|   |   | Resources           for Proposal Writers The selection criteria       for ATP proposals are fairly rigorous and the competition for ATP awards       is strong. As a result, many companies, both large and small, link with       other organizations that can help them develop solid business and technical       plans needed for a competitive ATP proposal. Although ATP cannot refer people       directly to commercial enterprises, we can suggest that you contact one       or more State programs which will refer you to such resources. Resources       which you might be able to find through a State program include: 
- University business schools that can help           develop marketing and business plans;
- Contacts with State and private venture           capital funds or other sources of funding;
- Intellectual property rights expertise;           and 
- Consultants who have experience writing           ATP proposals.

 If you think that you might need one or         more of these resources, contact the programs offered in your State and         ask them specifically for help accessing the resource(s) of interest.         If your organization offers one or more of these types of resources, then         make sure that the State programs know about you so that they can refer         potential clients to you. 

 If your State cannot provide you with the         kind of help you need, try accessing the resources you desire through         programs run by other, nearby States. Contact information for relevant         State programs is available through the State Science and Technology Institute's         website (http://www.ssti.org/states.htm).         In addition, programs in States which have seen relatively little ATP         money are listed below.

**Links to State Resources**
**Alaska**
 Alaska Science and Technology Foundation               www.astf.org              ph: 907-272-4333 

**Hawaii**
 Hawaii Technology Development Corporation               www.htdc.org              ph: 808-539-3600 
**Kansas**
 Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation               www.ktec.com[email protected]              ph: 785-296-5272 
**Montana**
 Montana Department of Commerce               commerce.state.mt.us              ph: 406-444-3814 
 Montana SBIR Initiative               sbir.state.mt.us              ph:406-444-7062 
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**North Dakota**
 Center for Innovation               www.innovators.net[email protected]              ph: 701-777-3132 
**South Dakota**
 Center of Excellence in Advanced               Manufacturing and Production               www.sdsmt.edu/syseng/me/camp/index.html
 Manufacturing Extension Partnership              ph:800-722-2166 
**Vermont**
 Vermont Department of Economic Development               www.thinkvermont.com[email protected]              ph: 802-828-3224 

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