GBA's Product Innovation Grants

Solicitation #2 (Spring 2008)
Through a competitive selection process, GBA intends to award funding for one or more projects that seek to develop new or introduce revamped existing building products as green building products to the marketplace.  Eligible projects should:

  • Address key product development challenges,
  • Focus on engineering or design challenges,
  • Show a significant degree of innovation, and/or
  • Identify a clear path to commercialization with the potential to significantly impact innovation-based companies in the region.

GBA’s Product Innovation Grants are intended to help provide the gap funding required to bring products from the research and development phase to the building product market so local specifiers can start using local green building products in local green building projects.  The intent of GBA's Product Innovation Grants is to support the final commercialization steps for tangible building products or processes that contribute to the economic, environmental, and social benefits of green buildings.  Proposals are solicited from:

  • Established Pennsylvania companies looking to develop innovative green building products and the processes to produce them;
  • Start-up Pennsylvania companies looking to enter the green building product marketplace; and
  • Pennsylvania university researchers / teams developing innovative green building products and the processes to produce them.

Important Dates

  • February 1, 2008                               Idea Form Deadline (Optional)
  • February 15, 2008                            Green Building Alliance Idea Form Feedback
  • March 10, 2008                                  Final Proposal Submission
  • March 24, 2008                                  Fund Match Verification Letters Due
  • June 13, 2008                                     Proposed Award Announcement

Documents

Request for Proposals
Idea Form Template
Proposal Template
Invoice
Status Report Template
GBA Grant Contract

Open Houses
In the past, GBA has held open houses for those interested in submitting a proposal; these briefings may be held at various locations across Pennsylvania.  GBA’s open houses are meant to provide a detailed overview of the submission and evaluation process, be a forum for questions from potential applicants, and may provide networking opportunities for attendees looking for potential partnering organizations.  No Product Innovation Grant open houses have been scheduled for 2008 yet, but if you are interested in attending one in your area, please contact GBA’s Research Manager at (412) 431-0709 or research@gbapgh.org.

 

 

2007 Recipients
Green Building Alliance would like to extend congratulations to the seven recipients of the Fall 2007 Product Innovation Grants. Learn more about the projects selected that seek to develop and introduce new and enhanced green building products.

 

Funding for GBA's Green Building Products Initiative is due in part to the following funders:

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority
The Heinz Endowments
Richard King Mellon Foundation