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EDA Awards $10M for Regional Innovation Strategies

February 08, 2016
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This week, U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker announced the 25 recipients of the Economic Development Administration’s 2015 Regional Innovation Strategies grants. These awards support innovation and capacity-building in regions around the country through two grant programs: the i6 Challenge and the Seed Fund Support Grants competition. The Regional Innovation Program remains a key priority for SSTI.  Seventeen i6 Challenge recipients will receive a total of $8 million to create and expand proof-of-concept and commercialization centers, while eight Seed Fund Support Grant winners will share a total of $2 million to support cluster-based seed capital funds. The full list of awardees is available at: https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2016/02/us-secretary-commerce-penny-pritzker-announces-awardees-10-million.

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