Members of the SSR-RC pool membership fees and essentially become a virtual funding agent. Members can propose 1-year projects that they would like faculty to work on or solicit ideas from faculty. The members meet with the Public Sector Advisory Committee each Fall and Spring to evaluate the projects and select the ones with the most overall benefit for funding.

Top 10 Benefits

1) No overhead on membership fees; 100% of money goes to the center
2) Pooling money improves ROI
3) Industry controls the generation and choice of projects
4) Access to researchers at USF, Minnesota, and CMU with facilitation by the site directors
5) The Public Sector Advisory Committee help bring an understanding of the market to the members
6) Royalty-free licenses on technology generated by the center
7) Resumes of graduates each year
8) Networking with fellow companies
9) Federal agencies can transfer money directly to the center, allowing funding independently of BAAs
10) Access to field exercises and disaster data