Alaska SBDC Opens Funding Opportunity for Alaska Inventors
June 1, 2023
The TREND program will award up to $10,000 to winning innovation proposals.
The Alaska Small Business Development Center’s (Alaska SBDC) Technology Research and Development Center of Alaska (TREND program), in partnership with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), will begin accepting applications for the 2023 Phase 0 grant program on June 1, 2023.
The TREND program provides technical assistance and proposal writing instructions to help develop successful commercialization plans. The top five participants of the 2023 TREND Phase 0 Grant Program will be awarded an SBIR Phase 0 grant of up to $10,000. The window for submission is:
- Thursday, June 1 – The Phase 0 grant application opens
- Friday, June 30 – Early application deadline to receive an initial review for application completeness and compliance
- Monday, July 10 – Phase 0 grant application period closes
- Tuesday, July 11 – Sunday, Aug. 13 – TREND Phase 0 Committee will evaluate the application packets and the winning applicants will be announced during the week of August 13, 2023
- September 2023 – Phase 0 grant funds awarded and disbursed
To apply and view detailed instructions visit the TREND website.