§19109 Translation Accelerator

Summary

The Director must create Translation Accelerators to speed up research, development, and turning new technologies into products in key tech areas. Each Accelerator must be run by a partnership with at least two of these kinds of organizations: a college or university, a for‑profit company, a nonprofit group, a Federal agency, or another organization the Director finds essential. The Director must try to make these partnerships at the school or organization level, not just between individual researchers. At least 25 percent of the money for each Accelerator must come from non‑Federal sources. The Director must also try to keep a balance between the number of Regional Innovation Engines and Translation Accelerators. A total of $6,500,000,000 is authorized from funds for the Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships to carry out the work under this section and section 19108 for fiscal years 2023 through 2027.