leonard wood institute

Accelerating Technology Collaborations for National Defense

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Leonard Wood Institute

Fort Leonard Wood ChapterSociety of American Military Engineers

Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri14 May 2008

www.leonardwoodinstitute.org


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Agenda• What is LWI and what is it trying to

achieve?• Relationship with the Army and DoD• Research Programs

– Collaborative Research and Development– Special Projects– Early Stage Business Research and

Development “Phase 0”

• Preliminary Economic Impacts


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What is LWI?• Named for MG Leonard Wood, Harvard educated

Army Chief of Staff, early technology advocate and founder of the Mobile Army

• Organized to enable regional businesses, universities, and non-profits to collaborate better and faster with the military to meet its technology needs and, as a result, build a better technology base and improve the economy

• Initiates, funds, and manages LWI-directed research projects benefitting the Army/DoD and focused on opportunities at the Maneuver Support Center (MANSCEN), Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri


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Goals • Benefit Soldiers

• Build tangible presence for military-related science and technology

• Be a catalyst to assist DoD, the Army and FLW in bringing new/enhanced functions to Missouri—joint developments, technology transfer, PMs/PEOs

• Promote technology-related economic and business development in the region and state− Focus on UM Technology Park− Attract/retain defense businesses and jobs


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LWI Strategies 2007-2008

• Initiate, fund and manage research and development projects in cooperation with the Army Research Laboratory

• Promote, arrange and manage research collaborations

• Identify and track the mission and economic impacts of LWI actions

• Generate self-sustaining income


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Relationship with the Army• Signed MOU with MANSCEN to define how the Army,

LWI and its partners cooperate in experimentation, research, technology exploration, product development, and education

• Receiving directed funding from Congress through a Cooperative Agreement with ARL-HRED (training-based, applied research and development related to military consequence management)

• On-going efforts to identify high priority technology needs and commence projects

ARL-HRED S&T

MANSCEN S&T

DoD S&T Requirements

Army S&T Requirements (TRADOC)

Training Based Research in Consequence Management

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Authorized Capabilities Requirements

Target for Projects


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Current Year LWI R&D Programs• Collaborative Research & Development: 20 competitive

projects in 2007 for a total of $11,000,000—8 university, 2 non-profits, 9 small businesses and 1 large contractor in robotics, counter-IED, CBRN, geospatial, & protection

• Special Projects: targets special, unanticipated needs of the Army and/or DoD especially where a joint or interdisciplinary technology requirement is addressed through R&D-$900,000 for 5 projects, especially related to human performance topics

• Early Stage Business Research & Development “Phase 0”: intended to increase the number of small, Missouri-based technology businesses that submit high-quality Phase I SBIR/STTR proposals and improve the potential for award; on track for funding 12 projects at $600,000


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Collaborative Research Program• In 2007 invited proposals for research projects and received 187 whitepapers requesting $123,000,000 • Received 47 full proposals requesting $26.0 million; approved 20 funded projects at $11.0 million; entered into subaward agreements with researchers; project results 9/30/08

• Released new RFP on 24 March 2008, received 221 white papers requesting $143,908,112; recommendations for full proposals in late May; fund 18-25 new projects in 2008 at about $16,000,000 ($600,000-$800,000 project average)

• Anticipate awards in late July with NTP middle of August, to be completed by 9/30/2009


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Early Stage Business (Phase 0) R&D Program

• Missouri-based small business that is qualified to submit a Phase I proposal

• LWI-funded R&D work must be done in Missouri• Demonstrate need for funds and be preparing to submit

Phase I proposal• Show how the idea or technology has technical merit

and commercial feasibility, and addresses a priority technology requirement of DoD/U.S. Army, and preferably MANSCEN at Fort Leonard Wood

• No prior Phase I SBIR funding for subject area • Funding up to $50,000—open window for applications


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Special Projects R&D Program

• Funding set aside for high priority, unanticipated requirements of the Army and/or other military organizations

• Joint or interdisciplinary technology projects are desirable• Project proposals are to be non-competitively evaluated

for military value, best fit with LWI’s objectives, and best use of available funds

• Require the approval of ARL-HRED and LWI’s Board of Directors

• Remaining program funds will be shifted to existing Collaborative Research projects


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Economic Impacts

• Quarterly reporting of employment, payroll and expenditures

• Project results through two quarters (direct):– $1,498,841.60 in net, new Missouri payroll– $303,888.48 non-personnel Missouri expenditures– 46 new Missouri-based employees

• MO Department of Economic Development performing econometric study to estimate direct and indirect impacts


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Maneuver Support S&T Conference

• “Science and Technology for Maneuver Support Conference and Exhibition—Exploring the Synergies between Consequence Management, Assured Mobility and Protection”

• 28-30 July 2008• Provide a forum for state, federal and military

maneuver support needs to be articulated and collaborative responses to be shaped

• Senior leaders will be presenters/speakers


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LWI Contact Information• Dr. Bob Chapman, Director of Administration

573-329-8502, Extension [email protected]

• Joe Driskill, Executive Director 573-329-8502, Extension [email protected]

• Ron Selfors, Technical Program Manager (Acting) 573-329-6522 , Extension [email protected]

• Ken Reynolds, Technical Program Assistant (Acting)573-329-8502, Extension [email protected]

• Steve Tupper, Fort Leonard Wood Liaison—Missouri University of Science and Technology (MS&T)573-329-8515 [email protected]

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