What is the
Innovation Partnership?

The Innovation Partnership is a consortium of economic development and business assistance organizations located throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Our goal is to help early-stage technology companies in Pennsylvania secure federal funding opportunities. Find Help Now!

  • Proposal writing assistance

    IPart assists technology-driven companies in Pennsylvania to prepare high-quality SBIR/STTR grant proposals for submission to federal.

  • Travel and training assistance

    Candidates are eligible for reimbursement of one-half of the cost of travel and training expenses directly related to their SBIR/STTR.

  • Commercialization assistance

    IPart plans to develop a special grant program in 2009 specifically to assist companies in commercialization efforts.

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  • SBIR/STTR Proposal Prep Workshop - 6/12/09Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 — Product R&D Funding for Small & Start-Up Businesses SBIR/STTR Proposal Preparation Workshop - Friday, June 12, 9am-3pm Northumberland County Career & Arts Center, 2 E. Arch Street, Shamokin, PA  17872 See directions here. This session will be presented by Jim Greenwood, Greenwood Consulting Group, Inc. There will be no charge for the workshop, but, pre-registration is required by June 9th. To register or for more information, please contact Fran at fflarski@pahouse.net or (570) 339-5252. For Workshop Flyer & Agenda click here
  • Grant Writing Workshop - GSKIZ & GRKIZWednesday, May 27th, 2009 — Greater Susquehanna KIZ (GSKIZ) & Greater Reading KIZ (GRKIZ) Sponsor Grant Writing Workshop For “For-Profit” Companies: The workshop will be a 2 and 1/2 day workshop with interaction and actual identification of grant possibilities for “for-profit” companies. The workshop begins Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at 8:30 AM at the Bloomsburg Read More...
  • 2009 SBIR/STTR Solicitation Schedule/AnnouncementsThursday, April 23rd, 2009 — Please note that the IPart will accept electronic Pre-Proposal Applications no later than four (4) weeks prior to the Federal Submission Deadline. Different rules may apply for DoD submissions; please consult with your IPart Sponsor to determine eligibility for submission. Clients are strongly encouraged to begin working with their IPart Read More...
  • NIH SBIR/STTR Program Announcement & RFAWednesday, April 22nd, 2009 — National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently added a Program Announcements (PA) and a Request for Applications (RFA), that may be of interest to SBIR participants on the ‘Special Announcements for Small Business Research Opportunities’ page on their SBIR web site http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm. This page lists NIH SBIR/STTR-Relevant PAs, RFAs, and notices Read More...
  • DoD SBIR 2009.2 Solicitation Pre-releasedWednesday, April 22nd, 2009 — DoD SBIR 2009.2 solicitation Pre-released at http://www.dodsbir.net/solicitation April 20, 2009. Army, Navy, DARPA, DTRA, DMEA, and OSD invite small businesses to submit proposals under this solicitation. During the pre-release period, which ends on May 17, 2009,   you may contact the topic authors directly (contact information is listed with the topic) to Read More...
  • Show Me The Money - UPitt SBDC SBIR/STTR BasicsTuesday, April 21st, 2009 — Develop a comprehensive understanding of the SBIR/STTR programs that will enable your business to expand its horizons. The funding you need is waiting for you - now learn how to get it! May 15, 2009 - 8 to 10 a.m. at 114 Mervis Hall, University of Pittsburgh, Oakland Space is limited and reservations are required. Register today by calling 412.648.1542 or emailing ieeregistration@katz.pitt.edu An electronic copy of the flyer for this event is located here: Show Me The Money - UPitt SBDC SBIR/STTR Basics
  • SBIR/STTR Basics - St. Vincent CollegeTuesday, April 21st, 2009 — Show Me the Money Join us for a special funding workshop and learn the nuts and bolts of the SBIR/STTR programs.  Discover which opportunities are best suited for your business or innovation. Wednesday, April 29, 2009 from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. at St. Vincent College. Call 724-537-4572 or e-mail sbdc@stvincent.edu to register.  Space is limited and reservations are required. A copy of the flyer for this event is located here:  St. Vincent College - SBIR/STTR Basics
  • Pennsylvania Federal Awardee DataWednesday, April 8th, 2009 — This page contains links to Pennsylvania’s Federal Awardees through the SBIR & STTR Programs from 2002 to 2007.  Each link takes you to a downloadable Excel Spreadsheet containing both Summary and Awardee records grouped by year.  Each workbook, with the exception of the “TOTALS” workbook contains 5 tabs: Summary Tab; SBIR Read More...
  • SBIR Continuing Resolution (CR) Update!Wednesday, March 18th, 2009 — The SBIR News You’ve Been Waiting to Hear! HOUSE & SENATE REACH COMPROMISE ON NEW CR FOR SBIR & SMALL BIZ PROGRAMS The House and the Senate have reached a compromise to extend (via a CR) the SBIR Program and other SBA small business programs from March 20, 2009 to Read More...
  • IPart Programs Update!Tuesday, March 17th, 2009 — Changes Made to MicroGrant (MG), MicroVoucher (MV), and Federal Marketing Assistance (FMA) Awardee Reimbursement Instructions For convenience, we have decided to allow IPart Award Recipients to submit their reimbursement materials electronically. Reimbursement Packet Materials are e-mailed out to each IPart Award Recipient upon the decision of the Funding Committee by Read More...
  • IPart DataTuesday, March 17th, 2009 — In an effort to provide the most current information on the IPart Program achievements.  We have created a new information tab called “IPart Awardees” located in the lower portion of the home page. This tab contains information on IPart Client Awardees by year as well as IPart federal award recipients. Reports are contained in easily downloadable and printable PDFs. Please keep your eye out for additional tabs to be added in the near future which will contain other interesting Pennsylvania-related, SBIR/STTR and Program data.
  • SBIR Advance Workshop - April 21 & 22, 2009Monday, March 9th, 2009 — Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse (PLSG) is again offering its in-depth SBIR Advance program covering all aspects necessary for writing winning grants to the federal government, specifically focused on, but not limited to the NIH. Don’t miss this great training opportunity!  Workshop is free to eligible participants. Deadline for Application is March 20, 2009.  Please see the flyer here and the full program description here.  If you have any questions, contact Dr. Uwe Winzen uwinzen@plsg.com or at (412) 771-1647.            
  • Call to ACTION!Thursday, February 26th, 2009 — As active and concerned members of the technology small business community in Pennsylvania we know you want to do all you can to sustain and grow critical R&D funding. The Continuing Resolution (CR) authorizing the extended operation of SBIR program is due to expire March 20, 2009 (STTR won’t actually Read More...
  • DOT FY2009 SBIR Solicitation Update & Topic TitlesMonday, February 9th, 2009 — Department of Transportation (DOT) recently posted the following notice on their SBIR web site http://www.volpe.dot.gov/sbir:The next DOT SBIR solicitation will open on February 13, 2009 and close on April 15, 2009. IPart Deadline for Electronic Pre-Proposal Submission is Wednesday, March 18, 2009.  Please mark your calendars! 2009 US DOT SBIR Read More...
  • SBIR GATEWAY’S STTR Stimulus ExperimentMonday, February 2nd, 2009 — This idea is targeted at Universities and small businesses interested in potential partnerships for the newly released DoD STTR solicitation that opens on February 24, 2009 and closes on March 25, 2009. This “experiment” is not a DoD project, but perhaps better described as a “simple” idea that Read More...
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  • 2009 SBIR/STTR Solicitation Schedule/AnnouncementsThursday, April 23rd, 2009 — Please note that the IPart will accept electronic Pre-Proposal Applications no later than four (4) weeks prior to the Federal Submission Deadline. Different rules may apply for DoD submissions; please consult with your IPart Sponsor to determine eligibility for submission. Clients are strongly encouraged to begin working with their IPart Read More...
  • 2008 SBIR/STTR Solicitation Schedule/AnnouncementsMonday, November 10th, 2008 — Please note that the IPart will accept electronic Pre-Proposal Applications no later than four weeks prior to the Federal Submission Deadline. Clients are strongly encouraged to begin working with their IPart sponsor as early as possible! Open Solicitations Program Release Date Accepts Proposals Closing Dates IPart Deadline Read More...
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  • IPart Federal AwardeesWednesday, March 18th, 2009 — Companies listed have received SBIR/STTR Federal Awards and have received assistance from the IPart and its programs.  Errors or omissions should be reported to Kelly S. Wylam.   IPart Federal Awardees 2003-2008
  • IPart AwardeesMonday, March 9th, 2009 — Each document link includes a listing of companies who were awarded Innovation Partnership MicroGrant (MG), MicroVoucher (MV) or Federal Marketing Assistance (FMA) grants to assist them with the refinement of their federal SBIR/STTR proposal. Notes: 1.  The MicroVoucher Program was initiated in 2007 and no awards under this program were made Read More...
  • IPart Federal Marketing Assistance (FMA) AwardeesSunday, March 8th, 2009 — The Fedeal Marketing Assistance (FMA) Program is a Phase II, advanced federal funding assistance program started in 2005 as a pilot. FMA Awards can be up to $10,000 to defray the costs of proposal preparation. Applicants MUST work with their Sponsor Organization closely to be considered for this program. Federal Marketing Assistance (FMA) Awardees 2005-2009
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  • Pennsylvania Federal Awardee DataWednesday, April 8th, 2009 — This page contains links to Pennsylvania’s Federal Awardees through the SBIR & STTR Programs from 2002 to 2007.  Each link takes you to a downloadable Excel Spreadsheet containing both Summary and Awardee records grouped by year.  Each workbook, with the exception of the “TOTALS” workbook contains 5 tabs: Summary Tab; SBIR Read More...
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