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August 2009
Governor Perdue announces 14 North Carolina Green Business Fund winners

Gov. Perdue announced 14 awardees from across the state, who will receive up to $99,000 each from the N.C. Green Business Fund to support green innovation, job creation and economic development. This is the second annual round of grants from the fund, which helps small businesses, nonprofits and other agencies develop and commercialize environmentally friendly and energy-related products and services. More>

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March 2009
ARC Releases FY09 Energy Grants Competition RFPs. 

Two Energy RFPs have been issued, one focusing on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency For K – 12 Schools, and a second RFP focusing on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Training and Certification Programming to be delivered by community colleges, vocational and technical schools, trade associations, 4-year colleges and universities, and non-profits. The deadline for submission of proposals is May 29, 2009. Additional information is provided below and announcements for each RFP are attached. For more information on these Grant Competitions and to obtain the full RFP solicitations, please visit http://www.arc.gov/energy.

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January 2009
Advancing Innovation in North Carolina Report released.

To accelerate the progression and transformation of innovative ideas into economic development and prosperity North Carolina must establish an institutional and policy framework that maximizes the potential of its assets. The Advancing Innovation report is a call to action that defines the innovation challenge, assesses North Carolina's innovation performance, and lays out an innovation framework for the state. More>

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November 2008
"Energy Connections - Green Jobs"
Dr. John Hardin, Acting Executive Director, served as a guest speaker on Open/net's "Energy Connections - Green Jobs" forum. To learn more about Green Jobs in North Carolina, please watch the live stream of the program.


RECYCLING FUNDING OPPORTUNITY:
N.C. Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance
http://www.p2pays.org/
The N.C. Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance administers the Solid Waste Management Trust Fund, which is used to make grants in support of waste reduction efforts. DPPEA makes grants available in two categories of eligibility: 1) recycling businesses, and 2) community waste reduction and recycling programs. Requests for Proposals for both categories are generally available in the fall of each year and are due early the following year. The RFPs will provide further detail on funding priorities, individual grant amounts, required match and the grant application process.

2009 Recycling Business Development Grants (PDF) or (WORD) – Matt Todd, (919) 715-6522
2009 Community Waste Reduction and Recycling Grants (PDF) or (Word) – Jim Hickman , (919) 715-6528


The North Carolina Green Business Fund 2007-2008 awardees were recently featured in the 2008 North Carolina Economic Development Guide. Please read the full story!


NC Green Business Fund Grant Workshops:

December 1st - 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Cape Fear Community College North Campus Auditorium in Wilmington. The event is free but requires attendees to register.

December 2nd - Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College - Enka Campus from 9:30 to 4:30 in the Haynes Building. Please contact Abby Gage at agage@abtech.edu or 828-254-1921 ext 5858 to register.

December 8th - Vance-Granville Community College in Building 7 Room # 7107 from 6:00 p.m to 9 p.m.Please contact Diane Finch at 252-492-2061 ext 3275 or 3240 to register.

December 13th - Western Wake Technical Community College from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Room #118. The event is free; but limited to 80 seats. To register for the workshop, please send an email to caroix@waketech.edu. (Map and directions to Western Wake Technical Community College).


October 2008

Future North Carolina Green Business Fund Workshops
In collaboration with several sponsoring state agencies, the Board will hold three North Carolina Green Business Fund grant workshops:

* Tuesday, October 21, 2008 from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at the Land-of-Sky Regional Council offices in Asheville, NC. The workshop is now full! However, please register to be placed on a waiting list for the October 21st workshop in Asheville, NC. For more information, please contact Sara Day Evans with the 21st Century Communities Program at sevans@nccommerce.com or 828-251-6914.

* Wednesday, November 12th from 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. at The Ben Craig Center at UNC-Charlotte in Charlotte, NC. To register please please email RSVP_Charlotte@ncbiotech.org and for more informaiton please contact Jennifer Cook at 704-687-8563.

*Tuesday, December 2nd TTBA (Time To Be Announced) at the Ashevilee-Buncombe Technical Center for Business and Technology Incubation in Asheville, NC. For more information, please contact Abby Gage at agage@madison.main.nc.us or 828-683-4356

Anyone interested in learning more about the NC Green Business Fund OR sponsoring a grant writing workshop should contact R.V. Rikard at rvrikard@nccommerce.com or 919-716-0110.

SBDTC Announces SBIR/STTR Seminars in NC: Fall 2008 Schedule - Registration Open

The North Carolina Small Business Technology Development Center will hold a series of workshops across the state to inform and educate North Carolina small business owners about federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grants. Small businesses who apply and secure these federal grants may qualify for One North Carolina Small Business Program funds.

Small Business Technology Development Center - SBIR

All Seminars are no charge, but registration is required, as seating is limited.
 
Agendas for each seminar and online registration is available at:  www.sbtdc.org/events/sbir/workshops2008/
 
Learn About:
Seminar Schedule:
 
October 16th | Elizabeth City State University
        2:00 - 4:00PM
 
October 29th | Hamner Institute, RTP 
        (Mini-NIH Proposal Training)
         3:00 - 4:45PM
 
October 30th | Webinar
        3:00 - 4:00PM 
 
October 31st | UNC Chapel Hill
        (Mini-NIH Proposal Training)
        9:00 - 10:45
 
November 20th | Webinar
        3:00 - 4:00PM
 
 

August 2008

Appalachain State University Energy Center Hosts NC Green Business Fund Grant Workshop
A grant workshop focusing on the North Carolina Green Business Fund (NCGBF) will be hosted by the Appalachian State University Energy Center August 12th at the Broyhill Inn and Conference Center on campus. The grant workshop begins with a general grant writing session and concludes with a session focused on applying the general grant writing information to the N.C. Green Business Fund.

The event is free; however, seating is limited to 40 participants so registration is required. Registration information is available on the Energy Center’s Web site at www.energy.appstate.edu. Lunch will be available for purchase at the Broyhill Inn.

Anyone interested in learning more about the NC Green Business Fund or sponsoring a grant writing workshop should contact R.V. Rikard at rrikard@nccommerce.com.

July 2008

Dr. Sharlini Sankaran joins NCBST
The Board of Science & Technology welcomes Dr. Sharlini Sankaran as Assistant Director and Research Manager. Dr. Sankaran's research interests include science policy, technology transfer, workforce retraining, and increasing female and minority participation in science and engineering. Prior to joining the Department of Commerce, she worked as a consultant for the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, evaluating the outcomes of their multidisciplinary Institutional Awards at the Scientific Interface. Her work was presented to a subcommittee of the National Academies of Science. More>
June 2008

2007-2008 NC Green Business Fund awardees named. More >

June 2008

Green Business Fund Administrator Hits the Road
  
Grant Administrator  RV Rikard visited two North Carolina counties in June to talk about the new North Carolina Green Business Fund.

Rikard traveled to Chatham County at the beginning of the month to meet with staff and volunteers at the Carnivore Preservation Trust in Pittsboro. The group discussed the potential for a future Green Business Fund grant to help the non-profit organization convert its electric parameter fence from conventionally generated electricity to solar power. Although non-profit organizations were not eligible for grants during the first round of awards this year,  it is anticipated that they will be eligible in the future.

Later in the month, Rikard visited Robeson County to conduct a half-day grant writing workshop with county officials and potential grant applicants.  Rikard  laid out the criteria for eligibility, explained the grant process and provided specifics about how to submit a completed proposal for consideration.

Anyone interested in learning more about the Green Business Fund or sponsoring a grant writing workshop should contact Rikard at rrikard@nccommerce.com
 

March 2008

John Hardin named Acting Executive Director of the Board of Science & Technology. More >



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