New America & PIT-UN

2022 Public Interest Technology University Network Challenge – Year 4

Ticket #1: L. Brandimarte and D. Sidi - Tranche 1 application
Ticket #2: C. Brooks and W. Simmons - Tranche 2 application
Ticket #3: B. Carter - Tranche 1 application

UArizona may submit three new projects.

The PIT University Network Challenge seeks to encourage new ideas, foster collaborations, and incentivize resource- and information-sharing among network members. PIT-UN launched the challenge in 2019. In 2021—PIT-UN’s third year—37 proposals from 28 institutions were awarded a total of $4,161,270 in grant funds.

Limited submissions language from the solicitation
There is a limit to the number of proposals an institution can submit: 

  • New 2022 PIT-UN Network members can submit a total of three proposals for new projects. Only one proposal can fall within Tranche 2: up to $180,000 ($90,001-$180,000) for direct and indirect costs. 
  • Current PIT-UN Network members can submit three proposals for new projects.
  • Current PIT-UN Network members can also submit any number of proposals for additional funding to continue and/or scale a previously funded project that meets the eligibility requirements noted below.* Any number of these projects can fall within Tranche 2: up to $180,000 ($90,001-$180,000) for direct and indirect costs.
Internal Deadline
External Deadline
06/24/2022
Solicitation Type

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