Hybrids Plus, Sunflower receive grants - Boulder County Business ...

Bardwell Consulting of Denver, $25,000 for a PC-based program that creates and evaluates a full range of near-optimal solutions for energy retrofits.

Black Hawk Transportation Authority received $50,000 for a biodiesel processing facility that will process used cooking oil from area restaurants into biodiesel, and blend the produced fuel for B5-B20.

City and county of Denver, $60,000 to support the launch of Denver's new green business program that will engage and educate businesses in energy efficiency and sustainable practices while providing a framework for regional action.

Community Energy Systems of Crestone, $24,170 for biomass thermal heating systems for the Homelake Veterans' Home.

Coolerado of Arvada, $25,000 to build a solar powered, mobile, 5-ton air-conditioning system.

Czero Inc. of Fort Collins, $67,500. It will partner with the Engines and Energy Conversion Laboratory and the College of Business at Colorado State University to develop a low-cost hydraulic hybrid retrofit kit.

Denver Zoological Foundation, $100,000 to incorporate a biomass gasification system in Asian Tropics, its next major exhibit showcasing Asian elephants and other wildlife native to Southeast Asia.

Mountain Parks Electric Inc., $25,000 to integrate a biomass wood-pellet heating system at Mountain Parks' headquarters in Granby.

New Community Coalition of Telluride, $25,000 to support a number of activities including a feasibility assessment for a micro hydro turbine, a photovoltaic array installation at a school and a report to identify the most economically attractive near-term renewable energy projects in San Miguel County.

Powerhouse Enterprises Inc., $25,000 to bring its green modular housing expertise to Rifle and begin building a new generation of homes that feature energy efficiency, renewable energy, environmentally preferable materials, superior air quality, and water conservation.

Sundyne Corp. of Arvada, $100,000 to complete the design details on a family of turbogenerators that will convert the pressure drop of natural gas pressure within the existing gas pipeline distribution system into electricity.

Grants available to rid homes of lead paint

- Tucson,AZ,USA
Lead paint was banned in 1978. The city is funding grants with money from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The city will fund grants to remedy such hazards in pre-1978 houses and apartments that have young children living in them.

Training grants bring more skills, economic benefits to East Texas

...any company with three or more employees can apply for a reimbursement grant for training that provides current employees with new or enhanced skills, improved job performance, job retention and/or opportunities for promotion and increased wages...

Start-Up Receives Energy Grant

Corvallis Cellulosic Ethanol RedOrbit - Dallas,TX,USA
The grant puts Trillium in the running for the second phase of the small business grants for up to $1 million if the technology proves feasible. ...

The U.S. Department of Energy last week awarded Trillium FiberFuels a $100,000 grant to test a new method for making cellulosic ethanol - a biofuel made from grass, wood and other fibrous plant material...

Women, Check This Out!

Grants are open to female residents in both Utah and Idaho and are awarded in six different areas including small business start-up and expansion; child and elder care; community development; continuing education and teacher support; ...

Chicago's smart money

Time to tighten up your business plan! Companies and entrepreneurs interested in participating in the Chicago city treasurer's 2008 Small Business Expo and Business Plan Competition have until May 14 to submit a two-page executive summary to be eligible for any prizes. Winning companies will receive as much as $5,000 in grants. Previous winners include educational software developer Free Rain Systems, pharmaceutical manufacturer SanoGene Therapeutics and identity theft detection service ArrestFree.com.

As part of Chicago Smart Money Week, interested entrepreneurs are invited to participate in a series of free business-plan writing workshops beginning tomorrow night at the Dawson Technical Institute at 3901 S. State Street. Winners will be announced on Aug. 1 at the Expo. For more information, visit www.chicagocitytreasurer.com.

Feds seek help applying nanotech to defense

Arizona Republic, AZ -
Millions of dollars in research grants are available to small firms through SBIR and follow-on Small Business Technology Transfer programs at DHS and other ...