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U.S. Commerce Dept. Invests $15 Million in Entrepreneurs at Rutgers and Across U.S. to Move Ideas to Market, Promote Innovation

12/2/2016

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Washington, DC — U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker on November 15 announced 35 organizations — including Rutgers University — from 19 states will receive nearly $15 million to create and expand cluster-focused, proof-of-concept and commercialization programs, and early-stage seed capital funds through the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS) program.
 
The diverse group of awardees, selected from a pool of more than 215 applicants, reach urban and rural areas across the United States, including the program’s first investments in historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the South; a women-focused, early-stage capital fund in Texas; a Native American-centered, proof-of-concept program in Oklahoma; and urban innovation hubs honing in on fashion technology (New York) and social innovation (Louisiana).
 
Additionally, six awards are being made in EDA’s Investing in Manufacturing Community Partnership regions.
 
“The RIS program advances innovation and capacity-building activities in regions across the country by addressing two essential core components that entrepreneurs need to take their ideas to market: programmatic support and access to capital,” said Secretary Pritzker. 
​“As America’s Innovation Agency, the Commerce Department has a key role to play in supporting the visionaries and job creators of tomorrow. Congratulations to today’s awardees who will make U.S. communities, businesses, and the workforce more globally competitive.”
 
The Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIE), housed within the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), leads the Regional Innovation Strategies Program to spur innovation capacity-building activities in regions across the nation.
 
The program is authorized through the America COMPETES reauthorization Act of 2010, and received a dedicated appropriation for the first time in FY2014.
 
“The 2016 RIS grantees will reach a variety of communities and help entrepreneurs gain the edge they need to succeed,” said Jay Williams, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development.
 
“The diversity in programs and regional representation proves that innovation and entrepreneurship are igniting all corners of the country and is a recognized tool for economic growth and resilience.”
 
The RIS grants, broken into two categories — the i6 Challenge and the Seed Fund Support (SFS) Grants — were awarded to:
 
Seed Fund Support Investments
 
  • CalCEF Ventures, California Clean Energy Fund, San Francisco, Calif. – $250,000
  • Investor’s Circle, Colorado Seed-Stage Impact Fund, Durham, N.C. – $250,000
  • Launch New York, Mentorship-Driven Seed Fund, Buffalo, N.Y. – $245,460
  • Research Park Corporation, Louisiana Deal Flow Accelerator, Baton Rouge, La. – $250,000
  • Propeller and New Orleans Startup Fund, Social Impact Equity Fund, New Orleans, La. – $250,000
  • Telluride Foundation, Telluride, Colo. – $150,000
  • University of South Florida, Seed Tampa Bay, Tampa, FL - $250,000
  • University of Texas, Gender Lens Impact Fund, Austin, Texas – $250,000
 
i6 Challenge Investments
 
  • Arizona Board of Regents, RISN Incubator, Tempe, Ariz. - $500,000
  • Cal State LA University Auxiliary Services, LABioStart Boot Camp, Los Angeles, Calif. - $499,087
  • California State University Fresno Foundation, Central Valley Regional Energy Innovation Accelerator, Fresno, Calif. - $500,000
  • Clark Atlanta University, Clark Russell Entrepreneurship and Technology Ecosystem (CREATE), Atlanta, Ga. - $432,335
  • Composite Technology Recycling Center, Recycled Carbon Fiber Innovation Ecosystem Accelerator, Port Angeles, Wash. - $500,000
  • East Carolina University, Proof-of-Concept Project, Greenville, N.C. - $498,443
  • First Flight Venture Center, Hanger6, Durham, N.C. - $441,000
  • i2E Inc., Venture Assessment Program, Oklahoma City, Okla. - $199,749
  • Idea Foundry, Advance Life Sciences Commercialization Project, Pittsburgh, Pa. - $500,000
  • Lorain County Community College, Northeast Ohio Regional Acceleration in Digital Innovation (NEO ReADI), Elyria, Ohio - $499,999
  • Louisiana State University and A&M College, Louisiana State University Industrial Innovation Center (LSU-IIC), Baton Rouge, La. - $498,624
  • Metro North Regional Employment Board, Form to Factory Advanced Manufacturing Project, Cambridge, Mass. - $500,000
  • mHUB, Catalyze Chicago, Chicago, Ill. - $500,000
  • Mohawk Valley Community College, Upstate Innovation Accelerator, Utica, N.Y. - $499,500
  • Pratt Institute, Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator, Brooklyn, N.Y. - $486,680
  • Regents of the University of California, Riverside Proof of Concept Center, Riverside, Calif. - $499,950
  • Research Foundation for the State University of New York, Regional SBIR/STTR Mentorship Program, Stony Brook, N.Y. - $500,000
  • Rutgers University, Ecolgnite: Clean Energy Proof of Concept Center and Accelerator Program, Piscataway, N.J. - $439,190
  • Southern Research Institute, Alliance for Innovative Medical Technology Proof of Concept Center, Birmingham, Ala. - $500,000
  • StartingBlock Madison, Fitchburg, Wis. - $471,875
  • University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc., New Materials Innovation Center, Athens, Ga.- $499,635
  • University of Pittsburgh, Manufacturing Accelerator Program, Pittsburgh, Pa. - $500,000
  • University of Tennessee Health Science Center, The UTHSC Proof of Concept Center, Memphis, Tenn. - $499,885
  • University of Texas at Austin, Texas Smart Water Innovation Cluster, Austin, Texas - $500,000
  • University of Texas at San Antonio, The South-Texas Innovation Partnership Program (S-TIPP), San Antonio, Texas - $499,997
  • University of Toledo, The University of Toledo Rocket Fuel Fund, Toledo, Ohio - $500,000
  • WERX Foundation, McKinney, Texas - $345,895
 
Earlier this year, EDA released the 2016 Regional Innovation Strategies Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) and began accepting applications. The application period was opened for 60 days. Under the FFO, $13 million was allocated for i6 Challenge grants and $2 million was made available for SFS grants.
 
To learn more about the Regional Innovation Strategies program and the awardee projects, visit eda.gov and the FAQs.  
 
 
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