IMPACTT - Technology Transfer for Impact Ventures (High School Curriculum Program)

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Eligible applicants: Indiana high school students; Early entrepreneurship and technology-focused students.

Startedup Foundation Inc

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Funding Amount

$200,000 total DOE prize funding (in two phases: $100k in March 2024, $100k in August 2024)

Deadline

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Grant Type

Foundation

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Cycle: One-time opportunity
Tracked since: April 2026

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Eligible organizations

Indiana high school students
Early entrepreneurship and technology-focused students

Overview

IMPACTT - Technology Transfer for Impact Ventures

An online technology transfer curriculum program for Indiana high school students, developed through partnership between Circular Venture Lab, University of Evansville's Center for Innovation and Change, and STARTedUP Foundation. Funded by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Community Energy Innovation Prize.

Geographic Scope: Indiana (statewide online program)

Eligibility:

Indiana high school students
Early entrepreneurship and technology-focused students

Focus Areas:

Technology transfer and innovation
Technology invention and patent research
Early entrepreneurship education
Clean energy and climate innovation (per DOE Justice40 Initiative)
Economic development and workforce development
Critical analysis of technology available from universities and federal agencies

Program Features:

Participants identify, research, and critically analyze technology inventions and patents available for license
Access to patents from universities and U.S. federal agencies including Department of Energy, NASA, and Department of Defense
Launched in early 2025 as online curriculum
Designed to equip high school students with unique technology transfer skillset before college
Part of only high school technology transfer program in the nation

Funding Details:

$100,000 awarded in March 2024 as initial winner in 2024 Manufacturing Ecosystem Track of U.S. DOE American-Made Community Energy Innovation Prize
$100,000 additional award in August 2024 for statewide program implementation
Total: $200,000 in DOE Community Energy Innovation Prize funding
Supports capacity building, innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic development related to clean energy
Aligns with DOE Justice40 Initiative for disadvantaged communities

Partners:

Circular Venture Lab (Evansville)
University of Evansville's Center for Innovation and Change
STARTedUP Foundation
Integration with Innovate WithIN platform

Contact:

Circular Venture Lab: Logan Jenkins, Executive Director
STARTedUP Foundation: Don Wettrick, Founder and CEO
University of Evansville Center for Innovation & Change: Erin Lewis, Executive Director
STARTedUP Foundation: 1220 Waterway Blvd H122, Indianapolis, IN 46202

What Startedup Foundation Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2022 — the most recent filing with itemized grants

Startedup Foundation Inc reported $6,000 in grants for 2024 as a total without an itemized list; the grant details below are from 2022, its most recent itemized filing.

Grants in 2022: 2
Total given: $128K
Median grant: $64K
Range: $28K–$100K