The Advanced Technology Development Center is closely monitoring the COVID-19/coronavirus situation. We are committed to you — our technology entrepreneurial community — and our mission to serve startups across the state of Georgia. Our greatest concern is for the health, safety, and well-being of our companies, their staff, our sponsors and partners, and the ATDC team. As a unit of the Georgia Institute of Technology, we are following its COVID-19 protocols.

As we navigate this uncertain time together, we would like to be your resource for the latest information on the virus, and how this will impact your businesses. Please continue to visit this resources page for the latest in helpful links, webinars, and current information. Here are some key links and resources for you:

ATDC RESOURCES:

ATDC staff are working remotely to the greatest extent possible: Portfolio companies should contact their respective Entrepreneurs-in-Residence or Catalysts for virtual meetings.

ATDC classes will continue digitally. Classes are held via BlueJeans. Please check our ATDC web calendar for all digital class updates and registration info: org/community.

Office hours with sponsors are virtual: Our portfolio companies have been contacted and will set virtual office hours via Calendly or e-mail.

Our portfolio companies have answered the call to fight the pandemic: https://atdc.org/atdc-news/atdc-companies-are-tackling-covid-19/

ATDC Coaching Staff: https://atdc.org/impacts/team/

Sign up for ATDC’s COVID-19 mobile alerts: https://mobile-text-alerts.com/ATDC and check the COVID-19 box from the group list. (Need assistance? Email Aubrey Lenyard at [email protected], call him at 678.637.5865, or Slack him: aubs@slack.)

Startup-oriented funding opportunities, discounted products/services, online events and classes: http://104good.com/

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RESOURCES:

(COVID-19 FUNDING)

U.S. Air Force:

Out of Cycle Direct to Phase II SBIR for COVID-19 Topics: https://beta.sam.gov/opp/aa1fc86c0cde4352a8ca464ee5b3296c/view?keywords=SBIR&sort=-relevance&index=opp&is_active=true&page=1&notice_type=o&psc=AD92&naics=541715

Unite and Fight COVID-19: https://www.afwerx.af.mil/coronavirus.html

Department of Defense (DOD)

Joint Acquisition Task Force COVID-19: https://www.acq.osd.mil/jatf.html 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):

Main Page: https://www.cdc.gov/grants/public-health-emergencies/covid-19/index.html

Resources for businesses and empolyers : https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/organizations/businesses-employers.html

Applied research COVID-19: https://beta.sam.gov/opp/728e1131ef444abc880f63540a37c364/view?keywords=75D301-20-R-67897&sort=-relevance&index=opp&is_active=true&page=1

National Science Foundation (NSF):

COVID19 specific: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20065/nsf20065.jsp

COVID19 RAPID-nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20052/nsf20052.pdf

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS):

Public Health Emergency: https://www.phe.gov/emergency/events/COVID19/Pages/default.aspx

BARDA: https://www.phe.gov/emergency/events/COVID19/Pages/BARDA.aspx

BARDA partnerships page: phe.gov/emergency/events/COVID19/Pages/business-barda.aspx

NIAID, & NIGMS Urgent Award mechanism to expand scope of currently active awards: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-AI-20-030.html

National Cancer Institute: https://www.cancer.gov/contact/emergency-preparedness/coronavirus-researchers

Department of Homeland Security:

DHS COVID-19: https://beta.sam.gov/opp/430d3d2f82e24f508061e93caab06d41/view?keywords=covid19&sort=-relevance&index=opp&is_active=true&page=1&notice_type=p,o,k

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA):

Doing business with FEMA and supporting the response to COVID-19 with your company’s non-medical goods and/or services. Please submit your inquiry to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Procurement Action Innovative Response Team (PAIR) team at [email protected]

Department of Interior Administration:

DIA BIA COVID19: https://beta.sam.gov/opp/ec1a4a99761142b0a13964feeeafd86e/view?keywords=covid-19&sort=-relevance&index=opp&is_active=true&page=1&notice_type=p,o,k&opp_response_date_filter_model=%7B%22dateRange%22:%7B%22startDate%22:%22%22,%22endDate%22:%22%22%7D%7D&date_filter_index=0&inactive_filter_values=false

Federal Office of Budget and Management:

Private/Public Partnerships and Collaborations: For private companies seeking to produce products related to the COVID-19 response: [email protected]

U.S. Agency For International Development (USAID):

COVID-19 Guidance for implementing partners: https://www.usaid.gov/work-usaid/resources-for-partners/covid-19-guidance-implementing-partners

(FEDERAL AGENCY RESPONSES)

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)-Rural Development COVID-19 Response: https://www.rd.usda.gov/coronavirus

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Frequent Questions on Grant Issues in Response to COVID-19: https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2020-03/documents/external-grants-covid-19-faqs.pdf

NASA COVID-19 SBIR/STTR Response: https://sbir.nasa.gov/content/covid-19-impact-nasa-sbirsttr-program

Department of Transportation (DOT) COVID-19 Response: https://www.transportation.gov/coronavirus

Department of Education (DoEd) COVID-19 Response: https://www.ed.gov/coronavirus/

U.S. Postal Service (USPS) COVID-19 Fraud Response: https://www.uspis.gov/coronavirus/

Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Response for grantees affected by COVID19: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants-funding/acf-grant-recipient-covid-19

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cyber Infrastructure (CYSA) COVID-19 Response to Malicious Cyber Actors: https://www.cisa.gov/coronavirus

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has Coronavirus Warning Letters to Companies: https://www.ftc.gov/coronavirus/warning-letters

Administration For Community Living (ACL) COVID19 Resources for those living with and working with older populations: https://acl.gov/COVID-19

(OTHER RESOURCES)

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA): Guidance on preparing workplaces for COVID-19: https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3990.pdf

Small Business Administration (SBA): Disaster Loan Assistance: https://covid19relief.sba.gov/#/

Resources for small business in dealing with COVID-19: https://ssti.org/blog/resources-small-business-dealing-covid-19

Center for American Entrepreneurship (CAE) Policy Responses: https://startupsusa.org/new-and-small-business-policy-response-to-the-covid-19-crisis/

National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) Response to COVID-19: https://nvca.org/nvca-response-to-covid-19/

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Information Exchange: https://pages.semanticscholar.org/coronavirus-research

COVID-19 Research Grants (US and Intl): evagarland.com/covid-19-funding-opportunities/

Alice COVID-19 Business Center: covid19businesscenter.com/

STARTERS General Recovery Guide/List for Small Businesses: https://costarters.co/recovery/

Military and Their Families Impacted by COVID19 : https://www.militaryonesource.mil/financial-legal/personal-finance/borrowing/coronavirus-financial-assistance

U.S. Acquisition Office Disaster Response Registry: https://www.acquisition.gov/disaster-response-registry