Program Overview
Section 381.250 (Research Incentive Third Frontier) of Amended House Bill Number 166 of the 133rd Ohio General Assembly authorizes the Chancellor of High Education to use appropriated funds under this section to advance collaborative research at institutions of higher education and support programs and initiatives specifically identified in this section. Research areas, programs and initiatives eligible for funding pursuant to this Request for Proposal (RFP) include:
- Research Areas:
- Research regarding the reduction of infant mortality
- Research regarding opiate addiction issues in Ohio
- 3. Research and programming regarding the advancement of cybersecurity initiatives in Ohio
- Program and Initiatives
- Ohio Manufacturing and Innovation Center
- I-CORPS@Ohio program
- Ohio Innovation Exchange
Important Dates:
- Request for proposals released – September 18, 2019
- Proposal submission window – September 18, 2019 – October 18, 2019
- Proposal review begins – October 19, 2019
- Notificaions of awarded proposals – beginning November 18, 2019
The Request for Proposal period is now open. The Third Frontier Research Incentive Request for proposal can be accessed at https://www.ohiohighered.org/grants-rfps.
Please note, Section 381.250 of house bill 166 also includes as focus areas “Research regarding the improvement of water quality” and “Research regarding spinal cord injury.” The request for proposal process for Improvement of Water Quality will administered by the Ohio Sea Grant program at The Ohio State University Ohioseagrant.osu.edu. The Water Quality Request for Proposals is expected to be released by September 30, 2019. The request for proposal process for Spinal Cord Injury will be administered through the Oho Department of Higher Education later in 2019.