This $300,000 EAGER grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program will support research on the impact of innovation ecosystem acceleration training programs. The project aims to empirically analyze how regional stakeholders undertake innovation ecosystem analyses, engage ecosystem partners, and select innovation interventions. Specifically, the research will leverage an NSF Regional Innovation Engines (RIE) program training initiative to systematically collect data on the ecosystem assessments, stakeholder engagement, and proposed interventions from over 40 RIE development awardees. This real-time data collection is expected to provide valuable insights into how ecosystem characteristics and stakeholder participation shape the design and performance of place-based innovation policy initiatives. No sub-awards are planned under this grant, which has a performance period from September 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024.
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