FR8relay, an Arkansas technology company focuses on improving trucking logistics, recently received $649,998 from the United States Department of Agriculture as part of its Small Business Innovation Grant (SBIR) Phase II program. FR8relay has previously received $200,000 in SBIR funding…
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ASBTDC Offers Free Webinars to Prepare for Federal Funding Opportunity
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC), based at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, is offering a free summer series designed to help small businesses win federal funding for research and development of innovative technologies with…
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Science Venture Studio Graduates Spring 2021 Students, Seeking Summer Fellows
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleThree University of Arkansas System students have completed their work as part of the Spring 2021 cohort for Science Venture Studio. A Startup Junkie program, Science Venture Studio pairs students with different companies that are working toward submitting Small Business…
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Lapovations Awarded Almost $1 Million in SBIR Funding
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffA Fayetteville medical device company has received approximately $1 million from the National Science Foundation. Lapovations, based in Fayetteville, has received a $999,429 grant through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. This is a Phase II grant; Lapovations previously…
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NASA Selects Four Arkansas Companies’ Proposals for SBIR Program
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleThrough its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, NASA is planning to inject $51 million into 312 small businesses across the United States. Several of those companies are located in Arkansas. NASA announced that…
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ASBTDC Launching New Early-Stage Business Accelerator in 2020
by Tyler Haleby Tyler Haleby Tyler Hale A new accelerator will be launching in 2020, focusing on the federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funding program. The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center has developed the accelerator as a way of guiding early-stage…