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Federal and state programs highlight funding, commercialization and workforce supports for recycling innovators
Summary
EPA SBIR, Massachusetts M2I2, MassHire workforce services, and local processors illustrated the funding and technical assistance ecosystem that MassDEP and partners are positioning to help recycling businesses scale.
Speakers from EPA, the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, MassHire and a private processing company described funding, commercialization supports and workforce services available to recycling and circular‑economy innovators.
April Richards, program manager for EPA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, said SBIR is a federal set-aside for small-business R&D focused on commercialization. April described a phased structure (phase 1 proof-of-concept, phase 2 development) and said EPA's SBIR office typically runs one funding cycle per year; she summarized local…
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