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#NAVY & #DOD out-of-cycle Broad Agency Announcement – SBIR
Funding the Future

The #Navy has pre-released an out-of-cycle Broad Agency Announcement as part of the Direct to Phase II Accelerated Delivery and Acquisition of Prototype Technologies (ADAPT) Pilot Program.

Opens 04.12.19 | Closes 05.13.19

During government fiscal years (FY) 2012 through 2022, the #DoD (Department of Defense) including the Department of #Navy (#DON) may issue a Phase II award to a small business concern that did not receive a Phase I award for that R/R&D.

Prior to such an award, the head of the agency, or their designee, must issue a written ...

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FLATIRON SCHOOL x SEATGEEK: THE 50/50 SCHOLARSHIP
Funding the Future
Partnering with SeatGeek, Flatiron School is awarding $200,000+ in scholarships to give 60 women the opportunity to break into tech through Flatiron School’s industry-leading career courses ...
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Women #Startup Challenge presented at Google
Funding the Future
The Women Startup Challenge, launched in partnership with Craig Newmark, founder of craigslist and Craig Newmark Philanthropies is mission set on closing the funding gap for diverse entrepreneurs. Applications close on March 28th ...
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Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act (SIPPRA)
Funding the Future
SIPPRA creates a $100 million standing fund held by the US Treasury to make outcome payments in social impact partnership projects and to fund select feasibility studies. Applications are due May 22, 2019 and sites interested in applying are strongly encouraged to submit a Notice of Intent to Apply by April 8, 2019.  ...
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Maze X #startup accelerator
Funding the Future
Maze X is a startup accelerator programme designed to put ambitious impact start-ups on the road to becoming impact unicorns. It is focused on hard-working founders who have the grit to test new ideas and aim for innovative outcomes ...
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RCE-What Rapid-Cycle Evaluation (RCE) can do for you
Knowledge is Power
Did you know that small changes to program and project operations can improve the efficiency and effectiveness? Rapid-cycle evaluation (RCE) uses a rigorous, scientific approach to provide decision makers with timely and actionable evidence of whether operational changes improve program outcomes ...
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FedEx Small Business Grant Contest
Funding the Future
The FedEx Small Business Grant Contest recognizes and rewards unique small businesses with grants up to $50,000. Entering the contest is a chance to promote your business and get your fans excited to spread the word about you ...
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Start your government registrations right away.
Knowledge is Power
starting or updating registrations at least 60 days prior to the application deadline will help ensure that your proposal is submitted on time ...
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#NSF revises small business application process
Funding the Future
America’s Seed Fund powered by the National Science Foundation (NSF) is piloting changes to the Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) proposal submission process ...
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Funding Opportunities Due in March
Funding the Future
Looking for funding? We have your list for March. March will be here before you know it, so act fast ...
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Bragging Rights
Happy Clients, Happy Us
It is not every day that we get to brag about current and former clients. GoodCity & LaunchNY were awarded the EDA's Seed Fund from the 2018 funding round ...
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#EDA Launches 2019 Regional Innovation Strategies Program Competition
Funding the Future
EDA just announced that it is now accepting applications for the 2019 Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS) Program funding. All applications to the 2019 RIS Program competitions must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Time on Thursday, April 4, 2019 ...
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RCE (Rapid-Cycle Evaluation)
Knowledge is Power
Rapid-Cycle #Evaluation can be especially useful when it comes to #grant projects that do not typically have long contract periods. Some are as short as six months, while some may last up to a year ...
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5 reasons you are NOT ready for a grant
Knowledge is Power
If you are part of an organization that is a start-up, that is the organization is in the first three to five years of operation, it is likely that you could always use more funding. We all could ...
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FinTech 2019 – Christine a first-round judge.
EBHC: Evidently Brilliant
Christine E.B. Howard recently participated in first-round judging in the 2019 Female Founders in Tech  (FinTech) competition. She previously participated as a first-round judge for Quesnay's InsurTech track ...
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