Small Business Admin Awards Science-Tech Support Grants

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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has awarded $100,000 grants to 20 state and local economic development agencies, business development centers, and colleges and universities, under its Federal and State Technology (FAST) partnership program.

SBA says the FAST Program is designed to stimulate economic development among small, high technology businesses through federally-funded innovation and research and development programs like the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR).

The awardees demonstrated how they will help support small business research and development assistance, technology transfer from universities to small businesses, technological diffusion of innovation benefiting small businesses, proposal development and mentoring for small businesses applying for SBIR grants, and commercializing technology developed through SBIR grants.

Recipients include:
– Ben Franklin Technology Partners Corporation, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
– California State University – Chico Research Foundation, Chico
– Center for Innovative Technology, Herndon, Virginia
– Connecticut Innovations Incorporated, Rocky Hill
– Department of Tourism and State Development, Pierre, South Dakota
– Georgia Tech Research Corp., Atlanta
– Idaho Department of Commerce, Boise
– InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico, San Juan
– Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation, Lexington
– Louisiana State University and A&M College, Baton Rouge
– Montana Department of Commerce, Helena
– North Carolina State University, Raleigh
– Texas Tech University, Lubbock
– University of Arkansas at Little Rock
– University of Missouri, Columbia
– University of Nebraska at University of Nebraska at Omaha
– University of North Dakota, Grand Forks
– University of Tennessee, Knoxville
– University of Wisconsin System, Madison
– University of Wyoming, Laramie