The Industrial Fabrics Foundation (IFF), Roseville, Minn., announces that it will be offering an Innovation Award to inspire specialty fabrics industry companies to foster great ideas and put them into action. The award will be made available in three categories: Fabric, Hardware or Machinery, End Product and Process. Entries will be judged by textile professors and industry colleagues. The deadline to submit an entry is 16 July 2010. The winners will be announced at IFAI Expo Americas 2010, 27-29 October in Orlando, Fla.