• ARPA - E will
leverage the intellectual capital of the nation's universities, commercial, industrial, and investor communities, and the
national labs to pursue high - risk, high - reward research that neither these entities nor DOE would pursue on their own.
The
Lab's staff will also continue to lead the
national advocacy agenda that NCTL launched in 2007 Additionally, grant will support the
Lab's «By All Means» initiative by providing advice and support to the city teams,
leveraging financial and technical assistance resources, conducting research on the effectiveness of local work, documenting local work and disseminating best practices, brokering
national partnerships with organizations in the health, education, social service, and community schools» fields, and providing direct technical assistance in relevant areas of expertise.