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Philadelphia Launches Matching Grant Program to Accelerate Life Sciences Commercialization

May 19, 2025
Funding the Future

Philadelphia’s new Matching Grant Program offers up to $50,000 to help SBIR/STTR-funded life science startups scale their innovations.

Championing Early-Stage Innovation

May 15, 2025
EBHC: Evidently Brilliant

We empower innovators to secure federal grants, develop groundbreaking solutions, and create lasting social, cultural, and environmental impact.

What Startups Need to Know: Federal Funding Updates

May 9, 2025
News-worthy Nuggets

The latest on SBIR/STTR, NIH, and DoD funding trends with insights from Jameson & Company’s (an accounting company) April 2025 briefing.

How the INNOVATE Act Aims to Boost Federal Funding Access for Startups

May 5, 2025
News-worthy Nuggets

The INNOVATE Act aims to make it easier for startups to access non-dilutive federal funding, like SBIR/STTR, by modernizing key innovation programs.

NSF SBIR/STTR Budget: 4 Things You Didn’t Know You Needed to Know (Until Now)

April 25, 2025
Knowledge is Power

Before finalizing that NSF SBIR/STTR budget, make sure you’re not banking on publication costs, broad “other” expenses, or misreading travel caps.

NEW!! The NSF SBIR/STTR Fast-Track Pilot Program (NSF 24-582) has been released!!

June 24, 2024
Funding the Future

Brand New From NSF – The launch of a Fast-Track application. This a significant benefit for startups: the submission of only one proposal for Phase I and Phase II and a faster transition from Phase I to Phase II. 📑 📑

The NSF SBIR/STTR Phase II Solicitation (NSF 24-580) has been released!!

June 19, 2024
Funding the Future

The NSF SBIR/STTR Phase II Solicitation has been released. There are major changes not only to the budget, but to the required documentation needed for a full proposal as well as listing new dates. 📑 📑