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Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS) Program is sponsored by U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA). Supports capacity-building efforts to foster innovation and entrepreneurship in regions across the U.S.
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# Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS) Program | U.S. Economic Development Administration ## THIS IS AN ARCHIVED SITE This site contains information that has been considered archived and will no longer be updated. Please click here to go to the CURRENT eda. gov website.
* AboutLeadershipEconomic Development IntegrationOffice of Innovation and EntrepreneurshipInvestment PrioritiesEDA's 50th AnniversaryEDA Job Opportunities!
* Programs/InitiativesEDA ProgramsMulti-Agency InitiativesDisaster RecoveryUniversity Centers * ToolsResearch ReportsCurrent Grantee Forms * ContactShare Your Story # Office of Innovation and # Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS) Program EDA’s Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIE) leads the Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS) 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 dedicated appropriations for the first time in fiscal year 2014. On Tuesday, November 15, 2016, EDA announced the 2016 Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS) program grantees.
In this 2016 round, a total of $15 million in Federal funding was available for the creation and expansion of 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.
* 2016 Federal Funding Opportunity * 2016 RIS Prospective Applicant Webinar***NEW*** * 2016 RIS Prospective Applicant Webinar Slides (PDF) * 2016 RIS FAQs (PDF) ***NEW*** * 2016 RIS Program Overview (PDF) ***NEW*** For questions about applying for this program or for more information about EDA programs, you may contact the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship or your appropriate EDA Regional Office RIS Point(s) of Contact: * National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE) * 2016 Regional Innovation Strategies Program
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Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS) Program is funded by U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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