Category: President’s blog
“SPACE IS FOR EVERYBODY” Maine SpacePort Complex Boosted by EDA Funding Announcement this Morning
Christa McAuliffe, the first American civilian to go into space, once said that, “Space is for everybody. It’s not just for a few people in science or math, or for a select group of astronauts. That’s our new frontier out there, and it’s everybody’s business to know about space.” Given that the American space industry…
Read more »Maine Offering Economic Recovery Grants to Support Small Businesses
Last week, Governor Janet Mills and Maine Department of Economic & Community Development Commissioner Heather Johnson announced that a new grant program has been created to assist Maine small businesses and non-profit entities that suffered business and revenue disruptions associated with the global pandemic. $200 million of federal CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Funds are being…
Read more »Another Strong Year of Investing in Yankee Ingenuity
As I mentioned previously, since March the Maine Technology Institute has been actively implementing measures to ensure that Maine’s innovators and startup businesses are getting the support and assistance they need to get through this challenging time. With the support of MTI’s Board of Directors, we altered our funding process in March to allow us…
Read more »MTI’s Technical Assistance Program (TAP) team can help you secure federal funding for your innovation
TAP team assistance is free and can be utilized to help Mainers win a portion of $3.7B in available annual funding. Each month in MTI’s eNews, we provide information on federal grant solicitations in the “SBIR/STTR Solicitations” section. SBIR and STTR are acronyms that stand for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business…
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