FY 2017 Regional Innovation Strategies Program
Agency: Department of Commerce
Assistance Listings
- 11.020 -- Cluster Grants
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
EDA is committed to fostering connected, innovation-centric economic sectors which support the conversion of research into products and services, businesses, and ultimately jobs through entrepreneurship. See Section 27. Funding is available for capacity-building programs that provide proof-of-concept and commercialization assistance to innovators and entrepreneurs and for operational support for organizations that provide essential early-stage funding to startups. Under the RIS Program, EDA is soliciting applications for two separate competitions: the 2017 i6 Challenge; and the 2017 Seed Fund Support...
(SFS) Grant competition.
Applicants may, but are not required to, submit proposals for more than one competition under the RIS Program. Applicants must provide a matching share from non-Federal sources of at least 50 percent of the total project cost. See Section C.2 (p. 7) of this NOFA.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Nonprofit
- Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
Miscellaneous
- Other
Government
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- County governments
- State governments
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
Education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and state institutions of higher education
Additional information
A State; An Indian tribe; A city or other political subdivision of a State; An entity that— (a) is a nonprofit organization, an institution of higher education, a public-private partnership, a science or research park, a Federal laboratory, or an economic development organization or similar entity, and (b) has an application that is supported by a State or a political subdivision of a State; or A consortium of any of the entities described above.
Grantor contact information
Description
If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
oie@eda.gov
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| 2017_RIS_Program_NOFA_20170509_vFINAL.pdf | 2017 RIS Program NOFA | May 30, 2017 03:42 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
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Archived: July 23, 2017
Award
$17,000,000
Program Funding
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Expected awards
$1
Award Minimum
$500,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
EDA-HDQ-OIE-2017-2005260
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
Yes
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Other
Regional development
Category Explanation:
Economic Development, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
History
Version:
1
Posted date:
May 10, 2017
Archive date:
July 23, 2017
