FY 2018 Regional Innovation Strategies Program
EDA is committed to fostering connected, innovation-centric economic sectors that support the conversion of research into products andservices, businesses, and ultimately jobs through entrepreneurship.
See Section 2 7. Funding is available for capacity-building programs that provide proof-of-concept and commercialization assistance to innovators and entrepreneurs and for operational support for organizations that provide essential early-stage funding to startups.
Under the RIS Program, EDA is soliciting applications for two separate competitions:
- the 2018 i6 Challenge; and - the 2018 Seed Fund Support (SFS) Grant Competition.
Applicants must provide a matching share from non-Federal sources of at least 50 percent of the total project cost; i.e., applicants must match each Federal dollar requested with at least one dollar of local match.
See Section C.2 (p.
9) of this NOFO.
See Section 2 7. Funding is available for capacity-building programs that provide proof-of-concept and commercialization assistance to innovators and entrepreneurs and for operational support for organizations that provide essential early-stage funding to startups.
Under the RIS Program, EDA is soliciting applications for two separate competitions:
- the 2018 i6 Challenge; and - the 2018 Seed Fund Support (SFS) Grant Competition.
Applicants must provide a matching share from non-Federal sources of at least 50 percent of the total project cost; i.e., applicants must match each Federal dollar requested with at least one dollar of local match.
See Section C.2 (p.
9) of this NOFO.
Who's Eligible
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
http://www.eda.gov/oie/ris/
Additional Information of Eligibility:
A State; An Indian tribe; A city or other political subdivision of a State; An entity that— (a) is a nonprofit organization, an institution of higher education, a public-private partnership, a science or research park, a Federal laboratory, or an economic development organization or similar entity, and (b) has an application that is supported by a State or a political subdivision of a State; or A consortium of any of the entities described above.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-211.html
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
oie@eda.gov
Agency Email:
Date Posted:
2018-05-31
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2018-09-28
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