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The Ohio Department of Development has released some preliminary information of the Fiscal Year 2010 funding opportunities for Third Frontier Advanced Energy and Advanced Materials Programs. As expected, the Third Frontier Program has been impacted by the State budget conditions. These two program areas continue to be viewed as critical to the Cluster Development Program within the Third Frontier effort. The Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Advanced Energy Program will be available in late July. The total request must not exceed $1 million (plus capital) and preference will be given to wind, biomass, and storage projects. The RFP for Advanced Materials will be available in October. The total request must not exceed $1 million (plus capital) and preference will be given to polumer composites, carbon-nano materials, and bioproducts projects. For more information, contact OBIC (614-292-2922) or visit the Ohio Department of Developments website: thirdfrontier.com/FiscalYear2010_ProgramOpportunities.htm OBIC is in the process of building bioproduct and advanced energy for the purpose of driving commercialization projects. It is common that industrial collaborators value extramural funding to lesson corporate risk and accelerate economic gains. One program that has proven to be a valuable source of financial support is driving Ohio-based innovations has been the Third Frontier program
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Senate Bill 131 was introduced on June 19, 2009 by Ohio Senator Karen Gillmor (R-Tiffin), to create a BioPreferred purchasing program. The bill will aid in economic growth through work with agricultural, research and manufacturing companies including OBIC Alliance members.
The bill encourages the purchaseof bio-based products for state agencies and state universities when the products are comparable. Price, performance and availability will be factors to consider in the comparison. |
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Do you use polyols in your products? Were you aware that there are multiple options of soy-based polyols currently available? As part of a collaborative research effort, OBIC and PolymerOhiohave compiled technical data for 27 different soy-based polyols.
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 Companies can tap the Ohio BioProducts Innovation Center (OBIC) resources to advance their bioproducts research to the commercialization stage.Companies will find a well-honed management program in place to smooth the process. OBIC's Portfolio Management Process is designed to engage private sector companies with academic and industry resources, and then help manage an identified cluster of research projects to speed the commercialization process.
One example of an ongoing and very productive technology commercialization effort includes The Andersons, Inc. of Maumee, OH, OBIC, and Ohio State University (OSU) researchers. Behind the effort is a $5MM grant was awarded by Ohio Third Frontier (TFP) Commission in July 2008 to pursue many aspects of the Andersons revolutionary granule technology. TFP funding from the Ohio Department of Development (ODOD) is geared to rapid commercialization and economic development that helps establish Ohio has a leader in bioproducts commercialization. |
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Among the primary reasons why Ohio won the third-consecutive Governor's Cup from Site Selection magazine is its skilled workforce and abundant workforce development opportunities. According to the Ohio Department of Development (ODOD), the healthy business climate and 11 Ohio cities ranking in the top 10 for their size class make a convincing argument that workforce opportunities abound.
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