Envision Inc

SUCCESS THROUGH THE ARTS AND RESOURCES (STAR)

CDFI RAPID RESPONSE PROGRAM AWARD

SBIR PHASE II: NOVEL IMAGE GUIDED SUTURING SYSTEM FOR ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY

PURPOSE: TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INVESTMENT IN AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (CDFIS). PLANNED ACTIVITIES: FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE MUST BE USED FOR FINANCIAL PRODUCTS, FINANCIAL SERVICES (REGULATED INSTITUTIONS ONLY), DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, LOAN LOSS RESERVES, AND CAPITAL RESERVES (REGULATED INSTITUTIONS ONLY), IN AN ELIGIBLE MARKET OR THE RECIPIENT’S APPROVED TARGET MARKET. END GOALS: THE GOAL OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS FOR CDFIS TO BUILD THEIR FINANCIAL CAPACITY TO LEND TO ELIGIBLE MARKETS AND/OR THEIR TARGET MARKETS, IN ORDER TO SERVE RURAL AND URBAN LOW INCOME PEOPLE, AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION THAT LACK ADEQUATE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE FINANCIAL PRODUCTS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. BENEFICIARIES: PROFIT ORGANIZATION, PRIVATE NONPROFIT INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION, OTHER PRIVATE INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION INVESTMENT AREAS AND TARGETED POPULATIONS, AS DEFINED IN 12 C.F.R. 1805. SUBRECIPIENTS: THERE ARE NO SUBRECIPIENTS FOR THIS PROGRAM. BROADBAND: SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES RELATING TO BROADBAND USAGE ARE NOT KNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD. REASON/PURPOSE OF MODIFICATION: THE RIEGLE ACT (P.L. 103 325), THE STATUTE WHICH AUTHORIZES THE CDFI PROGRAM, REQUIRES THAT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AWARDS, INCLUDING BASE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (BASE FA), DISABILITY FUNDS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (DF FA), AND PERSISTENT POVERTY COUNTIES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (PPC FA), BE MATCHED WITH FUNDS FROM NON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SOURCES AND COMPARABLE IN FORM AND VALUE TO THE FA AWARD. MODIFICATIONS WOULD BE REQUIRED IF THERE IS A CHANGE IN THE FORM AND/OR AMOUNT ORIGINALLY OBLIGATED FOR THE AWARD, BASED ON APPROVED MATCHING FUNDS. NOTE: MATCHING FUNDS ARE REQUIRED ONLY FOR ORGANIZATIONS APPLYING AS CATEGORY II/CORE FA APPLICANTS UNDER THE CDFI PROGRAM. MATCHING FUNDS ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR ANY NATIVE CDFI APPLICANTS OR HOUSING PRODUCTION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AWARDS (HP FA). ADDITIONALLY, MATCHING FUNDS ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR SMALL AND EMERGING CDFI ASSISTANCE (SECA) FA APPLICANTS AND HEALTHY FOOD FINANCING INITIATIVES (HFFI) FA APPLICANTS, PENDING FINAL FY 2025 APPROPRIATIONS LANGUAGE.

ENVISION CHARLOTTE PROJECT

SBIR PHASE I: ADAPTIVE PERIMETRY FOR HEAD MOUNTED DEVICES -THE BROADER IMPACT/COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL OF THIS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE I PROJECT IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL TOOL FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND MONITORING OF FUNCTIONAL VISUAL FIELD (VF) DEFECTS DUE TO GLAUCOMA.?GLAUCOMA, A LEADING CAUSE OF BLINDNESS, IS ASYMPTOMATIC IN ITS EARLY STAGES AND CHALLENGING TO DIAGNOSE, OFTEN RESULTING IN LATE DETECTION.?3 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE A DIAGNOSIS OF GLAUCOMA, AND THIS NUMBER IS EXPECTED TO DOUBLE BY 2050 CONTRIBUTING TO A MARKET SIZE FOR TREATMENT EXCEEDING $7 BILLION BY 2028. EARLY IDENTIFICATION OF DISEASE AND DISEASE PROGRESSION IS KEY IN PREVENTING VISION LOSS. USING A NOVEL TESTING METHOD, THIS TECHNOLOGY WILL CAPTURE VF CHANGES WITH HIGHER SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY THAN THE CURRENT STANDARD OF CARE. IF SUCCESSFUL, THE PROPOSED SOLUTION WILL ALLOW FOR EARLIER DETECTION OF GLAUCOMA AND GLAUCOMATOUS PROGRESSION AND FACILITATE EARLIER CLINICAL INTERVENTION BY EYE CARE PROVIDERS, REDUCING THE OVERALL BURDEN OF DISEASE AND INCIDENCE OF IRREVERSIBLE VISION LOSS.??? ?? THIS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PHASE I PROJECT AIMS?TO IMPROVE THE EARLY DETECTION OF VISION LOSS DUE TO GLAUCOMA THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF FULLY AUTOMATED ADAPTIVE PERIMETRY SOFTWARE. CONVENTIONAL VF TESTING, KNOWN AS STATIC AUTOMATED PERIMETRY (SAP), LACKS SENSITIVITY, OFTEN LEADING TO LATE DIAGNOSIS OF GLAUCOMA AND IRREVERSIBLE VISION LOSS. WITH SAP, DEFECTS CAN ONLY BE DETECTED WHEN THEY AFFECT AT LEAST 3 DEGREES OF THE VISUAL FIELD, PROVIDING ONLY A MACRO UNDERSTANDING OF VISION LOSS. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO DEVELOP A FULLY AUTOMATED ADAPTIVE PERIMETRY TEST THAT COMBINES THE UNIFORMITY AND STANDARDIZATION OF SAP WITH GREATER PRECISION AND INDIVIDUALIZATION OF AN ADAPTIVE TEST STRATEGY. THIS NOVEL TESTING ALGORITHM WILL INTELLIGENTLY ADJUST STIMULI BASED ON INDIVIDUAL RESPONSES, INCREASING THE SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY OF EARLY DEFECT DETECTION, AND MAPPING FUNCTIONAL DEFICITS TO RETINAL ANATOMICAL DEFECTS. OBJECTIVES INCLUDE MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF THE RETINAL PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF GLAUCOMA, DEVELOPMENT OF SPATIAL ANALYSIS FOR REAL-TIME TEST LOCATION DETERMINATION, DEVELOPMENT OF METHODS FOR ACTIVE CORRECTION OF FIXATIONAL ERRORS USING EYE-TRACKING, AND DETERMINATION OF SUPRATHRESHOLD CONTRASTS.? THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

SBIR PHASE I: ENDOSCOPIC PATIENT MASK TO LIMIT AEROSOLIZATION DURING ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURES DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

FIE EARMARK GRANT AWARDS

SBIR PHASE I: NOVEL IMAGE GUIDED SUTURING SYSTEM FOR ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY

FIE EARMARK GRANT AWARDS

PURPOSE: THE VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA) GRANT WAS ESTABLISHED AS A MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATIONS WHO SUPPORT COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE VITA GRANT PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ORGANIZATIONS WHO 1) EXTEND SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN HARDEST TO REACH AREAS BOTH URBAN AND NON-URBAN; 2) INCREASE THE CAPACITY TO FILE RETURNS ELECTRONICALLY; 3) HEIGHTEN QUALITY CONTROL; 4) ENHANCE TRAINING OF VOLUNTEERS; AND 5) SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE ACCURACY RATE OF RETURNS PREPARED AT VITA SITES. END GOAL/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: VITA GRANT RECIPIENTS ARE EXPECTED TO 1) FOLLOW EXISTING GUIDANCE GOVERNING VITA SITE OPERATIONS; 2) ENSURE AT LEAST 90% OF RETURNS PREPARED ARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHOSE INCOME IS EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN THE MAXIMUM EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT (EITC) THRESHOLDS; 2) FILE ALL ELIGIBLE RETURNS ELECTRONICALLY; 3) ACHIEVE 100% OF THEIR RETURN PRODUCTION GOALS; 4) BECOME MORE EFFICIENT WITH GRANT FUNDS; AND 5) SHOW INCREMENTAL INCREASES IN RETURN PREPARATION EACH YEAR. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: TAXPAYERS WHO ARE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, THOSE FOR WHOM ENGLISH IS A SECOND LANGUAGE, NATIVE AMERICANS, INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN RURAL AREAS, MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE ELDERLY. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: SUBRECIPIENTS MAY BE UTILIZED BY GRANT RECIPIENTS TO HELP DELIVER KEY ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAM AND MUST ADHERE TO GRANT PROGRAM GUIDELINES. BROADBAND: SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES RELATING TO BROADBAND USAGE ARE NOT KNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

SEC 9007 REAP-RENEW ENERGY SYSTEMS GRANTS, $20,000 OR LESS (MAN)

RBDG RURAL BUSINESS COOP OPPORTUNITY GRANT

F14AC00653 - JUVENILE SALMON SIGNS FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH