i6 Challenge
EDA received $33 million for the Regional Innovation Strategies program this year and is eagerly working on final details for a newly designed, 2020 competition. Please stay tuned for the program release in the coming weeks!
EDA’s Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS) Program awards grants that build regional capacity to translate innovations into jobs through proof-of-concept and commercialization assistance to innovators and entrepreneurs.
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Applicant Resources
- 2020 RIS Informational Webinar
- 2019 RIS Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
- 2019 RIS FAQs (PDF)
- 2019 RIS Prospective Applicant Webinar
- 2019 RIS Prospective Applicant Webinar Slides (PDF)
- 2019 Competition Debrief Webinar
- 2019 Competition Debrief Webinar Slides (PDF)
- Previous Competition Resources
i6 Awards
• 2019 i6 • 2018 i6 • 2017 i6 • 2016 i6 • 2015 i6 • 2014 i6
Success Stories
- Oregon State University and University of Oregon Team Up to Launch TallWood Design Institute, Advance Mass-Timber Technologies
- StartingBlock Madison to Open New Entrepreneurial Center June 2018
RIS Highlights
To stay up-to-date on the latest RIS program news, including announcements of any future funding opportunities, please check OIE's Highlights page regularly and sign up for EDA’s newsletter.