NSF Seeks Feedback on Innovation Program Data Tracking Renewal
Published Date: 12/17/2025
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Summary
The National Science Foundation (NSF) wants to keep collecting info from folks involved in its Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program to see how well it’s working. They’re asking the public to share thoughts within 30 days before the Office of Management and Budget gives the final thumbs-up. This helps NSF track progress without adding extra costs or delays for participants.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
NSF Will Use Data to Support Program Evaluation and Funding
NSF will use the collected I-Corps data for planning, management, evaluation, external reports, and for securing future funding to maintain and grow the I-Corps program. The data will support responses to Congress, program evaluations, and efforts to demonstrate program impacts on training, technology translation, innovation ecosystem development, and economic impact.
I-Corps Participants Face Short Survey Burden
NSF will continue periodic data collection from I-Corps teams and their members (Entrepreneurial Lead, Technical Lead/Principal Investigator, and Industry Mentor). The collection covers up to 5,100 participants annually (400 I-Corps teams = 1,200 participants and 13 I-Corps Hubs = 3,900 participants), with a total annual respondent burden of 3,825 hours and no more than 15 minutes of respondent time per instance.
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