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== Strategy #2: Financial and legal assistance for I&E teams<br/> ==
It was noted upon review of the landscape canvas that NDSU I&E resources in grant, legal, and financial assistance were found sorely wanting. The ability for teams/individuals to understand how to receive funding is of paramount importance as, much as we hate to admit it, innovation generally isn't free....patents ''definitely'' aren't free, and turning an idea into a marketable product is something that can kill a project if the financials are not planned for.
Following are an array of strategies that will fully address Gap #2 over a 2-3 year period:
'''Tactic #1: Distillation of grants'''
*'''Description''': Grants like SBIRs, Venture grants, NSF grants, etc... aren't the easiest thing to just jump right into, especially considering that your main competition is established professors and businesses- heck, some of them even write grants exclusively for a living! We're going to find a diverse pool of grant recipients in and around NDSU and interview them. If possible, we'd like to review their grant as well. The objective? Distilling as much information as possible into a 'how to' guide for writing grants. Generalized, of course, but I foresee the document having a basic template of succesful grants along with at least a 'what works, what doesn't' section.*'''Team Leader:''': TBD. This will require sifting through large amounts of literature. This may be a good time to take advantage of non-engineer I&E supporters who want to assist but don't have technical expertise.*'''Milestones:'''
#Start searching for succesful grant recipients- compile a list. Additionally, see who is willing to allow us to see their grant proposal(s). Schedule: now until August 2014.
#Finalize document. Andy is realizing, as he writes this, that a document control scheme may have to be developed in order to ensure things are kept in order and up to date. Schedule: TBD
'''Tactic #2: [Name of tactic]'''
*Description [250 words on why this strategy will solve this gap on your campus]
*Milestones: [A set of bullets that characterize the work that would likely need to be executed, along with mm/yy]
'''Tactic #3: [Name of tactic]'''
*Description [250 words on why this strategy will solve this gap on your campus]