Business-Academia Partnership Program 2022: Request for Proposals

The North Carolina Collaboratory, headquartered at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Chapel Hill), is requesting collaborative proposals for applied research and technology development for the purpose of monitoring, assessing, and addressing the public health and economic impacts of COVID-19 in North Carolina.

The program is supported by a $15 million appropriation from the North Carolina General Assembly to support applied research for technology development and commercialization. Businesses partnered with an academic research group will be able to request a minimum of $300,000 and a maximum of $3,000,000 using tiers listed in the application instructions.

The due date is August 31, 2022.