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Lung-health startup Respira Labs inhales $2.8M to help respiration patients breathe easier

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On top of the investment raised, the company was awarded an additional $1.8 million in grants from Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Institutes for Health (NIH).

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Regher Solar is ready to meet the new space industry’s demand for cheaper, better solar panels

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They also snagged a NASA SBIR Phase I award and an NSF Phase II, totaling $1.1 With interest from established aerospace companies and stamps of approval (via SBIR) of both NASA and the NSF, Regher seems well positioned to make its play. Whether the hard part is designing the new panel or actually making it, though?

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Docugami’s new model for understanding documents cuts its teeth on NASA archives

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The NASA SBIR grant, awarded last summer, isn’t for any specific work, like collecting all the documents of such and such a type from Johnson Space Center or something. How to access ‘America’s Seed Fund,’ the $3 billion SBIR program. “For instance, if you have a name, is it the lender or the borrower?

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Cruz Foam’s shell-based Styrofoam alternative brings in $3.4M seed with DiCaprio and Kutcher

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” The company kept the lights on for the period after I met them with an SBIR award from the NSF, with the Phase I and II awards yielding more than $2 million in non-dilutive money to work with. We don’t want to introduce materials that are just gonna be another problem.”

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The Truth about Bilingual Interpretation: Guest Post by Steve Yalowitz

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When we received the award, we felt a great sense of opportunity and responsibility, since this was the first NSF-funded research study about bilingual families and their experiences in fully bilingual exhibitions. The answer, from the BERI study findings, is a resounding yes.

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Navigating the Shifting Political Landscape as a Federal Grant Recipient

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Similarly, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has issued a directive that requires all grantees to pause any activities related to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) that do not fully comply with the new administration’s updated requirements.

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BadVR is using government grants to build a business that’s independent of venture capital

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It’s the second grant that the company has taken from the NSF and is an example of how startups can turn to government funding for capital and avoid some of the pitfalls of fundraising from venture capital. “When you get awarded them, you’re looking at a year’s worth of effort.

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