Small Business Innovation Research

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…

The 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…

Three 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…

A 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…

Through 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…

by 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…