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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Sci-tech funding body}}The '''United States-India Science & Technology Endowment Fund''' is a joint fund established between the [[United States]] and [[India]] for the purpose of promoting innovation through science and technology.<ref name=seattletimesidnai>{{cite news|last=Chong|first=Sei|title=U.S.-style startups gradually finding a home in India|url=http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2022586654_indiaentrepeneursxml.html|access-date=9 May 2014|newspaper=Seattle Times|date=2 January 2014}}</ref> It is governed by a board representing both India and the United States and provides grants of up to $500,000 for joint projects between the U.S. and India.<ref name=USIBCstatedept>{{cite news|title=U.S.-India Bilateral Cooperation on Science and Technology|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2012/06/192271.htm|access-date=9 May 2014|newspaper=U.S. State Department|date=13 June 2012}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
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The U.S.-India Science & Technology Endowment Fund was established in 2009 with a joint agreement between the United States and India,<ref>{{cite news|last=Rosenberg|first=Matthew|title=U.S., India Set Defense Deals|url=https://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB124807872018764697|access-date=9 May 2014|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=21 July 2009}}</ref> having an annual budget of approximately $2 to $3 million per year.<ref name=USIBCstatedept/><ref name=Whithousegovfsheet>{{cite news|title=Fact Sheet: The United States and India - Strategic and Global Partners|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2013/09/27/fact-sheet-united-states-and-india-strategic-and-global-partners|access-date=9 May 2014|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|date=27 September 2013}}</ref> A board with members from both countries was established to award grants on a semi-annual basis. The board was established through the United States Department of State and the India Department of Science & Technology.<ref>{{cite news|title=India-US award for Jaipur doctor|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/India-US-award-for-Jaipur-doctor/articleshow/20838450.cms|access-date=9 May 2014|newspaper=Times of India|date=30 June 2014}}</ref> <br />
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In May 2012, then [[United States Secretary of State]] [[Hillary Clinton]] and former Indian [[Ministry of Science and Technology (India)|Minister of Science and Technology]] [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]] awarded the first grantee of the fund.<ref name=USIBCstatedept/> The first grantees included a partnership between both countries to develop a [[cold chain]] storage for produce, a procedure for metabolic screening of newborns, and a shoe specifically built to assist patients with [[Parkinson's disease]].<ref name=USIBCstatedept/> <br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[India–United States relations]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [http://indousstf.org United States-India Science & Technology Endowment Fund official website]<br />
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