Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation

Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program Awardee

The Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC) creates technology-based economic development strategies to accelerate innovation, imagination and the next generation of technology and technology companies. VIPC, a non-profit corporation, plugs gaps at the earliest stages of the Innovation Continuum ' commercialization and seed funding ' as it helps entrepreneurs launch and grow high-growth technology companies and create high-paying jobs for the future. VIPC is the lead organization in Virginia for SBIR/STTR support. VIPC's Federal Funding Assistance Program works to support Virginia's early stage technology firms in their efforts to learn about and apply for and win federal SBIR and STTR awards. VIPC Supports Virginia's Phase I and Phase II SBIR/STTR applicants by providing: - SBIR strategy consultation and mentoring - Low cost Phase I and Phase II proposal training and review courses - Discounts with proposal consultants (proposal prep & proposal review) - Discounts on proposal preparation software - Referral to law firm for free IP and patent consultation - Referral to federal cost accounting solutions and CPA services - Commercialization plan assistance '- VC/Angel Capital 'Readiness' review - Funding assistance to qualified first time Phase I and/or Phase II applicants to help pay for proposal development resources

Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation