RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXCELLENCE PROGRAM (R&D)

RDE-013 QUICK LINKS
The Research and Development Excellence Program (R&D)
RDE-013 Announcement/Press Release
RDE-013 RFP
RDE-013 Program Description and Submission Instructions
Application Tutorial
http://applications.kstc.com -- online application and online reporting for R&D
See below for "Important Dates/Deadlines" and "How to Apply".

ANNOUNCEMENT 06-25-2010 -- RDE-013 AWARDS
Award decisions are posted on the "Applications" tab at http://applications.kstc.com; 91 Full Proposals were submitted, 17 were awarded funds. For questions contact Maria Labreveux, PhD.

ANNOUNCEMENT 12-21-2009 -- RDE-013 INVITATIONS
Full Proposal invitations are posted on the LOI tab at http://applications.kstc.com.

ANNOUNCEMENT 12-03-2009 -- RDE-013 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)
KSTC announced a new RFP (RDE-013, round KSEF-09-RDE-013) under the R&D Program. A total of up to $900,000 is available under KSEF's R&D Program, for an individual award size of up to $50,000 per annum. The period of the grant request will not exceed 24 months. This round of funding (RDE-013) is open to Kentucky small businesses, and to scientists and engineers from accredited universities, colleges and other post-secondary institutions in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. See below for tutorials, program description, details and important dates.

Important Dates/Deadlines for RDE-013

1. Letter of Intent (LOI) online application opened: 12-07-2009, 10AM ET.
2. LOI online application submission closed: 12-14-2009, 4PM ET.
3. Invitation to submit a Full Proposal posted: 12-21-2009 (details via the pencil icon by the LOI at http://applications.kstc.com); for questions contact before Friday 01-29-2010.
4. Full Proposal online application (by invitation only) opened: 12-21-2009.
5. Full Proposal online application submission closed: 01-29-2010, 4PM ET.
6. Signed budget and cover sheets - deadline to submit: 02-02-2010. Electronic submissions only from Office of Sponsored Research (Universities/Colleges) or from Small Business Signatory to ksefpm@kstc.com.
7. RDE-013 award decisions posted 06-25-2010.

How to Apply for RDE-013

• RDE-013 Letter of Intent
  1. Read the RDE-013 RFP.
  2. Carefully review the RDE-013 Program Description and Submission Instructions.
  3. Complete the online LOI application via http://applications.kstc.com ("LOI" tab). To be eligible for an invitation to submit a Full Proposal, a complete LOI must be submitted online; email submissions are not acceptable.
  4. Finalize the online LOI application and submit electronically before the submission deadline (see "important dates" above).
• RDE-013 Full Proposal -- by Invitation Only
  1. Carefully review the Online Application Tutorial. The Full Proposal must be created and submitted online at http://applications.kstc.com ("Applications" tab); email submissions are not acceptable. The complete Full Proposal must not exceed 22 pages in length.
  2. Complete the online Full Proposal application, and finalize and submit electronically before the submission deadline (see "important dates" above).
• Important Considerations
  1. KSEF must receive the complete electronic submission no later than 4:00 pm ET on the due date. Each submission is electronically time-stamped. The applicant is solely responsible for timely submission.
  2. Proposals submitted on or around the time of closing are more likely to run into server errors and high internet traffic. It is the applicant's responsibility to submit the online application on time and consider the risk of submission failure at a time of high demand.
  3. Applicants in previous rounds have required a minimum of three to four hours to complete their online applications.

CONTACT -- Maria Labreveux, PhD, Senior Program Manager R&D and Commercialization.

Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation / Kentucky Science and Engineering Foundation
200 West Vine Street, Suite 420, Lexington, KY 40507