Dates & Deadlines

• 2/28/12 - Portland - CIP Workshop: Overview of the Cluster Initiative Program Join Us on Tuesday, February 28th from 10:00…
• 3/1/12 - Development Loan Deadline Applications Due by 5 p.m. Development…
• 3/1/12 - MTI Office Day in Orono Shane Beckim, of the Business Innovation…
• 3/6/12 - Cluster Initiative Program Webinar Join us from 1:00 - 3:00 PM on Tuesday, March…
• 3/6/12 - Tech Start Grant Deadline Applications Due by 5 p.m. TechStart Grants…
• 3/7/12 - TechStart Grant and Seed Grant Webinar JOIN US on March 7th from 10:00 AM…
• 3/26/12 - SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) MTI Webinar JOIN US for an SBIR Webinar on Monday, March…
• 4/12/12 - Seed Grant Deadline Applications Due by 5 p.m. MTI Seed Grants of…
• 4/18/12 - Business Innovation Program Webinar - Development Loan and Business Accelerator Grant JOIN US on April 18th from 10 - 11:30 AM for…
• 5/1/12 - SAVE THE DATE: MTI Mixer SAVE THE DATE:  MTI Mixer Hosted By:…
• 5/9/12 - SBIR/STTR National Institutes of Health Workshop COME JOIN US for the National Institute of…
• 7/5/12 - MTI Office Day in Orono Shane Beckim, of the Business Innovation…

Calendar of Events

2/7/12 - Tech Start Grant Deadline

Applications Due by 5 p.m.

TechStart Grants will be awarded up to twelve times each year, for up to $5,000 per project. Funds must not be readily available from another service provider.  TechStart Grants also may be used to support specific activities such as business plan development, intellectual property filings, market analysis, or planning and preparation activities related to the submission of Federal SBIR/STTR Phase I grants or Federal Broad Agency Announcement for technology development.  TechStart Grant projects must have clearly defined deliverable outcomes and endpoints for the specifically funded scope of work not to exceed six months in duration. Each grant requires a 1:1 match consisting of actual cash, salaries, staff time, or equipment directly attributable to the proposed project.  Funded projects must fall under one of Maine's seven targeted technology sectors.

Innovators in the News

• 2/22/12 - Harbor Technologies, LLC manufactures the Harbor Pier, the first all composite pier DEI, home to Maine’s first public shellfish hatchery, is a growing institution offering marine…
• 2/22/12 - A Waterville company hopes its corn protein patents will create products and jobs in the potato industry (reprint from MaineBiz) Those seeking locally grown advances in agriculture haven't…

MTI News

• 2/21/12 - REVISED - 20 Entrepreneurs across Maine receive $411,268 in MTI Seed Grants leveraging $626,880 in additional investment At its February meeting, the Maine Technology Institute (MTI) Board of Directors awarded $411,268 in…
• 2/3/12 - MTI Awards 4 Maine Entrepreneurs with TechStart Grants totaling $20,000 Maine Technology Institute (MTI) recently announced its third round of TechStart Grants to Maine…

MTI Blog

• 2/1/12 - Collaborations at Work As MTI moves forward with our work to fund and grow Maine's innovative companies to create and…
• 1/6/12 - Good Jobs and New Financing- Maine's R&D investments show results As we turn the corner to this New Year, there are some terrific new examples to share that…