New Agency opportunity for funding

There’s more….
The newly formed Advanced Research Project Agency-Energy has just been created within the US Dept of Energy to endeavor to support research and development projects for energy technologies. If you’ve got a technology that is in need of further research before pilot or commercialization, then you should be checking this out. Currently, there is [...]

Feasibility Studies-Have you done one?

Many potential grant applicants come to me with a great idea, a business plan and a portion of their financial resources in place to begin a project. Good projects with savvy managers who understand business are looking for my assistance to ‘fill a gap’ and provide a level of help to secure a grant or [...]

SBIR Grant programs

I just returned today from two days at an SBIR conference in Indianapolis. This new annual conference was well done and informative and provided the impetus for me writing today.
The SBIR program or Small Business Innovation and Research program. This federal program is offered through 11 agencies including those I typically work with in agriculture [...]

March Poem

The next installment in my year-long series of farm poems, published each month. The series started in November 2008-take a look in the archives to read the others.
March Poem:
Is that a hint of pale green in the pastures
or a mild, warm lilt to the breeze?
The sky seems brighter, the sun’s heat stronger,
morning beckons calm; afternoon [...]