about this RFP: July 31, 2020
Proposals due: August 7, 4:30 p.m central time
2020 CIMM Seed Funding RFP – Track 2, Round 2 (PDF)
2020 CIMM Seed Funding RFP – Track 2, Round 2 (DOC)
CIMM Seed Funding Track 4: CIMM Core User Facilities Awards
Provides usage time of the CUF for advanced manufacturing research and development. The CIMM-CUF is an ecosystem of user facilities at LSU and Louisiana Tech including the Advanced Manufacturing and Machining Facility (AMMF), the Materials Manufacturing, Testing, and Evaluation Facility (MMTEF), the Shared Instrumentation Facility (SIF) and the Institute for Micromanufacturing (IfM).
Open deadline until: May 31, 2021