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Faculty-Directed Research Component
Faculty-directed research is accomplished through Town+Gown's two Master Contracts and third-party funded research. For more information, please see below or contact Terri Matthews, Director, at matthewte@ddc.nyc.gov.
For Agencies
Master Academic Consortium Contract
This master contract for general academic research services (the "Consortium Contract") has a consortium pool of the 14 academic institutions (the "Consortium") below:
- Brooklyn Law School
- City University of New York
- Columbia University
- Cornell University
- Drexel University
- Fordham University
- Manhattan College
- New York Institute of Technology
- New York University
- Pace University
- Pratt Institute
- State University of New York
- The Cooper Union
- The New School
Any combination of City agencies, State agencies and certain not-for-profit corporations, using their own funds, can utilize the Consortium Contract by submitting a Town+Gown RFP to Town+Gown, as Consortium Contract administrator, for transmission to the Consortium. The Consortium institutions respond with their Proposals in Response, and the Proposal in Response selected by the requesting entity becomes the Task Order for the research project.
- To download active Town+Gown RFP documents or to review archived Town+Gown RFP documents, please click here.
- Form of Town+Gown RFP
- Form of Town+Gown Proposal in Response
- Form of Task Order
- Addendum Template
- Evaluation Template
- Master Academic Consortium Contract and Appendix A
- First Amendment
- MOCS October ACCO and CFO Meeting Presentation
Master Applied Construction Innovation Research Services Contract
This master contract for applied practice-based innovation research in construction, engineering design, and management is with the Institute of Design and Construction Innovation Hub at New York University, Tandon School of Engineering (“Institute”). The Institute is a membership-based and industry-supported academic research center that conducts applied and practice-based research, within its collaborative platform of faculty and industry members who are experienced and independent experts, on innovation in construction, engineering design, and management aimed at improving efficiency and cost control, while emphasizing sustainability, fiscal responsibility, and safety. This master contract is similar to the Consortium Contract with respect to requesting entities using their own funds and the templates for RFPs, Proposal in Response and Task Orders.
This is Town+Gown’s first master contract with a membership-based research center and is distinct from the Consortium Contract. This model is available to other membership-based research centers wishing to work with City agencies that cannot participate as members.
For Consortium Members
The Gown Advisory Council (GAC) is created under the Consortium Contract with each of the academic institutions listed above. The GAC representatives (see GAC Contacts List below) receive and distribute all T+G RFPS, and the GAC meets periodically to raise, discuss and resolve issues related to the Consortium Contract.
- GAC Contacts List
- To download active Town+Gown RFP documents or to review archived Town+Gown RFP documents, please click here.
- Form of Proposal in Response
- Form of No Response Letter
- GAC Agency Meeting Protocol
- GAC Bylaws
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GAC Minutes
Third-Party Funded Research
Town+Gown is available to become a named collaborator on third-party grant funded research projects. If a researcher is interested in exploring having Town+Gown as a named collaborator, please contact Terri Matthews, Director.