Tag: funding

15 Ways to Raise Money for Your Business

Have you finally decided it’s time to launch your own business? Is it time for your existing business to expand? Or, do you need to offset losses from economic downturns or the unexpected, like COVID-19? If you answered yes to any of the above, then use the following 15 ways to raise money for your business. If…


Australian State of New South Wales Steps up Funding to Combat Biosecurity Threats

The New South Wales (NSW) government is investing a record $163.9 million (US$116.7 million) into technologies to tackle biosecurity threats as part of its State Budget, due to be delivered on June 21. Treasurer Matt Kean said on Friday that with a global increase in the volume, complexity and severity of biosecurity outbreaks, early intervention,…


Capistrano Unified Places Bonds on Ballots to Make School Repairs

Amid declining funds and enrollment, the Capistrano Unified School District is considering several steps to keep operations afloat, including placing multi-million dollar bond measures on the November ballot to make improvements to district schools. These bond measures include $98 million bond for seismic structure updates at Dana Hills High School, and one $77 million bond…


Funding Boost for Allergic Diseases and Anaphylaxis Research in Australia

The Australian government has allocated $26.9 million in the 2022-23 Budget to back research to better prevent and treat allergic diseases and anaphylaxis. Of the funding, $16.6 million will go to the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) and Anaphylaxis Australia to jointly set up a National Allergy Council (NAC). Health Minister Greg Hunt…


Illinois Professor Convicted of Failing to Report Chinese Bank Account

A federal jury on May 4 found an Illinois math professor guilty of failing to disclose a foreign bank account but dismissed grant fraud charges, the latest conviction stemming from a crackdown on Chinese influence in U.S. research launched by the Trump administration. Xiao Mingqing, a Southern Illinois University (SIU) Carbondale professor, was convicted on…


$24 Million in Research Funding to Keep Elderly out of Emergency

The Australian government has committed $24 million (US$16.9 million) to innovative research through Australian universities to find ways of keeping elderly people out of hospital emergency departments (EDs) to relieve pressure. Projects at Flinders University in South Australia, the University of Western Australia, and the University of Tasmania are among ten projects around the country…


Musk’s Boring Company Valued at $5.6 Billion After Latest Funding Round

Elon Musk’s The Boring Company has raised $675 million in Series C funding round, which now values the tunneling enterprise at $5.675 billion, the company said on Wednesday, adding that the proceeds will be used to ramp up its hiring across sectors. The Austin, Texas-based company, which plans to expand its workforce in engineering, operations,…


Western Australian Government Injects $6.5 million into State’s Space Program

The Western Australian (WA) government has committed $6.5 million (US$4.9 million) in the upcoming State Budget to further develop the state’s ambitious space program. WA Science Minister Roger Cook said in a release on Thursday that as part of “Diversify WA”, the McGowan government’s economic development framework, space is one of the nine sectors targeted….


4 Must-Haves to Help You Snag an Innovative Source of Funding

By Sam Silverman The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program allows foreign investors who meet a specific set of requirements to obtain permanent U.S. residency. In effect since 1990, it has gained particular traction in recent years among business owners and project developers, who have come to regard the EB-5 investment industry as a secure and reliable…


Mental Health Services to Be Expanded Across Northern Territory

The federal and Northern Territory (NT) governments will invest more than $43 million (US$31.8 million) over the next five years into mental health and suicide prevention across the NT. In a landmark bilateral agreement announced on Monday, the feds have pledged $30.65 million, and the NT $13.25 million (US$9.8 million)to expand these services to where…