Third Frontier Project : Requests For Proposal (RFPs)
Success and Pre-Seed Fund Initiative (SPSFI) [
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RFP Opened December 29, 2008
( No Longer Accepting Letters of Intent or Proposals )
The Third Frontier Success and Pre-Seed Funding Initiative (TFSPSFI) is a direct response to the Third Frontier Commissions' recognition of the need to provide 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 through the support of Ohio technology-based opportunities and companies in the Imagining, Incubating, and Demonstrating phases of commercialization. This RFP also provides the opportunity to receive grants to support the creation of New Pre-Seed Funds where there is a demonstrable need for investment capital to support a unique or underserved opportunity. Because the State recognizes the need to continue to fund success, to fund those organizations that have demonstrated their ability generate extraordinary results, this RFP also offers support to Existing Pre-Seed Funds and Entrepreneurial Assistance Organizations (EAOs) who can establish that they will be able to apply additional grant funding to extend and build on proven success.
Ohio Research Commercialization Grant Program (ORCGP) [
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RFP Opened November 6, 2008
( No Longer Accepting Letters of Intent or Proposals )
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.
Wright Projects (WP) [
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RFP Opened October 22, 2008
( No Longer Accepting Letters of Intent or Proposals )
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/Alternative Energy; Advanced Materials; Advanced Propulsion; Biomedical; and Instruments, Controls and Electronics.
Research Commercialization Program (RCP) [
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RFP Opened August 25, 2008
( No Longer Accepting Letters of Intent or Proposals )
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) Biomedical, 2) Advanced/Alternative Energy, 3) Instruments-Controls-Electronics, 4) Advanced Materials, and 5) Advanced Propulsion. 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 2009, $23 million is available for grant awards in the Engineering/Physical Science competition and $23 million is available for grant awards in the Biomedical competition.
Third Frontier Advanced Energy Program (TFAEP) [
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RFP Opened July 28, 2008
( No Longer Accepting Letters of Intent or Proposals )
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) [
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RFP Opened July 28, 2008
( No Longer Accepting Letters of Intent or Proposals )
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.
Success and Pre-Seed Fund Initiative (SPSFI) [
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RFP Opened April 17, 2008
( No Longer Accepting Letters of Intent or Proposals )
The Third Frontier Success and Pre-Seed Funding Initiative (TFSPSFI) is a direct response to the Third Frontier Commissions' recognition of the need to provide 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 through the support of Ohio technology-based opportunities and companies in the Imagining, Incubating, and Demonstrating phases of commercialization. This RFP also provides the opportunity to receive grants to support the creation of New Pre-Seed Funds where there is a demonstrable need for investment capital to support a unique or underserved opportunity. Because the State recognizes the need to continue to fund success, to fund those organizations that have demonstrated their ability generate extraordinary results, this RFP also offers support to Existing Pre-Seed Funds and Entrepreneurial Assistance Organizations (EAOs) who can establish that they will be able to apply additional grant funding to extend and build on proven success.
Ohio Research Commercialization Grant Program (ORCGP) [
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RFP Opened January 11, 2008
( No Longer Accepting Letters of Intent or Proposals )
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.
Third Frontier Fuel Cell Program (TFFCP) [
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RFP Opened November 16, 2007
( No Longer Accepting Letters of Intent or Proposals )
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.
Research Commercialization Program (RCP) [
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RFP Opened November 8, 2007
( No Longer Accepting Letters of Intent or Proposals )
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) Biomedical, 2) Advanced/Alternative Energy, 3) Instruments-Controls-Electronics, 4) Advanced Materials, and 5) Advanced Propulsion. 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 2009, $23 million is available for grant awards in the Engineering/Physical Science competition and $23 million is available for grant awards in the Biomedical competition.
The Ohio Research Scholars Program (ORSP) [
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RFP Opened October 29, 2007
( No Longer Accepting Letters of Intent or Proposals )
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.
