I-CORPS Hubs reporting requirements 2022

I-Corps Hubs Reporting Requirements

Pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(b), an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to an information collection unless it displays a valid OMB control number.  The OMB control number for this collection is 3145-0258.  Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 300-400 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions.

Send comments regarding this burden estimate and any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to: Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation, Policy Office, Division of Acquisition and Award Support, 2415 Eisenhower Ave., Alexandria, VA  22314; telephone (703) 292-7556; or send email to [email protected]

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With the changes in the new solicitation (NSF 22-566), each Hub is now asked to report on the following information:

1. Results from evaluation surveys to track the entrepreneurial progress of program participants (the surveys have been cleared for collection under 3145-0267)

2. Results from a customer feedback survey gauging the level of satisfaction from program participants (the survey has been cleared under 3145-0267)

3. Structure of the Hub:

a. Name of the Member Institutions

b. Role in the Hub [Lead or Partner Institution]

c. Year they joined the Hub

4. Personnel working at the Lead and Partner institutions within the Hub:

a. Name of the Personnel [Last Name, First Name, Middle Initial]

b. Role [Director, Principal Investigator, Members of the Leadership Team]

c. Contact Information [Email Address]

5. Records of cohorts trained:

a. Date of the Cohort

b. Location of the Cohort [Institution Name]

c. Name(s) of the instructor(s) [Last Name, First Name, Middle Initial]

d. Professional Affiliation of the Instructor(s) [Institution/Agency/Organization]

e. Contact information of the Instructor(s) [Email Address(es)]

6. Records of participation:

a. Teams –

i. Team Name or other designation

ii. Cohort (participation) Date

b. Individual participants –

i. Team Name or other designation

ii. Name of the Participant (Last Name, First Name, Middle Initial)

iii. Contact Information (Email Address)

iv. Current Occupation (Faculty member, Student, Post-doc, Startup Management, or Other)

v. Professional Affiliation

vi. Role in the Team (Entrepreneurial Lead, Technical Lead, Mentor)

vii. Demographics

1. Sex

2. Race

3. Disability Status

4. Veteran Status

7. Outcomes of the team:

a. Advancement to the I-Corps National Program

i. Has the team applied or been accepted into the NSF National I-Corps Program? If accepted, the Team Number and the Name of the Cohort in the NSF I-Corps National Program

b. Startup Formation

i. Name of the startup companies founded by the Team (the data needs to be verified with the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission database)

c. Private Capital Funding

Subsequent private funding received by the teams after their participation of the I-Corps Program (data obtained from a third-party subscription database). Each transaction is dated, funding amount recorded, and funding type categorized by:

i. Venture capital,

ii. Angel or Individual Investor, or

iii. Private Industry, Corporate Funding, or Other

d. Public Funding

Subsequent public funding received by the teams after their participation of the I-Corps Program (data obtained from USASpending.gov). Each transaction is dated, funding amount recorded, and funding type categorized by:

i. SBIR/STTR Program (in any Federal agency),

ii. Other federal funding [non-SBIR/STTR], or

iii. State funding

e. Exit Activities of startups linked to teams participating in the regional program:

i. Mergers

ii. Acquisitions

iii. IPOs

The reporting requirements listed above are in addition to the data collected by the agency’s annual, final, and outcomes report requirements for the grantees. The information collected will help NSF report on NIN activities in the Biennial Report to Congress and will provide managing Program Directors a means to monitor the progress of the I-Corps Hubs.