FY2015 Regional Innovation Strategies Program
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- EDA-HDQ-OIE-2015-2004566
- Agency
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Department of Commerce
- Applications due
- Award size
- Not on record
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 11.020 Cluster Grants
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Categories
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- Other
- Regional Development
- Eligible applicants
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- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Special District Governments
- County Governments
- State Governments
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- City/Township Governments
- Other
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
Synopsis
This Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) announcement sets out the application submission and review procedures for the Economic Development Administration (EDA) Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS) Program. Regional economic vitality is best accomplished through multi-stakeholder partnerships and collaborations that draw upon public, corporate, university, nonprofit, and philanthropic resources. Regional innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems-which have a culture of idea generation, leadership, trust, openness to foraging new partnerships with disparate parties, entrepreneurial development, investment capital, and a large pool of accomplished managers-often fuel these partnerships and collaborations. Robust, sustainable regional innovation ecosystems help drive national competitiveness. EDA is committed to fostering connected, innovation-centric economic sectors which support commercialization and entrepreneurship. The Department of Commerce (DOC) FY 2014-2018 Strategic Plan sets forth the strategic goal of working within and across ecosystems throughout the country to develop regional innovation strategies, including regional innovation clusters. This comprises building public and private capacity to invent, improve, and commercialize new products and services. Regional innovation strategies are a keystone of the Secretary of Commerce's commitment to building globally competitive regions. As part of this strategy, funding is available for capacity-building activities that include Proof of Concept Centers (POCCs) and Commercialization Centers (CCs) (as well as scaling of existing commercialization programs and centers) 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: (1) the 2015 i6 Challenge; and (2) Seed Fund Support (SFS) Grants. Applicants may, but are not required to, submit proposals for more than one competition under the RIS Program.
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.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 ris program ffo final 20150803.pdf |
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