Third Frontier Project : Programs
Asset-Based Company Attraction Program (ABCAP) [ Program Details ]
The Asset-Based Company Attraction Program (ABCAP) will award one to two grants to a public or private organization to develop and implement a sales strategy based on the relevant assets already in place in Ohio. The targeted industry sectors of the ABCAP are Biosciences and Advanced Polymers. The award funds can be used to develop the asset inventory and sales strategy and hire personnel to carry out the sales strategy. The recipient organization must have the expertise necessary to represent the targeted sectors, connection to the targeted industry sectors, a significant statewide presence and ideally a national or international presence.
Biomedical Research and Commercialization Program (BRCP) [ Program Details ]
[formerly the Biomedical Research and Technology Transfer (BRTT) Partnership Award Program.] Provides grants which support biomedical and biotechnology research leading to Ohio commercialization and long-term improvements to the health of Ohioans. Projects are to be collaborations among Ohio higher education institutions, non-profit research organizations, and Ohio companies in the areas of human genetics and genomics, structural biology, biomedical engineering, computational biology, plant biology and environmental biology.
Contractor Services I (CS1) [ Program Details ]
Services Requested: The Ohio Department of Development is requesting proposals from contractors to evaluate proposals submitted to ODOD in response to various Program Requests for Proposals issued by ODOD and to provide technical assistance to ODOD.
This RFP is for the evaluation of proposals submitted for funding under programs administered by the Ohio Department of Development (ODOD) and provision of Technical Assistance to ODOD for programs other than the early stage capital and entrepreneurship initiatives. The contractor selected through this RFP is to provide the services in State fiscal years 2008 and 2009.
Contractor Services II (CS2) [ Program Details ]
Services Requested: The Ohio Department of Development is requesting proposals from contractors to evaluate proposals submitted to ODOD in response to various Program Requests for Proposals issued by ODOD and to provide technical assistance to ODOD.
Early Stage Capital and Entrepreneurship - This RFP is for Contractor Services for the evaluation of proposals submitted for funding under programs supporting early stage capital initiatives administered by ODOD and to provide technical assistance to ODOD regarding early stage capital initiatives and entrepreneurship initiatives. The contractor selected through this RFP is to provide these services in State fiscal years 2008 and 2009.
Engineering and Physical Science Research and Commercialization Program (EPSRCP) [ Program Details ]
Provides grants to support technology-based economic development through research, development, and commercialization activities in Ohio. Projects are to be collaborations among Ohio for-profit firms, Ohio higher education institutions, and Ohio non-profit research organizations. Proposals must focus on technologies in the fields of advanced materials, power and propulsion, information technology, and instruments-controls-electronics.
Entrepreneurial Signature Program (ESP) [ Program Details ]
Provides grants which significantly increase technology-based entrepreneurial commercialization outcomes in six defined geographic regions and to focus on technology-based sectors offering important economic development prospects for that region.
Innovation Ohio Loan Fund (IOF) [ Program Details ]
Created to assist existing Ohio companies develop next generation products and services within certain Targeted Industry Sectors by financing the acquisition, construction, and related costs of technology, facilities, and equipment. The Innovation Ohio Loan Fund (IOF) provides competitive financing terms on loans to finance projects that will positively impact Ohio by creating high-value jobs, increased tax revenues, and improve the economic welfare of the State while addressing an identified need in the capital-funding continuum. The IOF is intended to supply capital to Ohio enterprises having difficulty securing funds from conventional sources due to technical and commercial risk factors associated with the development of the new product or service. The IOF can finance up to 75 percent of a project's allowable costs to a maximum of $2 million and a minimum of $500,000.
Ohio Research Commercialization Grant Program (ORCGP) [ Program Details ]
Provides grants to improve the commercial viability of technologies developed through federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) and Advanced Technology Program (ATP) research and development projects. The intent is to improve the ability of small technology companies to assess and realize the commercial potential of research projects and to promote the competitiveness of these companies through the augmentation of federal research and development funding.
Pre-Seed Fund Initiative (PSFI) [ Program Details ]
[formerly Validation Fund & Seed Fund Initiative] Provides grants to pre-seed funds to increase the availability of professionally managed capital and associated services to accelerate the growth of early stage Ohio technology companies.
Product Development Pilot Program (PDPP) [ Program Details ]
Provides grants to support delivery of product development assistance, including design, engineering, financing, marketing and management, to small and medium-sized Ohio manufactures. Projects must be led by Ohio higher education institutions or non-profits but may involve for-profit collaborators, and are to focus on product development in the areas of advanced materials and instruments, controls, and electronics. This is a pilot program to support a limited number of projects that can demonstrate the feasibility of providing the services described above in an effective and cost-efficient manner.
Research Commercialization Program (RCP) [ Program Details ]
The RCP provides grants to advance major research initiatives that will positively impact Ohio's economic development and provide long-term improvements in the State's technology base. Projects are to be collaborations among Ohio higher education institutions, non-profit research organizations, and Ohio companies in the areas of 1) Advanced Materials, 2) Instruments-Controls-Electronics, 3) Information Technology, 4) Power and Propulsion (includes Advance Energy), and 5) the Biosciences. The RCP will accomplish this through 1) advancing scientifically unique applied research projects along the technology commercialization framework, and 2) forming a solid collaborative program that can sustain the development of new innovative products. The emphasis of this program is on the advancement of technologies that will be ready for commercialization within the 3-year time frame of the RCP grant. Awards will be made in the range from $2 million to $5 million. For Fiscal Year 2008, $26 million is available for grant awards in the Engineering/Physical Sciences and $26 million is available for grant awards in the Biosciences.
Success and Pre-Seed Fund Initiative (SPSFI) [ Program Details ]
Provides continuing support to those Pre-Seed Fund and related entrepreneurial support programs that have demonstrated success in using previously awarded Grant Funds to create measurable economic benefits for the State. Also provided is the opportunity to receive grants to support the creation of New Pre-Seed Funds to meet a demonstrated need for investment capital to support a unique or underserved opportunity. In addition, this RFP offers support to Existing Pre-Seed Funds and Entrepreneurial Assistance Organizations who can establish that they will be able to apply additional grant funding to extend and build on proven success.
The Ohio Research Scholars Program (ORSP) [ Program Details ]
Jointly funded and administered by the Ohio Department of Development and the Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents, the ORSP provides grants to strengthen and increase the number of clusters of research excellence, led by Ohio's academic institutions that support regional economic priorities. The ORSP will achieve this through 1) aggressive investment in the attraction of senior research talent and related facilities and equipment, and 2) promotion of unique collaborations needed to build and sustain scientifically and commercially promising lines of research. The ORSP is placing high priority on building a critical mass of research scientists and engineers in the five targeted technology/research focus areas identified below. The emphasis of this program is on the recruitment of research talent from outside Ohio. However, some funding will be available to support the retention or hiring from within Ohio of personnel that are important to the growth of a research cluster. The ORSP will be accepting proposals from Ohio's universities and colleges. Each proposal must define the technology/research focus area of the research cluster and the areas of investigation to be pursued by the newly hired scholars in one or more of the state's targeted technology/research focus areas: 1) Advanced materials; 2) Biosciences; 3) Instruments-controls-electronics; 4) Information technology; and 5) Power and propulsion (includes Advanced energy). Awards will be made in the range from $2.5 million to $50 million.
NOTE: Letter of Interest (aka Letter of Intent) is due by 2:00 PM on November 21, 2007.
Statement of Intent is due by 2:00 PM on January 7, 2008.
Third Frontier Advanced Energy Program (TFAEP) [ Program Details ]
Grants to accelerate the development and growth of the advanced energy industry in Ohio by direct financial support to organizations seeking to commercialize new products, manufacturing processes or technologies, or to adapt or modify existing components or systems that can reduce the cost of advanced energy systems or address technical and commercialization barriers.
Third Frontier Fuel Cell Program (TFFCP) [ Program Details ]
The Third Frontier Fuel Cell Program provides grants that support the growth of Ohio's fuel cell industry through collaborations that involve Ohio higher education institutions, non-profit research organizations, and Ohio companies. Projects must focus on research and development that addresses technical and cost barriers to commercialization and adapting fuel cell components produced in Ohio for use in fuel cell systems.
Third Frontier Internship Program (TFIP) [ Program Details ]
Businesses which provide internships in the areas of advanced manufacturing, advanced materials, power and propulsion, instruments controls and electronics, bioscience and information technology may benefit from this program. The state will reimburse up to 50% or no more than $3,000 per year for wages paid to eligible and enrolled students. Students enrolled at least as a college sophomore level or beyond and who are attending a two- or four-year college or univiersity majoring in math, science or engineering may be eligble for program participation. For your convenience, a Web site has been designed to allow businesses and students to enroll on line. Registrants should enroll at
The Third Frontier Internship Program.
Wright Centers of Innovation in Biosciences (WCIB) [ Program Details ]
Grants to support large-scale world-class research and technology development platforms designed to accelerate the pace of Ohio commercialization. Wright Centers are to be collaborations among Ohio higher education institutions, non-profit research organizations, and Ohio companies in the Biosciences.
Wright Centers of Innovation in Engineering and Physical Sciences (WCIEPS) [ Program Details ]
Grants to support large-scale world-class research and technology development platforms designed to accelerate the pace of Ohio commercialization. Wright Centers are to be collaborations among Ohio higher education institutions, non-profit research organizations, and Ohio companies in the areas of advanced materials, power and propulsion, information technology and instruments, controls and electronics.
Wright Mega-centers of Innovation (WMCI) [ Program Details ]
Provides grants which establish centers of excellence that will clearly define Ohio as an international leader in research and commercialization for one or more technology platforms that will have a substantial, measurable, and sustainable impact on the State's economy. The Center must be a multi-organizational collaboration that could involve the state's universities, medical centers and other non-profit research organizations, and private sector businesses large and small in the areas of advanced materials, bioscience, power and propulsion, information technology and instruments, controls and electronics. Awards will be made in the range of $50- 60 million per center.
Provides grants to support specifically defined near term commercialization projects requiring major capital acquisitions and improvements at Ohio higher education institutions and non-profit research organizations. Projects must involve one or more Ohio companies and be in the areas of advanced materials, power and propulsion, information technology and instruments, controls and electronics.
