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Find similar grantsSMART-PA: Manufacturing Technology Grant is sponsored by Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) / IMC. The SMART-PA program assists Pennsylvania small and medium-sized manufacturers in investing in smart manufacturing technologies to enhance competitiveness through increased efficiencies, talent attraction, and reduced costs.
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SMART-PA: Manufacturing Technology Grant | IMC Skip to primary navigation Adopt Smart Technology that Advances Your Manufacturing Site! The SMART-PA program helps Pennsylvania small and medium manufacturers invest in smart manufacturing technologies to stay competitive through increased efficiencies, talent attraction and reduced costs. What is SMART Manufacturing?
The incorporation of advanced technologies into business and production processes that enhance efficiency, flexibility and quality. By connecting systems, machines and people across your manufacturing enterprise, it enables real-time decision-making, process optimization and greater operational control. SMART-PA Benefits & Resources Online and onsite technology assessments.
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Free or discounted technical assistance for SMART manufacturing implementation projects Grants worth up to $5,000 each No-cost SMART manufacturing training at the Digital Foundry (coming soon) Events and networking opportunities with industry professionals Educational opportunities through webinars and newsletters Review SMART-PA Guidelines SMART Manufacturing Helps to Address Issues such as: Lower production rates due to workplace issues Delays in accessing production data because of manual or paper-based processes High scrap rates from unnoticed out-of-spec processes Excessive machine downtime IMC is Central Pennsylvania’s source for SMART-PA Manufacturing assistance.
Contact Us | info@imcpa. com | (570) 329-3200 to receive a complimentary assessment when you schedule a no-obligation discover session! Northway Industries, Inc. Northway Industries, Inc. Rockland Manufacturing Co.
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Pennsylvania small and medium manufacturers seeking to incorporate advanced/smart manufacturing technologies into their business processes. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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Creative Arts Business Specific Grant (October) is a grant from WomensNet (Amber Grant Foundation) that funds women entrepreneurs running creative arts businesses. Each October, WomensNet awards a ,000 category-specific Amber Grant to a woman-owned creative arts business, recognizing the diversity of women-led enterprises. Monthly grant winners also become eligible for one of three ,000 year-end Amber Grants. Founded in 1998 to honor Amber Wigdahl, the program issues at least ,000 in grants monthly across several categories, including startup and business-specific grants. Eligible applicants are women entrepreneurs with a creative arts business who submit the standard Amber Grant application—one application provides eligibility for all applicable grants. No lengthy forms are required.
Since its inception in 1953, SBA has served to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small businesses. While SBA is best known for its financial support of small businesses through its many lending programs, the Agency also plays a critical role in providing funding to organizations that deliver technical assistance in the form of counseling and training to small business concerns and nascent entrepreneurs in order to promote growth, expansion, innovation, increased productivity and management improvement. The mission of SBA’s Office of Innovation & Technology, which bears responsibility for administering the FAST Program, is to strengthen the technological competitiveness of small businesses across the country through coordination of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. The FAST program focuses on increasing the participation of small firms in the innovation and commercialization of high risk technologies, keeping the United States on the cutting edge of next generation research and development. The Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program provides one year funding to organizations to execute state/regional programs that increase the number of SBIR/STTR proposals (through outreach and financial support); increase the number of SBIR/STTR awards (through technical assistance and mentoring); and better prepare SBIR/STTR awardees for commercialization success (through technical assistance and mentoring). Funding Opportunity Number: FAST-2018-R-0012A. Assistance Listing: 59.058. Funding Instrument: G. Category: BC,ST. Award Amount: $50K – $125K per award.