VT EPSCoR to Award SBIR Phase (0) Business Grants of up to $10,000

For Immediate Release - January 24, 2005
Contact: Lillian Gamache (802) 656-7969, [email protected], Vermont EPSCoR. University of Vermont. 528 Cook Physical Science Building. Burlington, VT 05405
The Vermont Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (VT EPSCoR) once again will provide the opportunity for Vermont small businesses to compete for grants of up to $10,000 to foster research and development projects which will lead to application to the federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programs.
- Since 1992, Vermont EPSCoR has made 125 awards totaling over $1.2M to 75 companies across the state.
- From 1984-2005, 51 Vermont businesses were awarded 165 Phase I grants and 64 Phase II grants, worth over $43M.
- 21 of the 75 Phase 0 firms have gone on to win federal SBIR awards
- Phase 0 companies account for 59% of all federal SBIR awards in Vermont (101 out of the 165 Phase I grants and 33 out of the 64 Phase II grants
Vermont EPSCoR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) has been supporting research in Vermont's colleges and universities with funds from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and local sources since 1986. The impact of the EPSCoR program includes the private sector -- particularly, small technology-based businesses.
The deadline for electronic submission of SBIR Phase (0) awards is March 16, 2006. For more detailed information about the RFP please visit www.uvm.edu/EPSCoR/ ,call (802) 656-7969 or email [email protected].
For more information about past awardees or related information for further publication, please contact Lillian Gamache at [email protected] or (802) 656-7969.
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