PGH Lab is an early stage incubator-like program that helps progress startups to the growth stage of their life cycle.
Donor Name: PGH Lab
State: Pennsylvania
County: Allegheny County (PA)
Type of Grant: Program
Deadline: 09/20/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
PGH Lab is a 6-month partnership program that connects local startups with local government. PGH Lab provides 25k stipend and the opportunity for businesses to pilot products and services, gain feedback, and network. PGH Lab innovates local government through new technologies and services to be more efficient, transparent, sustainable, and inclusive.
PGH Lab particularly interested in businesses that are ready to pilot a product or service that will help the City of Pittsburgh address the following priority areas:
- Process Improvement and Optimization
- Streamline city services to make them simpler, faster, and less costly.
- Sustainability and Environment
- Help the city reduce pollution, improve resident access to resources, and integrate environmental considerations into decision making.
- Equity and Inclusion
- Assurance of equitable access to all city services and opportunities.
- Health and Safety
- Help the city address new and long-standing health, safety, and justice issues that impact its residents.
Eligibility Criteria
Businesses that apply must
- Commit to participate for the full length of program.
- Be a startup defined as:
- TA legally registered company.
- Headquartered in Allegheny County (Pittsburgh-based preferred).
- Have a working beta-stage, pilot-ready product/service ready to be tested at the City and/or participant organizations.
- Read and Acknowledge PGH Lab Rules and Regulations.
- The PGH Lab Rules & Regulations will go into effect on a startup if invited to participate in the program.
Assessment
PGH Lab review committee will base the selection process according to the following:
- Innovation
- Does the product already exist?
- To what extent is the product innovative?
- How does it fit with the needs of the City of Pittsburgh and participant organizations?
- Impact
- Would the beta-stage product or service lead to short-term or long-term outcomes that will benefit the city and its residents?
- Feasibility
- Can the product be realistically implemented in city government given the current resources and capabilities?
- What kinds of actions will it require the City or the Participant Organizations to accomplish to make the pilot program successful?
For more information, visit PGH Lab.
