- Third Frontier
The Third Frontier Project is a type of
economic development initiative by the State ofOhio to expandresearch andtechnology economic development in the state. Initiated in 2002, the Third Frontier Commission executes the ten year, $1.6 billion project through a long list of programs, and the Third Frontier Advisory Board advises the Commission.Goals of the Project include:
* Build world-class research capacity
* Support early stage capital formation and the development of new products
* Finance advanced manufacturing technologies to help existing industries become more productiveThird Frontier Commission plans to achieve its goals as a tech incubator, through financial support of new products and firms in targeted business clusters in the earliest stages (seed financing or earlier) of development. Through the Third Frontier Project, additional federal and private sector support can boost the total investment to more than $6 billion. [ [http://www.thirdfrontier.com/] ]
Third Frontier Programs
*Asset-Based Company Attraction Program (ABCAP)
*Biomedical Research and Commercialization Program (BRCP) [formerly the Biomedical Research and Technology Transfer (BRTT) Partnership Award Program.]
*Contractor Services I (CS1)
*Contractor Services II (CS21)
*Engineering and Physical Science Research and Commercialization Program (EPSRCP)
*Entrepreneurial Signature Program (ESP)
*Innovation Ohio Loan Fund (IOF)
*Ohio Research Commercialization Grant Program (ORCGP)
*Pre-Seed Fund Initiative (PSFI) [formerly Validation Fund & Seed Fund Initiative]
*Product Development Pilot Program (PDPP)
*Research Commercialization Program (RCP)
*Success and Pre-Seed Fund Initiative (SPSFI)
*The Ohio Research Scholars Program (ORSP)
*Third Frontier Advanced Energy Program (TFAEP)
*Third Frontier Fuel Cell Program (TFFCP)
*Third Frontier Internship Program (TFIP)
*Wright Centers of Innovation in Biosciences (WCIB)
*Wright Centers of Innovation in Engineering and Physical Sciences (WCIEPS)
*Wright Mega-centers of Innovation (WMCI)
*Wright Projects (WP)External links
* [http://www.thirdfrontier.com/ Third Frontier Project — Official website]
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