{"id":2465,"date":"2016-12-13T19:15:09","date_gmt":"2016-12-14T00:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.poweramericainstitute.org\/?page_id=2465"},"modified":"2019-08-06T12:05:42","modified_gmt":"2019-08-06T16:05:42","slug":"open-innovation-fund","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/poweramericainstitute.org\/open-innovation-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Innovation Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='flex_column_table av-jqpcfua1-3fe9ffbbbe5f6371f57a6c18e308118a sc-av_two_third av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jqpcfua1-3fe9ffbbbe5f6371f57a6c18e308118a\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-jqpcfua1-3fe9ffbbbe5f6371f57a6c18e308118a{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:25px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-jqpcfua1-3fe9ffbbbe5f6371f57a6c18e308118a{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 35px 0px 35px;\nbackground:url(https:\/\/poweramericainstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/small-gray-banner.jpg) 0% 0% no-repeat scroll ;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-jqpcfua1-3fe9ffbbbe5f6371f57a6c18e308118a av_two_third  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  first no_margin flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jqpce4l8-9a6eaea498b3dc9f0c9782e289e47156\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-jqpce4l8-9a6eaea498b3dc9f0c9782e289e47156 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:30px;\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jqpce4l8-9a6eaea498b3dc9f0c9782e289e47156 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Open Innovation Fund<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jqpcgf9o-4913659536442ded2fe1f0c99ffc6c6d\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-jqpcgf9o-4913659536442ded2fe1f0c99ffc6c6d{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:25px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-jqpcgf9o-4913659536442ded2fe1f0c99ffc6c6d{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:50px 50px 50px 50px;\nbackground:url(https:\/\/poweramericainstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/open-innovation-banner.jpg) 50% 50% no-repeat scroll ;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-jqpcgf9o-4913659536442ded2fe1f0c99ffc6c6d av_one_third  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_two_third  el_before_av_textblock  no_margin flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle avia-full-stretch  '     ><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. Autoclose: 1 -->\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ip73bl-cf05860909e5e730456294742342176a\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-ip73bl-cf05860909e5e730456294742342176a .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:18px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ip73bl-cf05860909e5e730456294742342176a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><ul>\n<li>The OIF is a public funding mechanism that reviews proposals to advance PowerAmerica&#8217;s wide bandgap technology objectives.<\/li>\n<li>Funded projects can receive up to $300,000 for up to a 9-month period from PowerAmerica, and require a 1:1 cost match from the recipient.<\/li>\n<li>White paper submissions for the final round of OIF projects are due September 3, 2019.<\/li>\n<li>It is not necessary to join PowerAmerica to make a submission, but any submission selected for funding will include a requirement that all participating organizations <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poweramericainstitute.org\/membership\/\"><strong><u>join PowerAmerica<\/u><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0prior to receiving funding.<\/li>\n<li>The OIF provides funding to demonstrate the benefits of silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) technologies in a range of products and industries.<\/li>\n<li>The objectives of the OIF are:\n<ul>\n<li>Target key time-sensitive gaps in the Institute&#8217;s portfolio in a way that sustains PowerAmerica&#8217;s mission of accelerating the adoption of SiC and GaN technology in U.S. industry.<\/li>\n<li>Address technology barriers not currently addressed by other PowerAmerica projects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-c7a5f7d3b2a96523070d6a6b2cf0bbb5\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-c7a5f7d3b2a96523070d6a6b2cf0bbb5{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#b02b2c;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-c7a5f7d3b2a96523070d6a6b2cf0bbb5 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-c7a5f7d3b2a96523070d6a6b2cf0bbb5 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#b02b2c;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-c7a5f7d3b2a96523070d6a6b2cf0bbb5 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-c7a5f7d3b2a96523070d6a6b2cf0bbb5 av-special-heading-h2 custom-color-heading  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >How Does OIF Differ from the Annual Call for Projects?<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-g40r5d-3a7cea01d2849c526210375594d6f8ee\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-g40r5d-3a7cea01d2849c526210375594d6f8ee .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:18px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-g40r5d-3a7cea01d2849c526210375594d6f8ee '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The OIF does not specify the project objectives or technical targets. Instead, it offers companies operating in the United States an opportunity to propose innovative projects that advance PowerAmerica&#8217;s mission to\u00a0make WBG semiconductor technologies cost competitive with Si based power electronics, and to accelerate the adoption of SiC and GaN based components in high value markets and applications.\u00a0 The OIF support this mission by funding targeted, high impact projects that address key unmet technical gaps throughout the WBG semiconductor supply chain.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-c78b09854bbea88e60176105aa3d18f1\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-c78b09854bbea88e60176105aa3d18f1{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#b02b2c;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-c78b09854bbea88e60176105aa3d18f1 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-c78b09854bbea88e60176105aa3d18f1 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#b02b2c;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-c78b09854bbea88e60176105aa3d18f1 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-c78b09854bbea88e60176105aa3d18f1 av-special-heading-h2 custom-color-heading  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Areas of Interest for OIF projects<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-cmrd6p-ea2dcf80e66a5fafd29c62c505855ee1\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-cmrd6p-ea2dcf80e66a5fafd29c62c505855ee1 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:18px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-cmrd6p-ea2dcf80e66a5fafd29c62c505855ee1 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><ul>\n<li>Examples include (but aren\u2019t limited to):\n<ul>\n<li>SiC &amp; GaN Power Devices<\/li>\n<li>Power Conversion<\/li>\n<li>Energy Efficiency<\/li>\n<li>High Temperature Electronics Applications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Technology readiness at the proof-of-concept level should exist prior to funding. Of particular interest are projects that can accelerate product demonstrations up to the point of pilot production.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-9fa6e5e4bfe36854163bcc3997506318\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-9fa6e5e4bfe36854163bcc3997506318{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#b02b2c;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-9fa6e5e4bfe36854163bcc3997506318 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-9fa6e5e4bfe36854163bcc3997506318 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#b02b2c;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-9fa6e5e4bfe36854163bcc3997506318 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-9fa6e5e4bfe36854163bcc3997506318 av-special-heading-h2 custom-color-heading  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Selection Criteria<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-97dx7l-9e19e6f8099fb6d8cd0bd2442f98972c\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-97dx7l-9e19e6f8099fb6d8cd0bd2442f98972c .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:18px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-97dx7l-9e19e6f8099fb6d8cd0bd2442f98972c '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><ul>\n<li>Relevant to PA and Institute Mission (40%)<\/li>\n<li>Technical merit and approach (20%)<\/li>\n<li>Technical and Management Capabilities (20%)<\/li>\n<li>US Manufacturing Plan (manufacturing potential, market impact, benefit to WBG industry) (20%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-2b99e9fab4f0d8cac00e59658622dcb9\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-2b99e9fab4f0d8cac00e59658622dcb9{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#b02b2c;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-2b99e9fab4f0d8cac00e59658622dcb9 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-2b99e9fab4f0d8cac00e59658622dcb9 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#b02b2c;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-2b99e9fab4f0d8cac00e59658622dcb9 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-2b99e9fab4f0d8cac00e59658622dcb9 av-special-heading-h2 custom-color-heading  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >How to Submit a Project<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-66tj1t-3ba99d102a1060cef9e5c0f2661e5abe\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-66tj1t-3ba99d102a1060cef9e5c0f2661e5abe .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:18px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-66tj1t-3ba99d102a1060cef9e5c0f2661e5abe '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><ul>\n<li>Submit a non-proprietary white paper (4-5 pages max) to directly to the Member and Industry Relations Manager Jim LeMunyon at <a href=\"mailto:jim.lemunyon@poweramerica.ncstate.gov\">jim.lemunyon@poweramerica.ncstate.gov<\/a>. Include project objectives, an estimate of the total cost of the project, the proposed use of PowerAmerica\u2019s funds, and how costs will be matched 1:1 by the organization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Proposals are strongly encouraged to include teams in which one or more participants is a likely customer of the product or systems to be improved by SiC or GaN technology. Those interested in teaming with a current PowerAmerica academic partner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poweramericainstitute.org\/faculty\/\"><strong><u>can find contact <\/u><\/strong><strong><u>information<\/u><\/strong><strong><u> here<\/u><\/strong>.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-18ca8e529c4bc01a41daced3a38f9212\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-18ca8e529c4bc01a41daced3a38f9212{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#b02b2c;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-18ca8e529c4bc01a41daced3a38f9212 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-18ca8e529c4bc01a41daced3a38f9212 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#b02b2c;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-18ca8e529c4bc01a41daced3a38f9212 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-18ca8e529c4bc01a41daced3a38f9212 av-special-heading-h2 custom-color-heading  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Questions?<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-20u81t-2824643c836d764875380184a65e735a\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-20u81t-2824643c836d764875380184a65e735a .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:18px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-20u81t-2824643c836d764875380184a65e735a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Contact Jim LeMunyon, Director of Membership and Industry Relations, at <a href=\"mailto:Jim_LeMunyon@ncsu.edu?subject=Questions%20about%20OIP\">Jim_LeMunyon@ncsu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":146,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ncst_custom_author":"","ncst_show_custom_author":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/poweramericainstitute.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2465"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/poweramericainstitute.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/poweramericainstitute.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poweramericainstitute.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/146"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poweramericainstitute.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2465"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/poweramericainstitute.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2465\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8317,"href":"https:\/\/poweramericainstitute.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2465\/revisions\/8317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/poweramericainstitute.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}