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Maker Education Initiative (MakerEd)
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Maker Education Initiative (MakerEd)/Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
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Digital Promise
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Digital Promise
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ReMake Learning
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Maker Education Initiative (MakerED)
Fab Foundation
A K-12 STEM digital fabrication community of practice for equitable learning in the 21st centuryCommunity Science Workshop Network
STELAR
The National Science Foundation's Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) program supports the research and development of innovative models for engaging K-12 students in authentic experiences that build their capacity to participate in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and information and communications technology (ICT) workforce of the future. The mission of STELAR is to build capacity and magnify the results of ITEST projects to deepen the impact of the ITEST program. STELAR learning and research center has necessary resources to help develop a curriculum.Website
K-12 Resources and findings generated through educational research and development projects funded in part by the National Science Foundation.(800) 381 1532
Mission: To provide free resources for creating projects and to promote open source research and developmentPaid subscription service for monitoring grant opportunities in multiple sectorswebsite
(561) 249-4129
Free federal government platform providing federal grant opportunities for both non-profit and private businesses.website
1-800-518-4726
Both limited (free) and unlimited memberships allow the user to find a list of grants serving non and for-profit organizations.website
Collaborative Technology and Research Alliances are partnerships between Army laboratories and centers, private industry and academia that are focusing on the rapid transition of innovative technologies to the Warfighter to enable the Army's Future Force.(301) 394-3590
The link to the resource lists current partnership opportunities with US ARL(301) 394-3590
https://www.arl.army.mil/technologyoutreach/content/contact-us
US Patent and Trademark Office
Looking for a local inventors group or the nearest Patent and Trademark Resource Center? Interested in pro bono patent legal assistance? Click on your state to find resources in your region.US Patent and Trademark Office
Inventors Eye is the USPTO’s newsletter for the independent inventor community published since 2010.US Patent and Trademark Office
OED maintains a register of active patent practitioners who are eligible to represent others before the USPTO in patent matters. Only registered patent attorneys and agents, and individuals granted limited recognition, may represent patent applicants before the USPTO. Individuals not listed on the register are generally unable to represent others before the USPTO in patent matters.US Patent and Trademark Office
Inventors and small businesses that meet certain financial thresholds and other criteria may be eligible for free legal assistance in preparing and filing a patent application. The Patent Pro Bono Program is a nationwide network of independently operated regional programs that match volunteer patent professionals with financially under-resourced inventors and small businesses for the purpose of securing patent protection. Each regional program provides services for residents of one or more states.US Patent and Trademark Office
The Law School Clinic Certification program allows law students enrolled in a participating law school's clinic program to practice Intellectual Property Law before the USPTO under the strict guidance of a Law School Faculty Clinic Supervisor. The program currently consists of students practicing in both patent and trademark law before the USPTO.US Patent and Trademark Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has developed numerous forms to aid with the filing and prosecution of patent applications. Although one is not required to use USPTO forms, they can be extremely helpful in complying with the requirements of the rules. However, the forms may contain legal terms that may be confusing to inventors filing without the assistance of a registered practitioner, also known as pro se applicants.US Small Business Administration
The SBA offers a variety of FREE online courses to help you start and run your business.US Small Business Administration
Plan your business, Launch your business, Manage your business, Grow your business.
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US Small Business Administration
SBA's step-by-step business plan toolUS Small Business Administration
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Start or expand your business with loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration. Use Lender Match to find lenders that offer loans for your business.US Small Business Administration
SBA works with a number of local partners to counsel, mentor, and train small businesses. Enter your zip code or click on the map to connect with your local SBA district office and other resources in your area.Plastics News
Library of plastics manufacturing companies as well as up-to-date news on the industry (also see Plastics News)Website
(239) 594-3200 ext. 1
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
US Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)
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Edutopia
This link provides a step by step tutorial containing suggestions on how to form a makerspace.Makerspaces.com
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Maker Nexxus
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School Factory
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School Factory
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Edsurge
This website contains a list of resources, such as tutorials and guides to forming a makerspace. (Topics include: information on project-based learning methods, and makerspace strategies).Make:
This article goes into detail of the following ares when forming a makerspace: costs and expenses, materials, income, etc...)Center for Digital Education
Reflections from the Field: Creating an Elementary Living Learning Makerspace
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Maker Education Initiative
Full Business ModelMaker Ed/Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
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Exelon Corporation
For programs that deliver measurable, sustainable improvements in the communities Exelon serves. Exelon Corporation invests in organizations that have proven track records in these areas: Education, Environment, Arts and Culture, and Neighborhood Development.National Science Foundation (NSF)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
2-year colleges doing work related to technical educationNational Science Foundation (NSF)
The NSF SBIR program supports startups and small businesses in the creation of innovative, disruptive technologies, getting discoveries out of the lab and into the market.National Science Foundation (NSF)
The NSF STTR Program funds early or 'seed' stage research and development. The program is designed to provide equity-free funding and entrepreneurial support at the earliest stages of company and technology development.National Science Foundation (NSF)
The NRI-2.0 program builds upon the original National Robotics Initiative (NRI) program to support fundamental research in the United States that will accelerate the development and use of collaborative robots (co-robots) that work beside or cooperatively with people. The program supports four main research thrusts that are envisioned to advance the goal of ubiquitous co-robots: scalability, customizability, lowering barriers to entry, and societal impact. Collaboration between academic, industry, non-profit, and other organizations is encouraged to establish better linkages between fundamental science and engineering and technology development, deployment, and use.National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
Art Works is the National Endowment for the Arts’ principal grants program. Through project-based funding, we support public engagement with, and access to, various forms of excellent art across the nation, the creation of art that meets the highest standards of excellence, learning in the arts at all stages of life, and the integration of the arts into the fabric of community life. Projects may be large or small, existing or new, and may take place in any part of the nation’s 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories.Department of Education
This program supports the creation of community learning centers that provide academic enrichment opportunities during non-school hours for children, particularly students who attend high-poverty and low-performing schools. The program helps students meet state and local student standards in core academic subjects, such as reading and math; offers students a broad array of enrichment activities that can complement their regular academic programs; and offers literacy and other educational services to the families of participating children.Walmart Foundation
Through the Community Grant Program, Walmart associates are proud to support the needs of their communities by providing grants to local organizations.
Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR), Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR)
Small Business Administration (SBA)
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Department of Education
The Investing in Innovation Fund, established under section 14007 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), provides funding to support (1) local educational agencies (LEAs) and (2) nonprofit organizations in partnership with (a) one or more LEAs or (b) a consortium of schools. The purpose of this program is to provide competitive grants to applicants with a record of improving student achievement and attainment in order to expand the implementation of, and investment in, innovative practices that are demonstrated to have an impact on improving student achievement or student growth, closing achievement gaps, decreasing dropout rates, increasing high school graduation rates, or increasing college enrollment and completion rates. These grants will (1) allow eligible entities to expand and develop innovative practices that can serve as models of best practices, (2) allow eligible entities to work in partnership with the private sector and the philanthropic community, and (3) identify and document best practices that can be shared and taken to scale based on demonstrated success.Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)
US Agency for International Development (USAID)
US Agency for International Development (USAID)
Conservation X
Conservation X Labs (CXL) is seeking bold ideas for tech solutions to conservation challenges. Aimed specifically at projects teams that are preparing their first prototype, the Con X Tech prize could provide a $3,500 grant to take your idea from blueprint to reality. CXL is seeking novel and transformative tools and approaches to conserve the world’s biodiversity and end human-induced species extinctions. We want to put these tools in the hands of natural resource managers and conservation agents around the world. We will support ideas that help decision-makers, consumers, and policy makers understand and act on conservation problems. We welcome hardware and software submissions, as well as any impactful solution idea that is enabled by technology and helps achieve a conservation outcome. We believe in radical collaboration, and the strongest solutions and project teams will draw from a handful of disciplines (e.g. behavioral sciences, engineering, computer science, molecular science, economics) and think about the impact, sustainability (financial and environmental) and scalability of their solution from the very beginning. We want to move from merely monitoring changing landscapes and species populations to developing tangible solutions. Funding a working prototype is just the beginning. First round grantees will have the opportunity to enter the prototype of their solution in the second stage of the grant competition, that features $20,000 in awards.National Inventors Hall of Fame
The Collegiate Inventors Competition was founded in 1990 to encourage and drive innovation and entrepreneurship at the collegiate level. The Competition brings together the nation’s brightest college minds to showcase, recognize, and award their cutting-edge research and discovery. A panel of experts not only judge the Finalists’ entries, but also provide feedback, brainstorming, and encouragement needed to take inventions to the next level of innovation. And contestants compete for cash and prizes, too. In fact, over the last 27 years, with the help of our sponsors, we have awarded over $1 million to 183 of the country’s most innovative collegiate students.Smithsonian Science for Makerspaces
Free curriculum and digital resources for low and high-tech makerspaces.Website