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SBA Awards FY 2002 FAST Winners

October 18, 2002
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The Small Business Administration (SBA) recently named 27 states winners of the second Federal and State Technology Partnership (FAST) awards. At $100,000 each, the awards totaled $2.7 million. Created in December 2000 legislation that reauthorized the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program, FAST provides matching funds to enable states to augment or expand their tech business assistance and SBIR outreach efforts. The FY 2002 winners are:

 

Arizona – Arizona Dept. of Commerce – $100,000
Arkansas – U. of Arkansas at Little Rock – $100,000
California – Division of Science, Technology and Innovation - Calif. Technology, Trade and Commerce Agency – $100,000
Delaware – Delaware Small Business Dev. Center Network – $100,000
Georgia – U. of Georgia Small Business Dev. Center – $100,000
Hawaii – High Technology Dev. Corp. – $100,000
Iowa – Center for Advanced Technology Dev., Iowa State U. – $100,000
Louisiana – Louisiana Business & Technology Center, Louisiana State U. – $100,000
Maine – Maine Technology Institute – $100,000
Maryland – Maryland Technology Dev. Corp. (TEDCO) – $100,000
Minnesota – Minnesota Project Innovation, Inc. – $100,000
Mississippi – U. of Southern Mississippi – $100,000
Missouri – U. of Missouri Outreach Extension, Missouri Small Business Dev. Centers – $100,000
New Hampshire – New Hampshire Small Business Dev. Center – $100,000
New Mexico – Technology Ventures Corp. – $100,000
New York – New York State Office of Science and Technology and Academic Research (NYSTAR) – $100,000
North Carolina – U. of North Carolina Small Business & Technology Dev. Center (SBTDC) – $100,000
North Dakota – Center for Innovation – $100,000
Ohio – Ohio Dept. of Development's Technology Division – $100,000
Oklahoma – The Okla. Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) – $100,000
Pennsylvania – Innovation Philadelphia – $100,000
Puerto Rico – Inter American U. of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico SBDC Network – $100,000
Texas – Northwest Texas Small Business Dev. Center, Texas Tech U. – $100,000
Vermont – Vermont Small Business Dev. Center – $100,000
Virginia – Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) – $100,000
West Virginia – State of W.Va. Small Business Dev. Center – $100,000
Wisconsin – U. of Wisconsin Extension, Wis. Small Business Dev. Center – $100,000

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