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Find similar grantsRegional Innovation Strategies (RIS) Program is sponsored by Economic Development Administration (EDA). The RIS Program offers funding for innovative projects, including intellectual property protection and commercialization.
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EDA Releases FFO for $15M Regional Innovation Strategies Program | SSTI EDA Releases FFO for $15M Regional Innovation Strategies Program The Economic Development Administration (EDA) released the Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) and began accepting applications for the 2016 round of Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS) Program funding.
In this round of funding, the EDA has made $15 million in federal funding available to create and expand cluster-focused proof-of-concept and commercialization programs and early stage seed capital funds through the i6 Challenge and the Seed Fund Support (SFS) Grant competition, respectively.
Managed by EDA’s Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIE) , EDA has made $13 million available for i6 Challenge grants and $2 million available for SFS grants. The deadline for the 2016 RIS FFO is 11:59 P. M.
ET on June 24. Read the FFO… On May 5 at 2:00 P. M.
ET, SSTI will host the post-launch webinar for prospective applicants. During this webinar, EDA staff will present a detailed overview of the 2016 RIS FFO as well as take questions from participants. This webinar will be made available online after the event.
Register here… Strong regional ecosystems connect universities, entrepreneurs, investors, manufacturers, workforce organizations, and state and local governments. Rather than supporting just isolated institutions, federal agencies are now investing in collaborative regional networks capable of translating research into new companies, industries, and jobs.
The intent is not for every region to become the next Silicon Valley, but to enable regions to compete by organizing around what they already do well. Takeaways from the ACA angel capital report As SSTI noted in its recent look at quarterly investment activity, gaining insight into angel investment is difficult because of the challenges of separating angel activity from seed and other early VC transactions.
Fortunately, the Angel Capital Association (ACA) recently published a report that provides a deep dive into 2025 angel investment activity and provides more clarity on this important financial partner for regional innovation. The big picture takeaway from the ACA report is that, like VCs, angel groups are making larger investments in fewer companies.
State grant programs support manufacturers and improve their competitiveness As those involved with the longstanding, internationally recognized program know, an air of uncertainty has enveloped NIST’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) for the past two years.
With the release of the new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for MEP Centers (see SSTI’s write‑up here), it appears that perhaps many of those troubles may be in the past. Even so, the uncertainty has prompted many manufacturers, small businesses, and MEP centers to explore alternate funding sources, partnerships, and forms of assistance beyond NIST. 1391 W 5th Avenue Ste 323, Columbus OH 43212
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Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS) Program is funded by Economic Development Administration (EDA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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