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Vogt Awards is sponsored by Community Foundation of Louisville in partnership with the University of Louisville. The Vogt Awards provide non-dilutive grants to early-stage startups across various industries, including technology. Winners also gain access to a 10-week accelerator program with mentorship and resources.
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Vogt Awards - Community Foundation of Louisville : Community Foundation of Louisville The Community Foundation of Louisville’s Vogt Invention & Innovation Awards is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Since 1999, the Vogt Awards has offered entrepreneurs in the Louisville region a unique and exciting opportunity to take their businesses to the next level.
Each year, up to six early-stage businesses receive $25,000 in non-dilutive grant funding, participation in a 10-week startup accelerator program, coaching, mentorship, strategic introductions, and recognition, all designed to boost the growth of their business. Unlike other business accelerator programs, the Vogt Awards allows founders to retain full ownership of their businesses. Stoking the Fire of Entrepreneurship Supportive.
Vibrant. Energetic. These are the words we often hear used to describe Louisville’s entrepreneurs.
The Louisville startup community nurtures a culture of growth, innovation, and perseverance. The Vogt Invention and Innovations Awards, now in its 25th year, stands as a testament to that culture, and the legacy it has developed grew from an inventor and a company beginning almost 150 years ago. The Community Foundation of Louisville has announced the recipients of our 25th Vogt Invention and Innovation Awards.
These six early-stage industry disruptors will participate in a 10-week accelerator program, receiving coaching, mentorship, strategic introductions, and other valuable resources to grow their new businesses. Learn more about this year's recipients.
2025 Vogt Awards Selection Committee This year’s recipients were chosen by a selection committee was led by Chair Maggie Harlow, CEO of Signarama Downtown , and made up of leading entrepreneurs, investors, and service providers in the startup and business communities, and past Vogt Award recipients.
This innovative, passionate group of trailblazers are experts in their fields and have firsthand experience in what it takes to build a company from the ground up. The Tremendous Legacy behind the Vogt Awards The Vogt Invention & Innovation Fund and Awards is celebrating its 25th Anniversary. Established in 1999 through an endowment generously created by Henry V.
Heuser Sr., this long-standing and prestigious program aims to strengthen Louisville’s economic health by supporting innovative businesses and inspiring entrepreneurship. It’s an incredible story of generosity supporting a long-term vision that benefits economic development in our community. Learn more about the legacy behind the Vogt Awards .
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The purpose of this FOA is to provide funding for up to four (4) Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) that will provide entrepreneurial development services to Native American communities, focusing on supplying services to socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs in locations that are outside of the geographical areas of existing SBA resources. Eligible applicants must be Tribal Colleges and Universities as defined in the Higher Education Act HEA 316 (U.S.C. 1059c). Funding Opportunity Number: SB-GC7J-23-002. Assistance Listing: 59.007. Funding Instrument: G. Category: BC,ED. Award Amount: Up to $250K per award.
The purpose of this FOA is to provide funding for up to two (2) private, non-profit organizations that will provide entrepreneurial development services to women, with an emphasis on socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs in locations that are outside of the geographical areas of existing WBCs for the District of Columbia (DC) and the State of Oregon. There will be one award for each location. Eligible applicants must be private, non-profit organizations with 501(c) tax exempt status from the U.S. Treasury’s Internal Revenue Service and must provide services to the District of Columbia (DC) and State of Oregon. Funding Opportunity Number: SB-OEDWB-23-002. Assistance Listing: 59.043. Funding Instrument: G. Category: BC,CD,RD. Award Amount: $75K – $150K per award.