They can also provide grants for innovative education programs focused on the same goal of moving ideas to commercialization. This is a great opportunity for colleges, universities, research institutions, and their students. A new round of funds has just been announced with deadlines in the Fall and Winter of 2008.
Learn more about the grants programs of the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance. http://www.nciia.net/grants.html
(Many thanks to The National Dialogue on Entrepreneurship for passing this information along. Russ)