Current RFPs and Funding Opportunities
GRANT: The DOE FY2010 Phase III Xlerator Program for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Fossil Energy, and Nuclear Energy
U.S. Department of Energy - Oak Ridge Office
Awards: $250,000 to $3,000,000
Deadline: August 4, 2010
Open to DOE Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II grantees from FY 2005 to FY 2009. The purpose of this Phase III program is for the grantee to pursue commercial applications of work that derives from, extends, or logically concludes effort(s) performed under prior (Phase I/II) SBIR funding agreements. Funding for these projects may be provided, in whole or in part by, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
CONTRACT: Integrated Vehicle Energy Technology (INVENT) Development Program for the 6th Generation Energy Optimized Aircraft (EOA)
U.S. Department of Defense
Air Force - Research Lab
Awards: not indicated
Deadline: August 5, 2010
It is anticipated that the contractor team will be led by a single prime recipient or contractor and supported by subrecipients or subcontractors. The EOA Integrated Ground Demonstration is the team focus. The team should consist of members with strong experience in platform integration, utility subsystems, vehicle systems and engine systems. The effort will design, model, simulate, risk mitigate, and integrate the subsystems described below and verify through modeling and simulation, and validate through integrated ground demonstration.
GRANT: Photovoltaic (PV) Manufacturing Initiative
U.S. Department of Energy, Golden Field Office
Awards: up to $5 million for University-Focused Development; up to $25 million for Industry-Focused Development
Deadline: October 5, 2010
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will enable DOE to launch a PV Manufacturing Initiative that will support accelerated development for the U.S. PV industry. Applications under two separate topics are being sought: (1) University-Focused: designed to allow Universities to conduct industry-relevant research and development projects related to PV manufacturing; and (2) Industry-Focused: designed to allow Industry to accelerate the development and implementation of PV manufacturing-related technologies through both collaborative and non-collaborative models. The Industry-Focused topic is intended to also allow for the integration of university and workforce development initiatives; likewise, activities under the University-Focused topic are intended to have explicit industry support.
FELLOWSHIP: 2010-20100 Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship Program
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Awards: $20,000
Deadline: September 15, 2010
The Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship Program is an annual competitive program that awards up to fifteen Dissertation Fellowship grants of $20,000 each to Ph.D., D.B.A., or other doctoral students at accredited U.S. universities to support dissertations in the area of entrepreneurship.
PRIZE: CleanTech Open Ideas Competition
CleanTech Open
Deadline to Register Ideas: October 15, 2010
Expo and Awards Gala: November 17, 2010
Amount or value: $100,000
Cleantech Open seeks the best clean technology ideas from around the world. Your idea will be presented in a five-minute pitch in front of a crowd of 2,500 investors, entrepreneurs, sponsoring companies, corporations, members of academia, press, and others interested in hearing your ideas and getting involved. The crowd will vote via text message for the People's Choice. The awardee will receive $100,000 in marketing support, legal advising, conferencing services and more to help launch your business!
INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION AND PARTNERSHIPS: Supplemental Opportunity for SBIR/STTR Memberships in Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC)
National Science Foundation
Deadline: Supplement Accepted Anytime
Cost: $5,000 to 10% of annual membership
NSF invites supplemental requests for Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) grantees to join an Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC). The supplements are intended to accelerate the innovation process by partnering industry-relevant academic research with commercialization focused small business research. The supplements will enable small businesses to purchase annual memberships in I/UCRCs; thus opening the doors to the benefits of the centers’ collaborative research endeavors, which are directed to the needs of specific industries.
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