DARE-KY hosts inaugural AgTech Symposium, in collaboration with the Kentucky Science & Technology Corporation and partners.

CAPTIVATE KY’s first-year progress toward a climate-resilient Kentucky.

The Warfighting Integration Network (WIN) in Kentucky will help university researchers, startups and technology organizations access federal funding opportunities.

KSEF congratulates the three newest microAward recipients, following the recent microAward Pitch Competition.

This excerpt outlines a rare example of resource sharing, under the NSF EPSCoR funded DARE-KY initiative.

KSEF announces four winners of the re-structured microAwards Competition.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the Kentucky Science & Engineering Foundation (KSEF), an initiative of the Kentucky Science & Technology Corporation (KSTC), $8M to improve Kentucky’s ability to predict, mitigate and respond to climate-related natural disasters by establishing statewide climate data infrastructure. Through E-CORE RII: Technology for Innovative Visualization, Aggregation & Training in Environmental Preparedness and Resilience for Kentucky (CAP

Photo courtesy of Kentucky State University The Kentucky Science and Engineering Foundation is partnering with Kentucky State University on a new grant awarded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to expand agriculture technology (AgTech) research and impact across Kentucky. The project, Driving AgTech Research and Education in Kentucky (DARE-KY), will establish Kentucky as a hub for soilless plant production methods including hydroponics and aquaponics — a rapidly g

On Thursday, May 16, 2024, the Kentucky Science and Engineering Foundation (KSEF) hosted the Kentucky stop of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) America’s Seed Fund Road Tour. The Road Tour connects entrepreneurs working on advanced technology to the country’s largest source of early-stage funding. Also known as the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs, America’s Seed Fund focuses on next-generation resear

2024 Virtual Road Tour Starts January 23 During this virtual, three-day learning experience , attendees will deepen their understanding of America's Seed Fund - the nation's largest source of nondilutive funding for high-growth startups and small businesses - and have the valuable opportunity to connect directly with federal agency representatives who represent its competitive Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Program (SBIR/STTR)

As an initiative of the Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation, KSEF works with our partner programs to accelerate innovation-driven economic development throughout the state. Collectively, we do this by supporting research-driven products and services, expanding access to capital, and developing talent. The KSEF team focuses on encouraging the growth of scientific and engineering excellence, expanding access to R&D capital, and developing talent. KSEF programs remove ba

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Bring your health or bioscience technology to market with SBIR/STTR non-dilutive funding. Our goal is to help you succeed at bringing...

Join America's Seed Fund Week May 15 - 18, 2023 to learn more about non-dilutive funding through SBIR/STTR programs. America’s Seed Fund...

The Department of Defense (DOD) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) 2023.2 BAA topics were pre-released on Wednesday, April 19,...

The Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) 23.2 and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) 23.B topics will...

As 2022 comes to a close, we want to take the time to look back at some of the year's highlights and celebrate the incredible wins we saw...

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently awarded the Kentucky Science & Technology Corporation (KSTC) $125,000 through the Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program . The award boosts KSTC ’s work through the Kentucky Science & Engineering Foundation (KSEF) to provide small businesses and startups with training, mentoring and technical assistance for research and development so they can benefit from federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)

A new accelerator program, now taking applications, will prepare Kentucky entrepreneurs to submit ideas to the U.S. Department of Defense for funding. ​ The Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation (KSTC) recently partnered with OKCatalyst, a national leader in assisting small businesses with securing Department of Defense innovation awards, to create the accelerator. Its goals include building Kentucky’s innovation and high-tech business ecosystem and creating well-paying