- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/grant/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Wed, 04 Sep 2019 19:28:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 U.S. Small Business Administration $125,000 grant extends ASBTDC鈥檚 services for high-tech entrepreneurs /news-archive/2019/09/04/small-business-grant/ Wed, 04 Sep 2019 19:28:08 +0000 /news/?p=75051 ... U.S. Small Business Administration $125,000 grant extends ASBTDC鈥檚 services for high-tech entrepreneurs]]> The (ASBTDC) at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a $125,000 grant to assist women-owned, rural, and socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses. The U.S. Small Business Administration awarded the competitive funding as part of the Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program. FAST鈥檚 objective is to improve outcomes for underrepresented entrepreneurs in SBA鈥檚 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs.听 ASBTDC is one of 24 grant recipients, which include state and local economic development entities, Small Business and Technology Development Centers, Women鈥檚 Business Centers, Procurement Technical Assistance Centers incubators, accelerators, colleges, and universities that provide support to small businesses developing and commercializing high-risk technologies.听听 鈥淔AST partners support an important role in attempting to fill various gaps that R&D-focused small businesses may have to help them win SBIR/STTR awards,鈥 Acting Administrator Christopher Pilkerton said. 鈥淭hey focus on the needs of next-generation high-tech firms and support them through the entire cycle from ideation to commercialization. SBIR funding is one way to do that. Additionally, a number of these awards are going to partners that are located in Opportunity Zones where job creation and investments are moving forward to revitalize communities.鈥 The grant will allow the center to provide consulting services to more entrepreneurs seeking funding through SBIR and STTR, said Laura Fine, state director of the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center. Those services include market research and proposal writing assistance.
Laura Fine

Laura Fine

鈥淲e are excited to continue our FAST project,鈥 Fine said. 鈥淭he SBIR/STTR program provides critical funding to small businesses pursuing commercialization of new technologies. ASBTDC is eager to provide Arkansas鈥 small businesses with the education, tools, and support to win these competitive funding awards and grow their companies. Rebecca Todd and Martial Trigeaud in our center have the knowledge and experience to support Arkansas companies in navigating the SBIR/STTR proposal writing and submission process.鈥澨 ASBTDC will use the funds to provide SBIR/STTR education through one-on-one mentoring and agency-specific webinars. The center will also hold a multi-week accelerator program that will actively engage innovators in the vetting of their own ideas and preparing SBIR/STTR proposals. The accelerator is for companies who have not previously won SBIR/STTR funding and will have separate cohorts focusing on the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. To encourage participation in SBIR/STTR by companies owned by women, ASBTDC will build on the success of last year鈥檚 鈥渁ccelHERate鈥 programs with additional outreach and TED-style events focused on women entrepreneurs.听 FAST provides specialized training, outreach, mentoring, and technical assistance for R&D-focused small businesses. The program provides one-year funding to organizations to execute state and regional programs that support potential SBIR applicants and awardees. The FAST award project and budget periods are for a base period of 12 months, beginning Sept. 30, 2019.听 The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the Small Business Administration through a partnership with the and other institutions of higher education. The center assists startups, existing businesses, expanding businesses, and innovation-based businesses statewide.  ]]> Middle Eastern Studies program seeking grant applications /news-archive/2017/12/11/middle-eastern-studies-grants-2/ Mon, 11 Dec 2017 16:07:21 +0000 /news/?p=68780 ... Middle Eastern Studies program seeking grant applications]]> University of Arkansas at Little Rock faculty and students are invited to apply for grants to support activities, research and scholarship in Middle Eastern studies.听 The Middle Eastern Studies Program will award student grants of up to $2,500, faculty grants of up to $3,000, and adjunct faculty grants of up to $500. Faculty and students are encouraged to think creatively about the activities the grants could fund. Projects related to any aspect of the Middle East or Middle Eastern studies are eligible. Faculty and students from all majors and departments are encouraged to apply. Examples of student grants include participation in an archaeological expedition in a Middle Eastern country, historical research, summer language study program, study abroad in a Middle Eastern country, and internships. Faculty grants have supported such activities as the creation of new courses, bringing a speaker to campus, and research activities. Applications can be submitted until Feb. 1, 2018, or until all available funds have been awarded. All grant recipients must deliver a public program on their project for the campus community and by Jan. 31, 2019, submit a report documenting how the funds were used. For more information, visit the Middle Eastern Studies program faculty grant and student grant webpages or contact Dr. Eric Wiebelhaus-Brahm to discuss ideas for grant proposals at 501-569-3331 or ejwiebelhaus@ualr.edu. ]]> Bowen Law School garners grant to help at-risk families /news-archive/2016/02/23/bowen-law-school-grant-at-risk-families/ Tue, 23 Feb 2016 21:10:06 +0000 /news/?p=63555 ... Bowen Law School garners grant to help at-risk families]]> The has awarded the William H. Bowen School of Law at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock a $10,000 grant to expand its services for Arkansas鈥檚 at-risk children and families. The grant provides funds for professional mediators to serve families through the Arkansas Youth Mediation Program and Juvenile Mediation Mentorship Program.
Tiffany Kell

Tiffany Kell

Kelly Browe Olson

Kelly Browe Olson

This grant will allow them to build upon their current projects. The Arkansas Youth Mediation Program runs the Dependency/Neglect Mediation Project and provides juvenile delinquency 听mediation and help for adults听and children facing a variety of behavioral, relational, and legal issues. Additionally, the Juvenile Mediation Mentorship Program, founded by the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Mentorship Clinic, provides the only avenue to juvenile mediation certification in Arkansas. These programs have reduced the time a child spends in foster care, kept dependency/neglect situations from escalating, and increased positive communication involving families and social work and legal professionals. Olson and Kell have seen mediation work as a powerful tool for resolving high-stress situations and keeping kids on the right track, so they鈥檝e made it a priority to train future mediators. The Mediation Clinic, which will also receive support from the new grant, trains current Bowen students in the art of mediation. Through this hands-on learning experience, 鈥渓aw students gain the listening and communication skills vital to any successful law practice while they increase their knowledge of substantive law and alternative dispute resolution procedures,鈥 according to the Bowen Law School. Not only do law students receive specialized training, but community members receive these mediation services for free through the clinic. The clinic also reaches out to established law professionals throughout the state, offering informational and training meetings to spread the word about Bowen鈥檚 mediation programs. According to the program coordinators, these sessions encourage judges and other law professionals to utilize Bowen鈥檚 mediation resources and implement mediation in their own practices. The grant will allow Bowen to expand these outreach programs. This funding meets an immediate need in Arkansas鈥攐ne that Kell is passionate about filling. 鈥淔or years, there has been a desire for the legal community to be more supportive of mediation as an effective tool for conflict resolution,鈥 she explained in their proposal. 鈥淭his is a chance to encourage and be supportive of those desires.鈥]]>