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SBA announces 2024 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition Stage Two winners, over $3 million in prizes awarded
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced the 2024 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC) Stage Two winners. Each received between $50,000 and $150,000 in prize awards to advance their work supporting small businesses and startups in STEM and research and development (R&D) across priority areas like national and economic security, domestic manufacturing and production, and sustainability and biotechnology. The SBA press release announcing the winners stated, “GAFC Stage One prizes emphasized ecosystem network building, while Stage Two efforts focus on the enhanced support that can be provided to small businesses and startups through these Growth Accelerator Partnerships.”
The 2024 Stage Two winners are in 34 U.S. states and territories, including Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico.
Congratulations to the following SSTI members who were among the 44 Stage Two winners:
Association of University Research Parks (AURP)
Central Indiana Corporate Partnership
FuzeHub
Invest Nebraska
University City Science Center
Details about all 44 winners are available here.
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