OhMyGov Inc. Wins Prestigious Government Communications Technology Grant

ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OhMyGov Inc., the media and technology firm behind the critically acclaimed political blog OhMyGov.com, today announced it has been awarded a highly-competitive small business grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund research and development of state-of-the-art media analysis software.

?We are incredibly excited to have the National Science Foundation?s support in building our technology to improve government communications?

The $150,000 government grant was awarded under NSF?s Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program. According to NSF, the federal program aims to ?increase the incentive and opportunity for small firms to undertake cutting-edge, high-risk, high-quality? scientific or engineering research.

The grant to OhMyGov Inc. will support development of next generation visual analytics software that will make it easier for government communicators to see and understand how their communications are spreading across the Internet. As a federal grant recipient, the company will also receive preferential treatment for federal consulting contracts relating to its research and development focus.

?We are incredibly excited to have the National Science Foundation?s support in building our technology to improve government communications,? said Andrew Einhorn, OhMyGov Inc.?s CEO. ?Only two percent of companies competing for these grants actually obtain them. That makes NSF?s program five times more competitive than that of Harvard Business School. Receiving the award speaks volumes about the strength of our ideas and our team.?

OhMyGov, whose flagship government news website OhMyGov.com won recognition this spring as an Official 2010 Webby Honoree alongside political blogs from the New York Times, CNN and Politico, also recently secured private equity funding from the Virginia-based investment group New Dominion Angels.

In addition, the company?s progress landed them a nomination in the Northern Virginia Technology Council?s contest to find the ?hottest? technology companies in Virginia at their June 29th ?Hot Ticket? award ceremony.

OhMyGov Inc. provides communications analysis, training, support, and technology to help government offices, elected officials and private organizations better understand and navigate the dizzying world of 24-hour news cycles and social media. OhMyGov aims to improve government communications by helping to interpret and expand the spread of information in today?s digital world. Former federal senior executive Dr. Richard Hartman, best-selling author Mark Malseed, and government consultant and Georgetown University Adjunct Faculty member Andrew B. Einhorn, founded the Alexandria, VA based company in 2007.