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Past and Current     KSEF R&D Excellence Award Recipients
Round  (#Awards) Date

RDE-001 (32)    2-1-02
RDE-002 (11) 12-12-02
RDE-003 (32)    5-5-03
RDE-004 (9)  10-10-03
RDE-005 (31) 5-20-04
RDE-006 (11) 8-4-04
RDE-007 (20) 4-12-05
RDE-008 (31) 10-25-05
RDE-009 (16) 12-12-06
RDE-010 (31) 10-24-07

Past and Current  SBIR/STTR Phase Zero and Double Zero Award Recipients
108 awards totaling $357,450 have been awarded to date.
 

Homeland Security
Emerging Technologies
(EKU & KSEF jointly funded Awards)
Two awards totaling over $175,000 have been made for R&D on a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) and an Emergency Response System

KSEF UPCOMING EVENTS

  • Fifth Kentucky Innovation and Entrepreneurship Conference (KIEC) in Louisville: April 2009
  • KY 2009 SBIR-STTR Conference in Lexington: Spring 2009
  • KY SBIR-STTR Proposal Preparation Workshops: Spring 2009

Workshop registration fees include training workbook and presentation materials, continental breakfast, lunch and refreshment breaks.

KSEF PROGRAMS

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXCELLENCE (R&D)

  • ANNOUNCEMENT - A new Request for Proposals (RFP) is OPENING SOON with an anticipated $900,000 available under KSEF's R&D Program, for an individual award size of $50,000 per annum. The period of the grant request will not exceed 24 months. This round of funding (RDE-012) will be open to scientists and engineers from universities, private colleges, other post-secondary institutions, and small businesses. The "Announcement" link (above) provides access to the program description and previous (RDE-011) items; however, RDE-012 eligibility requirements may change. Check for updates; tentative dates for LOI submission: December 5-11, 2008.
  • R&D Program description and RFP, instructions, tutorials, Program Manager contact.
  • Online Reporting - deadlines, objectives, login, content, post-award reporting.
  • Modification Instructions - no-cost extension, change of PI request, re-budgeting. KSEF must receive the formal letter of request (details per link) before the grant agreement's end date.
  • Acknowledgement on Papers and Patents

KENTUCKY COMMERCIALIZATION FUND (KCF)

SBIR-STTR PHASE ZERO/DOUBLE ZERO (PZ-DZ) - This RFP is open year round. Submit the online application to KSEF two months prior to the federal agency deadline.

  • PZ-DZ Program description and online application, RFP, instructions, Executive Director contact.
  • December review is closed (deadline was 11-20-08, 10 AM ET, with notifications approx.12-10-08)
  • January review:
    • Deadline for complete online submission: Monday 01-05-09, 10 AM ET
    • Notifications approximately 01-16-09
  • February review:
    • Deadline for complete online submission: Wednesday 01-28-09, 10 AM ET
    • Notifications approximately 02-11-09

KENTUCKY SBIR-STTR MATCHING FUNDS - program guidelines, solicitation, eligibility test, online application, Program Manager contact and Kentucky SBIR-STTR Matching Funds Program Grants.

KSEF RECENT EVENTS

  • 10-13-08: KY SBIR-STTR Proposal Preparation Workshop in Louisville - General Focus, applicable to all agencies, with speaker Bob Berger. October 13 event information including agenda, speaker bio and location.
  • 10-17-08/10-18-08: KY SBIR-STTR Proposal Preparation Workshop in Lexington - NIH Focus with speaker Lisa Kurek. October 17-18 event information including agenda, speaker bio and location.
  • 04-24-08/04-25-08: KY 2008 SBIR-STTR Conference in Louisville. April 24-25 event information including program description, agenda, speaker bios and location.
  • 04-17-08: Fourth KIEC in Lexington. KIEC 2008 agenda and KIEC 2008 event information including conference announcement, driving directions, poster instructions, event schedule and Program Manager contact.

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