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Access North Bright Idea Funding Resources

Lets start at the beginning, the three most important things that we can tell you about funding your project are:

  1. Develop a solid short and long range plan FIRST.
  2. Know your audience - research granters and find one that fits your project.
  3. Develop a strong statement of need - convince them your project is worth them sinking their money into.

Funding For Inventors | Grant Resources | Grant Writers | Economic Development Agencies

 

More Grant Writing Tips: 

  • Read the Request for Proposals (RFP) and follow directions exactly.  Not following directions is a good way to have your proposal summarily disqualified or loose points when grant readers are scoring your RFP against others. 
  • Use simple, direct language. 
  • Use the funder's own words and phrases in your headings so information will be easy for them to find. 
  • Use a legible font, like Times Roman 12 point.
  • Be sure to explain all abbreviations
  • Proof read your completed proposal several times.  Get a colleague to proof your proposal, too.
  • Do not tolerate mistakes or sloppiness in the narrative or budget. Your proposal is all the reviewers have to determine how you'll implement a project. No funding source wants to invest in sloppy work.

 

Links To Still  More Grant Writing Tips:


RESEARCH YOUR POTENTIAL FUNDERS

Grantors:
 

• Some Grant Maker Deadlines

Download the Minnesota Common Grant Form

Minnesota Grantmakers

 

INVENTORS - Want to take a product or an idea for a product into the marketplace.

The Rehabilitation Engineer Research Center on Technology Evaluation and Transfer (designed to assist in getting AT from research labs to market) is located at University at Buffalo, State University of New York and the director is Joe Lane. He can be reached via E-mail: joelane@acsu.buffalo.edu. Their website is http://wings.buffalo.edu/ot/cat

Aztech, Inc., a non-profit company that provides marketing services for an administration fee of $175 to submit your product. This is the only fee you will be charged. The inventor evaluation program "Innovations" will offer commercialization opportunities for products in the market segments of rehabilitation devices and products that support independent living for persons with disabilities and older Americans. The decision to work with your product will be based on market opportunities and Aztech's business contacts. If your product has market potential, you may be offered an Agent Agreement to have Aztech represent you to manufacturers and distributors within the industry. Aztech will negotiate a sharing of royalties from the inventor's licenses. If your interested, you may contact them for an application package that will provide you with answers to many of your questions. Ph: 716.568.1175 Fx: 716.568.2005 or email: aztech@cosmos.ot.buffalo.edu  Their website is :http://cosmos.ot.buffalo.edu
 
 The New Mexico Technology Deployment Pilot Project, is a program of the Research Institute for Assistive Training and Technology (RIATT) has the goal of bringing assistive technology products to market, and in the hands of consumers, through technology transfer and product development with national laboratories - Scandia National Lab and Laguna Industries, Inc.. Call 1.800.345.1807 or 505.277.3490 (at 2808 Central SW, Suite 104, Albuquerque, NM 87131). Their website is:  http://www.nmia.com/~riattdev

The Minnesota Inventors Congress holds the world's oldest annual invention convention and a great place to network. You can find out more by contacting them at P.O. Box 71, Redwood Falls, MN 56283. Email: mic@invent1.org Their website is: http://www.invent1.org

Local Grant Writers:
Not interested in writing for yourself?
Click on the links below to e-mail local grant writers.
Grant writers costs vary, some will charge you a dollar amount up front,
others charge a percentage of the grant received if you win it. 
We do not endorse any one particular writer,
and assume that there are others locally whom we are not aware of.

 

Economic Development Links:

 
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We do not specifically endorse any organization or entity listed herein.