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Wright State Research Institute ( WSRI ), located in Dayton, OH is to receive $11.6 million in federal funding. The award is part of the Air Force’s Academic Partnership and Engagement Experiment ( APEX ) program, which aims to address priority research requirements of the Air Force Research Laboratory ( AFRL ). The funding will focus on innovative approaches to technology transfer issues and will foster collaboration between AFRL and WSRI . This award was made possible by provisions Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) included in the FY 2020 Defense Appropriations.

$2.1 million has been secured for a partnership between local organizations.

The partnership is between BRITE Energy Innovators in Warren, the Youngstown Business Incubator (YBI), and Wright State Applied Research Cooperation in Dayton.

The contract between the organization supports Academic Partnership Engagement Experiment ( APEX ), a five-year partnership program of the United States Air Force.

U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan this morning announced a $2.1 million partnership between BRITE Energy Innovators in Warren, the Youngstown Business Incubator and Wright State Applied Research Corp. ( WSARC ) in Dayton.

The contract supports the Academic Partnership Engagement Experiment ( APEX ), a five-year partnership intermediary agreement program of the United States Air Force. Ryan was able to secure funding for the partnership in the fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2020 Defense Appropriations Bills. The congressman serves on the Defense Subcommittee on Appropriations.

Wright State Applied Research Corporation ( WSARC ) has been selected to lead a bold, first-of-its-kind U.S. Air Force Academic Partnership and Engagement Experiment ( APEX ) program to enhance Air Force partnerships with academia.

The five-year, $49 million APEX project will focus on enhancing academic engagement nationwide in support of the Air Force Small Business program, National Defense Strategy and the Air Force’s 2030 Strategy.

Wright State’s Applied Research Corp. is leading a $49 million effort to strengthen the Air Force’s ties to business and universities while finding future problem-solvers.

WSARC has been selected to lead a “bold, first-of-its-kind” U.S. Air Force Academic Partnership and Engagement Experiment — dubbed “APEX” — program to boost Air Force partnerships with academia, the institution said in a release.

A Wright State University affiliate has been selected to lead a first-of-its-kind program that aims to enhance partnerships between the Air Force and academia.

Wright State Applied Research Corp., a nonprofit that provides contracting, security and research administration services for Wright State Research Institute, the university and the state of Ohio, will head the new U.S. Air Force Academic Partnership and Engagement Experiment ( APEX ) program.