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In a competitive world, connections and collaboration can make the difference between success and failure. The Ohio Aerospace Institute can help you succeed! As part of your team we can help grow your business.

PARTNER WITH US ON CONTRACTS WITH NASA, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, AND OTHERS

The Ohio Aerospace Institute has extensive experience working with multiple agencies in the government. In 31 years, we won over $230 million in contracts which helped generate more than 1,700 jobs. We can use our experience to help grow your company!

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TEAM WITH US, A PRIME CONTRACTOR, ON THE NAVY’S $50 BILLION SEAPORT NEXT GENERATION CONTRACT

We are also a Prime Contractor on the Navy’s $50 billion Seaport Next Generation contract. Each week requests for proposals are posted that can be performed by both small and large businesses. As a prime contractor on this effort, you can team with us to complete these efforts. We also participate in two other NASA and Department of Defense consortiums which announce additional opportunities each week. Inquire to learn more about teaming with us on these opportunities!

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TEAM WITH US, A PRIME CONTRACTOR, ON THE NAVY’S $50 BILLION SEAPORT NEXT GENERATION CONTRACT

We are also a Prime Contractor on the Navy’s $50 billion Seaport Next Generation contract. Each week requests for proposals are posted that can be performed by both small and large businesses. As a prime contractor on this effort, you can team with us to complete these efforts. We also participate in two other NASA and Department of Defense consortiums which announce additional opportunities each week. Inquire to learn more about teaming with us on these opportunities!

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SafeLi, a start-up based on the discovery of solid carbon monoxide at room temperature and pressure, that is demonstrating improves the performance of lithium-ion batteries had the opportunity to meet with battery and materials experts at NASA and OAI. With these experts, we identified new opportunities for where this novel material might have an impact and identified the next steps to realize these potential applications. In addition, critical introductions are also being made to accelerate our path to market. All of these activities are crucial to and invaluable for the continued development of SafeLi as a start-up that will make it possible to disrupt the lithium-ion battery market with SafeLi’s advanced materials.

– Dr. Carol Hirschmugl

Founder & CEO

Build collaborative teams with other industry, government, and academic partners

The Ohio Aerospace Institute can connect you to an extensive network of aerospace organizations and experts. Through our current contracts, consortia, and an extensive membership program, we can guide you to opportunities with government agencies, large companies, universities, and scores of small businesses. See a list of our members in our annual report. If you want more information on how we can help your team, contact us.

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Expand Your Business into One of The Top Regions in the Country

Ohio is not only the Birthplace of Aviation, it is one of the most robust areas in the country for the aerospace industry. The Ohio Aerospace Institute has a membership program to help you work with giants like General Electric Aviation, NASA, and the Air Force Research Laboratory.

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Expand your customer base through Government-to-Business and Business-to-Business events, and many other networking opportunities

Networking is critical to the success of your company. The Ohio Aerospace Institute organizes multiple events every year to help build your business. We can facilitate growing your network of funders and customers at events like Ohio Aerospace Day, Ohio’s Drive For Defense, B2B/B2G events, symposia, speaker series, and more. We have a membership program that provides even more opportunities.

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Expand your customer base through Government-to-Business and Business-to-Business events, and many other networking opportunities

Networking is critical to the success of your company. Ohio Aerospace Institute organizes multiple events every year to help build that critical component. We can facilitate introducing you to funders and customers at events like Ohio Aerospace Day, Ohio’s Drive For Defense, B2B/B2G events, symposia, speaker series, and more. We have a membership program that provides even more opportunities.

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OBTAIN GRANT FUNDING FOR YOUR INNOVATIVE SMALL BUSINESS

Innovative small businesses across Ohio work with the Ohio Aerospace Institute to learn about, apply for, and manage Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) grants. These grants from the federal government provide $150k – $3M in research funds, and can lead to exclusive sales opportunities with the federal government. In addition, the funded research can support development of products and services for sale in the commercial sector. Ohio Aerospace Institute works with companies across all technology sectors, including aerospace, energy, transportation, medical devices, bioscience, agriculture, IT, and others. OAI also advises innovative small companies on access to other non-dilutive (grant) funding sources.

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The Ohio Aerospace Institute helped us through our SBIR applications and gave us the needed perspective on where we were in the process. And after we received an NSF SBIR grant, they continued to help us by providing the support and connections we needed to get our company’s documentation in order and execute on the grant. The Ohio Aerospace Institute has been and continues to be a great resource for us and the Ohio startup community!

– Steven Burns

CEO, MSTATT LLC

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