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bio-TIP
Program
Do you need to upgrade your workers’ skills but lack
the necessary support? Would you like to learn more
about how to access State training dollars for your
bioscience company in Illinois? If so, contact us today!
DCEO is now offering the Biotech Training
Investment Program (bio-TIP) to help advance the skills
of employees working in biotech/bioscience careers.
bio-TIP reimburses employers up to 50 percent of the
costs of training, not to exceed $5,000, to help train
graduate students seeking biotech industry experience
who find part-time employment as lab
technicians/engineers. bio-TIP also helps cover training
costs for existing full-time employees who are
interested in upgrading their skills.
To learn more about how your company can benefit from
bio-TIP contact Cesar Lopez at (312) 814-2700 or
Cesar.Lopez@illinois.gov; or download the flier and
application below.
Innovation Challenge Technical Assistance and
Matching Grant Programs
Do you have an innovative idea but lack the necessary
support to develop it? Would you like to learn more
about how to access over $2 billion in Federal research
and development grants for small businesses? If so,
contact us today!
DCEO is now offering the Innovation
Challenge Technical Assistance Program to help connect
your small business with Federal SBIR/STTR grant
opportunities. The Technical Assistance Program provides
your business with access to specialists who can
identify grant opportunities and assist with the grant
writing process.
Additionally,
DCEO is offering the Innovation Challenge
Matching Grant Program, which connects your innovative
technology-based business with critical funding by
providing up to a 50 percent match on Phase I SBIR/STTR
grant awards.
To learn more about how your company can benefit from
the Innovation Challenge Programs contact Scott Henkel
at (217) 557-6880 or
Scott.Henkel@illinois.gov; or download the fliers
and applications below.
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