GRANT OF 3 MILLION RUBLES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIVE PROJECTS CAN GET VOLOGDA ENTERPRISES

The Foundation for the Advancement of Innovation announced the start of applications for the Start-1 grant competition as part of the federal Digital Technologies project.

The Start program aims to create new innovative enterprises and support existing but in its infancy. It is noted that support will be provided to those projects that have significant potential for commercialization.

Companies created less than 2 years ago, as well as individuals for research and development in order to refine the product prototype and assess its market potential, can apply for the Start -1 competition. Applications for the competition are accepted from June 1 to August 30. Details of the competition can be found on the website of the Foundation for the Promotion of Innovation.

The size of the grant is up to 3 million rubles. Last year, one of the winners of the "Start-1" contest was a teacher from Vologda, Evgeny Bilovol. His team received a grant of 2 million rubles to develop a standalone device to detect hidden objects on the human body.

Source: Vologda.RF