Dates & Deadlines

• 5/23/12 - Funding Workshop - Wells. Access $5K to $500K through MTI funding…
• 5/23/12 - Funding Workshop - Machias. Access $5K to $500K through MTI funding…
• 5/24/12 - Funding Workshop - Portland. Access $5K to $500K through MTI funding…
• 5/24/12 - Funding Workshop - Lewiston. Access $5K to $500K through MTI funding…
• 6/5/12 - TechStart Grant Deadline Applications Due by 5 p.m. TechStart Grants…
• 6/7/12 - MTI Office Day in Orono June 7, 2012 - Karen West, SBIR/STTR…
• 7/3/12 - TechStart Grant Deadline Applications Due by 5 p.m. TechStart Grants…
• 7/5/12 - MTI Office Day in Orono Shane Beckim, of the Business Innovation…
• 7/12/12 - Development Loan Deadline Applications Due by 5 p.m. Development…
• 8/7/12 - TechStart Grant Deadline Applications Due by 5 p.m. TechStart Grants…
• 8/9/12 - Seed Grant Deadline Applications Due by 5 p.m. MTI Seed Grants of…
• 9/4/12 - TechStart Grant Deadline Applications Due by 5 p.m. TechStart Grants…

Calendar of Events

2/28/12 - Portland - CIP Workshop: Overview of the Cluster Initiative Program

Join Us on Tuesday, February 28th from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM for a Cluster Initiative Program Workshop!

The Maine Technology Institute invites proposals by March 26, 2012 for collaborative, industry-led activities designed to help Maine's technology-intensive industries grow and create good jobs across the state.  Funding of up to $500,000 is available.  Applications for cluster feasibility and planning awards of up to $50,000 may bre submitted at any time and will be reviewed on a rolling basis.  All Cluster Initiative Awards require a 1:1 match.

Proposed initiatives can include providing opportunities for businesses to learn from and work with each other, boosting innovation and jobs and/or jointly tackling challenges or pursuing new opportunities for industry growth.  Eligible applicants include businesses, trade associations, universities and non-profit research institutions across Maine. 

If you are interested in learning more about the Cluster Initiative Program or plan to apply in the future, this is a great place to start!

Innovators in the News

• 5/8/12 - Innovative 'bot to ply Gulf of Maine (Reprint from Portland Press Herald, May 3, 2012) The newest ocean research tool in New England…
• 5/3/12 - FHC, Inc. receives prestigious national Tibbetts Award from US SBA WASHINGTON – Eighteen small businesses were honored April 24 by SBA in Washington, D.C., for…

MTI News

• 4/25/12 - Three Maine Entrepreneurs awarded MTI TechStart Grants totaling $15,000 Maine Technology Institute (MTI) recently awarded TechStart Grants to three Maine entrepreneurs in…
• 4/24/12 - Maine entrepreneurs interested in funding and growing their technology-based businesses are invited to upcoming workshops to learn about Maine Technology Institute (MTI) funding Maine entrepreneurs interested in growing their technology-based businesses are invited to attend an…

MTI Blog

• 5/7/12 - MTI Funded Companies Put Maine on the Map MTI-funded companies are competing successfully in global markets and highlighting Maine as a place…
• 4/5/12 - From Start-ups to Expansion and Investment: Sharing the success stories of MTI-funded businesses We're always on the look-out for opportunities to share the successes of MTI-funded companies…