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NSF Awards KSEF $8M to Develop Kentucky Climate Data Infrastructure
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the Kentucky Science & Engineering Foundation  (KSEF), an initiative of the Kentucky...
Jan 22


NSF Awards $7M to Kentucky State University, Kentucky Science and Engineering Foundation and Partners for AgTech Research
The Kentucky Science and Engineering Foundation is partnering with Kentucky State University on a new grant awarded by the U.S. National...
Jun 28, 2024


Kentucky Entrepreneurs Connect with America's Seed Fund During Road Tour Stop
On Thursday, May 16, 2024, the Kentucky Science and Engineering Foundation (KSEF) hosted the Kentucky stop of the U.S. Small Business...
May 21, 2024


America's Seed Fund Week
2024 Virtual Road Tour Starts January 23 During this virtual, three-day inclusive learning experience, attendees will deepen their...
Jan 16, 2024

Kentucky Science & Engineering Foundation Highlighted in the KSTC Impact Report
As an initiative of the Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation, KSEF works with our partner programs to accelerate innovation-driven...
Nov 1, 2023


Securing Funding for an Equitable Educational Resource
Joshua Covington is more familiar than most when it comes to the challenges faced by school systems and educators today. As a former...
Oct 30, 2023

NIH SBIR/STTR Proposal Lab Kicks Off July 17
Bring your health or bioscience technology to market with SBIR/STTR non-dilutive funding. Our goal is to help you succeed at bringing...
Jul 6, 2023


America's Seed Fund Week 2023
Join America's Seed Fund Week May 15 - 18, 2023 to learn more about non-dilutive funding through SBIR/STTR programs. America’s Seed Fund...
May 10, 2023

More than 120 DOD SBIR Topics Pre-Released
The Department of Defense (DOD) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) 2023.2 BAA topics were pre-released on Wednesday, April 19,...
Apr 20, 2023


DOD SBIR/STTR Proposal Accelerator - Registration Open
The Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) 23.2 and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) 23.B topics will...
Apr 14, 2023

Introducing NSF Incubator and Webinar Series
The Kentucky Science & Engineering Foundation is launching a new NSF Incubator with a three-part webinar series to help businesses...
Mar 1, 2023

Celebrating an incredible year for emerging technologies in Kentucky.
As 2022 comes to a close, we want to take the time to look back at some of the year's highlights and celebrate the incredible wins we saw...
Dec 21, 2022

KSTC Receives Grant from SBA to Strengthen Research Funding Opportunities in Kentucky
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently awarded the Kentucky Science & Technology Corporation (KSTC) $125,000 through the...
Oct 18, 2022

KSEF Launches Accelerator to Prepare Small Business for Department of Defense Contracts
A new accelerator program, now taking applications, will prepare Kentucky entrepreneurs to submit ideas to the U.S. Department of Defense...
Mar 16, 2021
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