Program Highlights
2022
July
Build to Scale (formerly Regional Innovation Strategies)
- July 26, 2022 - The Center for Advancing Innovation Announces Winning Startups in the Innovate Children’s Health Challenge II (Pro News Report)
- July 18, 2022 - Triangle Startup Guide exclusive: Going inside the First Flight Venture Center (WRAL TechWire)
- July 12, 2022 - NXTUS group reaches $1.5 million in growth capital over 9 months (Wichita Inno)
- July 7, 2022 - FUZEHUB AWARDS MANUFACTURING GRANTS TO PROJECTS IN SYRACUSE, ITHACA, BINGHAMTON (The Central New York Business Journal)
June
Build to Scale (formerly Regional Innovation Strategies)
- June 23, 2022 - Let’s responsibly manage the Great Lakes’ precious water economy (Crain’s Chicago Business)
- June 16, 2022 - Rutland County Economic Report: Embracing the flexible economy (Vermont Biz)
May
Build to Scale (formerly Regional Innovation Strategies)
- May 24, 2022 - How PSCR and FirstNet Authority are Connected for Public Safety (Mirage News)
- May 19, 2022 - StartBlue Demo Day Spotlights UC San Diego’s Commitment to Blue Tech Innovation (UC San Diego News Center)
- May 12, 2022 - THE CENTER FOR ADVANCING INNOVATION SELECTS SEMIFINALISTS IN THE INNOVATE CHILDREN’S HEALTH CHALLENGE II (YorkPedia News)
- May 10, 2022 - New Report Finds a Gap in High-Paying Tech Jobs in Rural America (PR Newswire)
SPRINT Challenge
- May 7, 2022 - Moonshot Expanding Reach, Offerings (Flagstaff Business News)
STEM Talent Challenge
- May 27, 2022 - Educators Lead STEM and Maker Programs at Madjax (The Muncie Journal)
- May 27, 2022 - FULL SERVICE MWBE COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY RECEIVES EDA LOAN (STL Partnership)
April
Build to Scale (formerly Regional Innovation Strategies)
- April 27, 2022 - Springtide Seaweed wins $649,651 grant to design commercial systems (The Mount Desert Islander)
- April 22, 2022 - Job recovery in Hannibal on pace with Show-Me State (The Hannibal Courier-Post)
- April 20, 2022 - SIU encourages business professionals to learn about new resource on April 26 (SIU Carbondale News)
- April 4, 2022 - April 4 - Elevate Ventures to invest $660,000 in pitch competitions (The Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly)
SPRINT Challenge
- April 13, 2022 - St. Louis tech group sets its five-year goals. One big one: doubling the region's tech workforce (St. Louis Inno)
- April 13, 2022 - XLR8HI opens applications for spring preX cohort (Pacific Inno)
March
Build to Scale (formerly Regional Innovation Strategies)
- March 24, 2022 - LifeX Labs’ accelerator named its 4th cohort of life science startups (Technical.ly Pittsburgh)
- March 16, 2022 - F3 Tech adds Advanced Business Advisory Services to its Accelerator (EIN Newswire)
- March 15, 2022 - State of Entrepreneurship ‘Lightning Rundown’: The North Texas Startup Ecosystem (Dallas Innovates)
- March 13, 2022 - Techstars Startup Weekend is coming to Harrisonburg (The Augusta Free Press)
- March 11, 2022 - Starburst Aerospace Opens Accelerator Applications (Social Tech News)
SPRINT Challenge
- March 31, 2022 - EIGHT COLLABORATIONS OVER EIGHT MILES (Duke Today)
STEM Talent Challenge
- March 25, 2022 - LabCentral Ignite receives $400K grant to improve diversity in STEM (The Science Advisory Board)
- March 23, 2022 - LabCentral Ignite Platform for Life Sciences Diversity Awarded $400,000 in Grants and Matching Funds from the U.S. Economic Development Administration's STEM Talent Challenge and Breakthrough Properties (PR Newswire)
February
Build to Scale (formerly Regional Innovation Strategies)
- February 20, 2022 - News about LSU Executive Education courses, BR Health District awards program (NOLA.com)
- February 16, 2022 - Agricultural pest control and energy storage startups win Riverside Angel Summit (UC Riverside News)
- February 15, 2022 - Tampa Bay Wave CEO Receives 2022 Angie Joseph Excellence in Mentorship Award (EIN Newswire)
- February 3, 2022 - Grant funding to boost NXTUS Inc. in Wichita (Wichita Inno)
- February 3, 2022 - Wichita support org for startups lands nearly $1M in funding — including $300K in Kauffman backing (Startland News)
SPRINT Challenge
- February 10, 2022 - This new St. Louis organization, created through a federal grant, gives St. Louis its first 'tech council' (St. Louis Inno)
STEM Talent Challenge
- February 4, 2022 - UAB one of eight recipients awarded STEM-capable workforce grant by U.S. Economic Development Administration (UAB News)
- February 4, 2022 - Grant to Provide Tuition Support to Engineering Students Completing Paid Internships (Utah State Today)
- February 2, 2022 - U.S. House of Representatives (CSPAN)
- February 1, 2022 - Rung for Women creates geospatial program to give women career opportunities (St. Louis Public Radio)
January
Build to Scale (formerly Regional Innovation Strategies)
- January 19, 2022 - Ada Jobs Foundation woos new technology start-ups (KTEN 10 News)
- January 19, 2022 - ABC Texoma News at 10 (KTEN 10 News)
- January 11, 2022 - Washington Technology Industry Association Awarded $550,000 from the State of Washington's Innovation Cluster Accelerator (KPVI 6 News)
- January 11, 2022 - Washington Technology Industry Association Awarded $550,000 from the State of Washington's Innovation Cluster Accelerator (GoSKagit.com)
- January 11, 2022 - Wichita Entrepreneurial Coalition awarded $750,000 grant (The Derby Informer)
- January 9, 2022 - Nurturing an entrepreneurial spirit (The Beckley Register-Herald)
SPRINT Challenge
- January 27, 2022 - KY Inno's Startups To Watch 2022: Melanated Healthcare (KY Inno)
STEM Talent Challenge
- January 27, 2022 - Philadelphia's Afternoon News with Jay Scott Smith (KYW News Radio)
- January 27, 2022 - Purdue Polytechnic Anderson Among STEM Recipients (Inside Indiana Business)
- January 27, 2022 - St. Louis group gets $250,000 to support women in geospatial careers (The St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- January 27, 2022 - Philadelphia biomedical research firm granted $250K for workforce training (WHYY News)
- January 27, 2022 - 'Diversifying the pipeline': Wistar Institute lands federal grant aimed at strengthening Philadelphia's life sciences workforce (The Philadelphia Business Journal)
2021
December
Build to Scale (formerly Regional Innovation Strategies)
- December 17, 2021 - Outstate MN: Innovation in Southern Minnesota (Tech.mn News)
- December 11, 2021 - MSU Spinout Resilient Computing Wins NASA Entrepreneurship Prize (KSEN Radio News)
- December 8, 2021 - Tampa Bay Wave Receives $200,000 Neighborhood Builders Grant from Bank of America to Advance Economic Mobility (The Tampa Free Press)
- December 6, 2021 - New Jersey Innovation Institute welcomes all attend BioFoundry Startup Incubator Showcase (WFMZ News)
SPRINT Challenge
- December 19, 2021 - Building the space industry ecosystem (The Albuquerque Journal)
STEM Talent Challenge
- December 3, 2021 - PTC Corporation donates innovative software to Ohio University (Ohio University News)
November
Build to Scale (formerly Regional Innovation Strategies)
- November 19, 2021 - Colby College, Other Maine Locals Help Revive Hard-Hit Former Mill Town (Forbes)
- November 16, 2021 - Tampa Bay Wave Awarded $50,000 Grant by Florida Business Development Corp to Expand Support for Tech Entrepreneurs (EIN Presswire)
- November 1, 2021 - Follow the money: North Texas tech firms raised more than $183M in October (NTX Inno)
- November 1, 2021 - SCCF selected as grantee in SBA's Community Navigator Program (The Northern Virginia Daily)
SPRINT Challenge
- November 24, 2021 - Meharry Medical College launches health innovation challenge for entrepreneurs and startups (Nashville Inno)
- November 15, 2021 - To ease access to capital woes for Oregonians, RAIN teams with Republic for crowdfunding platform (Portland Inno)
October
Build to Scale (formerly Regional Innovation Strategies)
- October 27, 2021 - Rev1 Ventures Commits Nearly $3MM to Expand Diversity in Entrepreneurship (Cision PR Web)
- October 21, 2021 - Louisiana Tech University’s innovation enterprise is receiving 1.5 million dollars as a part of the “Build to Scale” venture challenge (KTVE/KARD 10 News)
- October 21, 2021 - Louisiana Tech University’s innovation enterprise is receiving 1.5 million dollars as a part of the “Build to Scale” venture challenge (My ArkLAMiss News)
- October 20, 2021 - Precision Ag News 10/20 (AgWired)
- October 18, 2021 - La. Tech awarded $1.5M for Innovation Enterprise expansion, plans to hire up to five people (The Monroe News-Star)
- October 17, 2021 - BDCC gets $250K Capital Challenge Grant (The Brattleboro Reformer)
- October 17, 2021 - Meacham: Welcome to i2E's newest venture advisor, Srijita Dia Ghosh (The Oklahoman)
- October 15, 2021 - Weber State gets $750K grant to aid high-tech entrepreneurs (The Standard-Examiner)
- October 14, 2021 - Innovation Enterprise receives $1.5 million EDA award (Louisiana Tech University)
- October 13, 2021 - IDEA Hub Grand Opening and Launch (The UWP Exponent)
- October 12, 2021 - UTEP Research Centers receive $1.5M to fuel high-tech business growth (The El Paso Herald-Post)
- October 11, 2021 - F3 Tech Portfolio Company 5Metis Raises $10 Million (EIN Presswire)
- October 9, 2021 - New England news in brief (The Boston Globe)
- October 9, 2021 - Maine institute gets help in drive to help marine startups (The Caledonian Record)
- October 7, 2021 - Launch New York to devote $750,000 grant to boosting startups (The Buffalo News)
- October 7, 2021 - Fort Lewis College receives $748K federal grant for ‘Build to Scale’ program (The Durango Herald)
- October 7, 2021 - A closer look at how Innovate Marquette SmartZone is shaping the future of the community (UP Matters)
- October 7, 2021 - UTEP Aerospace center awarded $1.5 million (El Paso Inc.)
- October 6, 2021 - Danforth Center Wins $1.5M Grant for AgTech & Applied Location Science & Technology Project (Precision Farming Dealer)
- October 6, 2021 - Donald Danforth Plant Science Center wins grant to launch new geospatial/agtech innovation center (St. Louis Inno)
- October 6, 2021 - UofSC to launch South Carolina Rising, an early-stage tech startup engine (Upstate Business Journal)
- October 5, 2021 - $1.5M in grants to grow entrepreneur support in Shenandoah Valley (MEDIANAME)
- October 5, 2021 - SCCF receives $1.5M federal grant; 3rd S2V cohort announced (The Northern Virginia Daily)
- October 5, 2021 - La Jolla News Nuggets: UCSD professor’s ‘X’ going to Met Opera; census data; Heath Fox Day; more (The La Jolla Light)
- October 5, 2021 - The Mill to launch second investment fund (WISH TV 8 News)
- October 5, 2021 - New program to invest in S.C. startups (The Columbia Regional Business Report)
- October 5, 2021 - Crop Science Company 5Metis Announced as Fifth 2021 F3 Tech Accelerator Participant (EIN Presswire)
- October 4, 2021 - DBusiness Daily Update: Michigan Receives $2M in Federal Development Grants for High-tech Startups, and More (DBusiness Journal)
- October 4, 2021 - Federal funding comes to boost Chicago’s tech economy (Crain’s Chicago Business)
- October 4, 2021 - New CCNY center for advancing medical technologies wins $750K federal grant (The City College of New York)
- October 4, 2021 - The Mill to Launch Second Investment Fund (Inside Indiana Business)
- October 4, 2021 - http://www.wbiw.com/2021/10/04/the-mill-awarded-nearly-400000-from-the-eda/ (WBIW News)
- October 4, 2021 - Higgins announces $750,000 in federal funding for Launch NY (Niagara Frontier Publications)
- October 1, 2021 - Baraboo entrepreneur to pitch business at UW-Platteville IDEA Hub launch (The Detroit News)
- October 1, 2021 - Gulf of Maine Research Institute will use $750K grant to expand region's 'blue economy' (Maine Biz)
- October 1, 2021 - Challenge grant awarded to Shenandoah Community Capital Fund (The Augusta Free Press)
- October 1, 2021 - Innovate Marquette SmartZone Receives Grant For Special Project (ABC 10 Local News)
- October 1, 2021 - How Innovate Marquette plans to use more than $611K in grant funding (UP Matters)
- October 1, 2021 - DBusiness Daily Update: Movie Night Returning to Detroit’s Monroe Street Drive-In Nov. 12, and More (DBusiness Journal)
- October 1, 2021 - Georgia Tech organization receives $1.3 million grant for Build to Scale program (Valdosta Today)
- October 1, 2021 - Pittsburgh company dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship receives $250k in federal grant money (The Tribune-Reviews)
SPRINT Challenge
- October 27, 2021 - Six Companies Selected for First-of-Its-Kind Soft Landing Space Tech Cohort (SpaceRef News)
- October 14, 2021 - UD’s Horn Entrepreneurship turns 9 as it lands another SBA grant (Technical.ly Delaware)
- October 13, 2021 - XLR8HI unveils second preX cohort of Hawaii startups (Pacific Inno)
September
Build to Scale (formerly Regional Innovation Strategies)
- September 30, 2021 - TechTown Detroit, Automation Alley receive federal grants to boost entrepreneurship, diversity in angel investing (Crain’s Detroit)
- September 30, 2021 - Biotech accelerator LaunchBio awarded $2.1 million in federal funding to develop Dallas startups (The Dallas Morning News)
- September 30, 2021 - LaunchBio Gets $750K From U.S. Department of Commerce’s $36.5M ‘Build to Scale’ Program (Dallas Innovates)
- September 30, 2021 - New $400,000 federal grant for New Orleans high-tech startups from struggling neighborhoods (The New Orleans Advocate)
- September 30, 2021 - Innovate Marquette SmartZone to receive nearly $612K federal Capital Challenge grant (TV 6 FOX News)
- September 30, 2021 - Tulsa nonprofits receive $640,000 in federal grants from U.S. Economic Development Administration (Tulsa World)
- September 30, 2021 - Universities among recipients of $36.5 million to boost tech industry (ED Scoop)
- September 23, 2021 - What's next in agriculture? Accelerator funds innovation from pest control to fertilizer (Delmarva Now)
- September 17, 2021 - Inaugural Riverside Angel Summit brings region together to invest in its own startups (UC Riverside News)
- September 16, 2021 - F3 Tech names new accelerator companies (The Star Democrat)
- September 15, 2021 - Three entrepreneurial ventures with MSU ties selected for HyperAccelerator program (Montana State University News)
- September 13, 2021 - The Center on Rural Innovation (CORI) Announces Four Rural Communities Selected to Receive Fully-Funded Technical Assistance through the Rural Innovation Initiative (KSCB News)
- September 9, 2021 - F3 Tech Selects Companies in AgTech and Clean Energy Storage for 2021 Accelerator Program (EIN Presswire)
- September 8, 2021 - Iowa G2M Accelerator holding Pitch Day on Oct. 5 (Clay and Milk)
- September 5, 2021 - Arrowhead invests in NMSU alumnus' hydration system dryer (The Las Cruces Sun News)
SPRINT Challenge
- September 16, 2021 - Comeback KC Ventures aims to turn pandemic-related ideas into healthy startups (KC Inno)
August
Build to Scale (formerly Regional Innovation Strategies)
- August 25, 2021 - NMSU alumnus receives AIF investment for innovative hydration system dryer (The El Paso Herald-Post)
- August 21, 2021 - Accessing, deploying funds to support coal-impacted communities (The Beckley Register-Herald)
- August 19, 2021 - Susan Ruhlin hired as inaugural director of Dirigo Labs, a new startup accelerator in Waterville (Maine Startups Insider)
- August 16, 2021 - University of Evansville Awarded Elevate Nexus Grant (The City-County Observer)
- August 13, 2021 - Elevate Ventures Awards Entrepreneurship Grants (Inside Indiana Business)
SPRINT Challenge
- August 2, 2021 - Air Force Research Laboratory in Albuquerque seeks business partners to help build 'drone hammer' (Albuquerque Business First)
STEM Talent Challenge
- August 23, 2021 - Resource Roundup: Join the Entrepreneurs Access Network for Black and Latinx-led companies (Technical.ly Philadelphia)
- August 18, 2021 - Resource Roundup: Level up in cyber, IT and entrepreneurship with these 4 DC-area programs (Technical.ly DC)
July
Build to Scale (formerly Regional Innovation Strategies)
- July 17, 2021 - Innovation & Technology Program Hosts Science, Agriculture & Energy (SAgE) Cohort (University of Nebraska Omaha News)
- July 19, 2021 - NMSU leads clean energy ‘cluster’ initiative (The Albuquerque Journal)
- July 12, 2021 - Champria is latest Arrowhead Innovation Fund investment; Takes competitive esports players to pro (The El Paso Herald-Post)
- July 12, 2021 - Survey for entrepreneurs will help develop Dirigo Labs innovation hub (Maine Biz)
SPRINT Challenge
- July 28, 2021 - New space technology startup accelerator lands in Albuquerque at the Q Station (Albuquerque Business First)
July
Build to Scale (formerly Regional Innovation Strategies)
- June 29, 2021 - UAS Innovators Complete Functional Drill to Enable Drone Integration into Emergency Response (SUAS News)
- June 22, 2021 - Delaware Innovation Space offers financial option in accelerator program (Delaware Business Now)
- June 14, 2021 - IDEA Hub aims to support, foster entrepreneurship in six counties including Sauk (The Baraboo News Republic)
- June 2, 2021 - Disinfecting robots have a brighter future thanks to Arrowhead Innovation Fund (The El Paso Herald-Post)
June
Build to Scale (formerly Regional Innovation Strategies)
- June 24, 2021 - Arrowhead Innovation Fund continues support for Ganymede Games (The El Paso Herald-Post)
- June 17, 2021 - WATCH NOW: Godwin honored at her final PHCC board meeting (The Martinsville Bulletin)
- June 16, 2021 - Virtual town hall at NMSU to continue discussion on clean energy economy (The El Paso Herald-Post)
- June 6, 2021 - Federal grant group is betting big on a new 'digital ecosystem' in North Iowa (Globe Gazette)
- June 5, 2021 - Powering New Mexico webinar touts clean energy job growth (Albuquerque Business First)
- June 3, 2021 - This Hopkins initiative is accelerating startup innovation in the digital health space (Technical.ly Baltimore)
SPRINT Challenge
- June 30, 2021 - ENHANCED SUPPORT FOR ENTREPRENEURS (University of Delaware News)
- June 30, 2021 - Business awards earned in Tucson and Southern Arizona (The Arizona Daily Star)
May
SPRINT Challenge
- May 31, 2021 - Data center project to test crop-picking robots that could be used in space and on farms (NWI Times)
- May 31, 2021 - Monetizing Covid: Solutions get booster shot at universities (BizWest News)
- May 18, 2021 - New entrepreneurial startup hub from UNC, Duke aims to launch 18 companies in 18 months (WRAL TechWire)
- May 17, 2021 - UNC and Duke Team up to Launch Entrepreneurial Startup Hub (Duke News)
- May 17, 2021 - Maine professor creates environmentally friendly disinfectant (WMTW 8 News)
- May 15, 2021 - NKU Awarded $750,000 to Boost Covington-Based Collaborative for Economic Engagement (The River City News)
- May 14, 2021 - NKU awarded federal funds to accelerate economy (The Lane Report)
- May 14, 2021 - These life sciences jobs could triple. Inside the big effort to train workers (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
- May 13, 2021 - UCLA Health wins $750,000 grant to scale COVID-19 innovations and support health equity (News Medical)
- May 12, 2021 - UCLA Health Receives $750K Department of Commerce Grant to Fund COVID-19 Innovation That Prioritizes Health Equity (Newswise)
- May 9, 2021 - Meharry Medical College gets $750,000 for Work Linking Wealth, Health (The Tennessee Tribune)
- May 6, 2021 - Meharry gets $750K for work linking wealth, health (Main Street Nashville)
- May 5, 2021 - Medical college gets $750K for work linking wealth, health (Fox 17 WZTV Nashville)
- May 5, 2021 - Create Portage County using SPRINT grant to help local businesses, entrepreneurs (WSAW-TV)
- May 4, 2021 - CU Boulder begins accelerator for COVID-19 innovations (The Burlington Record)
- May 4, 2021 - Purdue Northwest researchers awarded more than $1M for agriculture technology project (Northwest Indiana Business Magazine)
- May 4, 2021 - Meharry Medical College receives grant to expand ResilienSEED (News Channel 5 Nashville)
- May 2, 2021 - What's New in Civic Tech: Kamala Harris to Tackle Broadband (The Star)
April
Build to Scale (formerly Regional Innovation Strategies)
- April 28, 2021 - County joins in support of federal grant application (The Clear Lake Mirror Reporter)
- April 22, 2021 - Cultivating bright ideas: From grape goggles to berry blockchains, NW Ag Innovation Hub connects growers, technologists (Capital Press)
- April 21, 2021 - Opportunity Alabama announces the OPAL Fund to advance, support local communities (Alabama NewsCenter)
- April 20, 2021 - Nine ventures earn prizes at second annual MSU $50K Venture Competition (MSU News)
- April 20, 2021 - Cerro Gordo County Board of Supervisors endorse NIACC tech plan (The Globe Gazette)
- April 13, 2021 - Six Health-Related Startups Selected for NKU Accelerator (The River City News)
- April 9, 2021 - $1M committed to kickstart bioscience cluster programs for entrepreneurs (Mainebiz)
SPRINT Challenge
- April 29, 2021 - What's New in Civic Tech: Kamala Harris to Tackle Broadband (Government Technology)
- April 29, 2021 - New MAGNET program designed to boost manufacturing companies’ post-pandemic recovery (Freshwater Cleveland)
- April 28, 2021 - Community program to be launched (Stevens Point News)
- April 23, 2021 - New space for tech entrepreneurship opens in Nob Hill (Albuquerque Business First)
- April 23, 2021 - New Mexico’s First Ever Aerospace & Directed Energy Tech Collaboration Hub Opens in Nob Hill (City of Albuquerque News)
- April 23, 2021 - Grant launched to look at solving problems from pandemic (Murray Ledger & Times)
- April 22, 2021 - Grant launched to look at solving problems from pandemic (Kentucky Today)
- April 22, 2021 - UofL receives grant to launch COVID-19 tech accelerator (University of Louisville News)
- April 22, 2021 - TechTown receives $545,600 grant to support Detroit Urban Solutions program (Crain’s Detroit Business)
- April 22, 2021 - DBusiness Daily Update: McLaren to Open New Facility in Shelby Township, TechTown Detroit Launches Detroit Urban Solutions, and More (DBusiness Magazine)
- April 20, 2021 - AgLaunch scores $750K grant from U.S. Department of Commerce, looks to bolster specialty crop efforts (Memphis Business Journal)
- April 20, 2021 - Warren energy incubator plans to partner with energy start-ups and bring jobs (WFMJ 21)
- April 16, 2021 - Digital platform program will bolster seafood industry (The Mount Desert Islander)
- April 16, 2021 - University affiliate NextCorps receives federal grant to help create software companies (University of Rochester News)
- April 14, 2021 - MAGNET attracts 624,000 grant to aid companies post-pandemic (The Cleveland Jewish News)
- April 14, 2021 - WSU Health Sciences' Incubator 'sp3nw' Receives $750,000 Grant for Pandemic Response (Big Country News)
- April 14, 2021 - RAIN receives $748,833 to support rapid recovery (The Newport News Times)
- April 12, 2021 - MBI wins $252K to spur biomedical entrepreneurship (Worcester Business Journal)
- April 12, 2021 - University of Puerto Rico gets $213K grant to support entrepreneurs crippled by COVID-19 (News Is My Business)
- April 9, 2021 - Brite’s $571,355 EDA Grant Will Support Expansion Efforts (The Business Journal)
- April 9, 2021 - RI Delegation announces $724K EDA grant for 401 Tech Bridge to support economic recovery (What’s Up Newp)
- April 8, 2021 - MCA awarded $750K to create Product Development Lab; Will support local manufacturers, suppliers (The El Paso Herald-Post)
- April 8, 2021 - MAGNET receives federal funding to support local innovation, investment (Crain’s Cleveland Business)
- April 8, 2021 - LTU, Jackson Incubator Get Grant To Boost COVID-19 Response With Startups’ New Tech (MI Tech News)
- April 8, 2021 - Meet the digital health companies in the Science Center’s new Launch Lane accelerator cohort (Technical.ly Philadelphia)
- April 8, 2021 - No-code software startup accelerator coming to NextCorps (Rochester Business Journal)
- April 8, 2021 - Local planning commission receives $540K grant for pandemic relief (The Wausau Pilot & Review)
- April 8, 2021 - Seattle nonprofit awarded federal grant for new accelerator aimed at tourism, arts (The Puget Sound Business Journal)
- April 8, 2021 - Chicostart wins federal grant for Camp Fire, pandemic recovery efforts (The Chico Enterprise-Record)
- April 7, 2021 - Maryland Tech Council Receives $378,000 Federal Grant to Expand Task Force Advising Tech & Life Science Firms During COVID-19 (Yahoo Finance)
- April 9, 2021 - Nearly $570K coming to Lean Rocket Lab to expand entrepreneur response to COVID-19 (Michigan Live)
- April 7, 2021 - NextCorps to launch software industry accelerator (The Rochester Beacon)
- April 7, 2021 - NextCorps Awarded Economic Development Administration SPRINT Challenge Grant to Launch No-Code Software Startup Accelerator (Globe Newswire)
- April 7, 2021 - YBI Part of Group Awarded $703,000 to Promote Innovation Efforts (The Business Journal Daily)
- April 6, 2021 - St. Louis wins $474,000 federal grant to support entrepreneurs (The St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- April 6, 2021 - $750,000 grant to Eugene’s Oregon Regional Accelerator and Innovation Network (RAIN) from Department of Commerce (Southern Oregon Business Journal)
- April 6, 2021 - Launch NY gets funding to help with pandemic recovery (The Buffalo News)
- April 6, 2021 - XLR8X receives $750K federal grant to help Hawaii businesses pivot (Pacific Business News)
March
Build to Scale (formerly Regional Innovation Strategies)
- March 31, 2021 - NMSU Arrowhead Center client UpCycle Power aims to reuse electric vehicle batteries (El Paso Herald-Post)
- March 29, 2021 - BioSTL pushes to become a leader in pandemic preparedness by launching a center for resiliency. But what does resiliency look like? (St. Louis Magazine)
- March 26, 2021 - Arrowhead Innovation Fund helps Osazda Energy grow, investigate environmental effects of solar cells (The El Paso Herald-Post)
- March 23, 2021 - Director hired to lead new innovation hub in Platteville (The Telegraph Herald)
- March 23, 2021 - Clean energy startup UpCycle Power wins 2021 AIF Pitch Competition (The El Paso Herald Post)
- March 10, 2021 - Social Enterprise Greenhouse's Ideator program to help people test ideas for starting a business (The Cranston Herald)
- March 9, 2021 - Ideas for Starting a Business (Newport Now)
- March 8, 2021 - Ideas Wanted: Social Enterprise Greenhouse launches new program to help people test ideas for starting a business (What’s Up Newport)
- March 8, 2021 - Salem’s economic development agency plants seeds to make the region a hub for agriculture-centered tech (The Salem Reporter)
- March 4, 2021 - Arrowhead Innovation Fund announces investment in hybrid event management company Circa (NM State University)
- March 2, 2021 - This Week in Jobs DMV: Just for Kicks Edition (Technical.ly DC)
February
Build to Scale (formerly Regional Innovation Strategies)
- February 25, 2021 - U.S. offering grants to municipalities, regions looking to attract tech companies (ROI New Jersey)
- February 24, 2021 - This federal program is dishing out $38M in grants for tech business growth (Technical.ly DC)
- February 22, 2021 - New MedTech funding, Air Force event open to Dayton-area small businesses (Dayton Business Journal)
- February 11, 2021 - There’s a new science accelerator at the Delaware Innovation Space (Technical.ly Delaware)
- February 10, 2021 - New Startup Accelerator, SCALE Aerospace Ventures, Launches In LA (SoCal Tech)
- February 10, 2021 - Alabama’s Innovation Portal invests in two Mobile-based startups (Alabama News Center)
- February 9, 2021 - Starburst, UCLA Launch Aerospace Accelerator (Los Angeles Business Journal)
- February 9, 2021 - UCLA, Starburst bringing another aerospace accelerator to Los Angeles (L.A. Biz)
- February 5, 2021 - RAIN partners with Hatfield Marine Science Center, hires local entrepreneur (The Newsguard of Lincoln City)
STEM Talent Challenge
- February 15, 2021 - U-M’s Economic Growth Institute awarded US STEM grant to boost cybersecurity within manufacturing (Michigan News)
- February 4, 2021 - Stem jobs for all (The Philadelphia Citizen)
January
Build to Scale (formerly Regional Innovation Strategies)
- January 26, 2021 - Student entrepreneurs can win up to $30,000 in the Inc.U Competition (Penn State News)
- January 26, 2021 - Austin accelerator DivInc expanding into Houston, offers seed capital to diverse startups (Houston Business Journal)
- January 24, 2021 - BRIEFS: PHCC gets $$$$ for welding plan (The Martinsville Bulletin)
- January 12, 2021 - Pueblo Community College health learning center at St. Mary-Corwin gets funding boost (The Pueblo Chieftain)
- January 6, 2021 - Social Enterprise Greenhouse’s online pitch night will feature 17 startups (What’s Up Newport)
STEM Talent Challenge
- January 28, 2021 - Howard Community College Awarded Prestigious Grant from U.S. Economic Development Administration (Scott E’s Blog)
- January 21, 2021 - Science Center scored a federal STEM grant to expand its BULB training program (Technical.ly Philadelphia)
- January 21, 2021 - Maui to receive $300,000 federal grant to create STEM apprenticeship program (KHON2 News)
- January 20, 2021 - Maui Economic Development Board wins national STEM award, $300K (Pacific Business News)
- January 20, 2021 - US Department of Commerce supports innovation, entrepreneurial STEM challenge (MENA FN Newsfile)
- January 19, 2021 - Maui Economic Development Board Awarded $300K to Scale-Up STEMworks Program (Maui Now)
2019
- September 3, 2019 - ODU launches Open Seas technology innovation hub (Southside Daily)
- July 23, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $23 Million to Fuel High-Growth Entrepreneurship Across America (Press Release)
- July 23, 2019 - 2019 Regional Innovation Strategies Competition I6 Grantees Announced (Blog Post)
- July 23, 2019 - 2019 Regional Innovation Strategies Competition Seed Fund Support Grantees Announced (Blog Post)
2018
- December 4, 2018 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $21 Million to Accelerate Entrepreneurship Across the Nation; Announces Timeline for Next Round of Regional Innovation Strategies Competition (Press Release)
- December 4, 2018 - Regional Innovation Strategies: From Idaho to Puerto Rico, EDA awards over $16m to support local capacity for high-tech innovation and job creation (Blog Post)
- December 4, 2018 - Regional Innovation Strategies: EDA invests $5m to expand access to early-stage risk capital coast-to-coast and everywhere in between (Blog Post)
- June 5, 2018 - Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern PA and ImpactPHL Advance Tech Startups, Create Positive Impact in Greater Philadelphia Region (Success Story)
- May 31, 2018 - Supporting Local Efforts to Create Great Jobs through Entrepreneurship: EDA Launches 2018 Regional Innovation Strategies Program Competition (Blog Post)
- April 1, 2018 - Success Story: EDA’s Regional Innovation Strategies Program Working to Build and Scale High-tech, Innovative Businesses to Create Jobs and Strong Regional Economies (Blog Post)
2017
- November 1, 2017 - Innovate@EDA: National Entrepreneurship Month: Celebrating Americas Entrepreneurial Spirit (EDA Newsletter)
- September 20, 2017 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $17 Million to Accelerate Entrepreneurship Across the Nation to Move Ideas to Market, Create Jobs, and Promote American Innovation (Press Release)
2016
- February 8, 2016 - EDA’s Regional Innovation Strategies Program: Supporting Resources Critical to Entrepreneurial Success (Blog Post)
- February 8, 2016 - U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces Awardees of $10 Million in Grants to Advance Innovation Across America (Commerce Press Release)
2015
- August 4, 2015 - Innovation Can Happen Anywhere (Blog)
- August 4, 2015 - U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker Announces Competition for $10 Million in Grants to Advance Innovation (Press Release)
- May 22, 2015 - U.S. Commerce Department Announces $5 Million in Grants to Advance Innovation Across America (Press Release)
- March 3, 2015 - U.S. Commerce Secretary Announces $10 Million in Grants to Advance Innovation Across America (Press Release)
2014
- October 8, 2014 - U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces New Members to Serve on the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Press Release)
- September 4, 2014 - U.S. Department of Commerce Announces $15 Million Grant Competition to Spur Regional Innovation (Press Release)
- June 18, 2014 - U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker Announces Call for New Members to the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Press Release)
- May 1, 2014 - U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces New Director for the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Press Release)