Opportunity Information: Apply for EDA HDQ OIE 2019 2005942
The FY 2019 Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS) Program is a competitive grant opportunity run by the U.S. Department of Commerce, through the Economic Development Administration (EDA), focused on strengthening regional innovation ecosystems and turning research and new ideas into real-world products, companies, and jobs. The program is designed around the idea that regions grow faster and more sustainably when universities, entrepreneurs, investors, industry partners, and public agencies are connected in a coordinated way, especially in innovation-driven sectors. Rather than funding basic research itself, RIS is aimed at the practical, on-the-ground capacity that helps innovators move from concept to commercialization and helps startups access the early resources they need to survive and scale.
In FY 2019, EDA structured RIS as two related but separate competitions: the 2019 i6 Challenge and the 2019 Seed Fund Support (SFS) Grant Competition. Together, these tracks cover a pipeline of support that many regions struggle to finance on their own. The i6 Challenge generally emphasizes capacity-building efforts that help entrepreneurs and innovators validate ideas, build prototypes, test market fit, and navigate commercialization steps that sit between research and revenue. This includes proof-of-concept and commercialization assistance, which can take the form of structured programs, mentoring and technical assistance, customer discovery support, prototyping resources, and similar services that reduce risk and speed up the path from lab or concept to market. The Seed Fund Support competition, by contrast, is aimed at the organizations that provide essential early-stage capital to startups, with the grant intended to bolster operational capacity so these funds can invest more effectively and sustainably. In practical terms, SFS is meant to strengthen seed-stage investment mechanisms that are critical for young companies that are not yet ready for traditional financing.
The opportunity is discretionary and uses a grant funding instrument. It is listed under CFDA 11.020, and the administering agency is the Department of Commerce (EDA). The notice was created on February 1, 2019, with an original application deadline of April 4, 2019. EDA anticipated making around 60 awards under this solicitation, and the listed award ceiling is $750,000, meaning individual awards could be as high as that amount depending on the project, competition track, and EDA decisions.
A major requirement of this program is the cost share. Applicants must contribute a matching share from non-federal sources of at least 50 percent of the total project cost. In plain terms, for every federal dollar requested, the applicant must bring at least one dollar from non-federal sources, resulting in a minimum 1:1 match. This match requirement pushes applicants to demonstrate real local and regional commitment, and it typically encourages partnerships among public entities, universities, nonprofits, and private-sector supporters who can contribute cash, allowable in-kind resources, or other non-federal support consistent with the program rules described in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).
Eligibility is broad and designed to reflect the mix of institutions that make up regional innovation systems. Eligible applicants include state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education). The listing also includes an "Others" category, indicating the NOFO contains additional eligibility clarifications or special cases. Overall, EDA is signaling that successful applicants are likely to be organizations positioned to convene partners, manage complex programs, and deliver tangible commercialization or seed funding outcomes within a region.
At its core, this RIS opportunity is about building the connective tissue of innovation-led economic development: programs that help entrepreneurs prove their technology works and can sell, and institutions that can reliably provide the earliest forms of capital. By funding these kinds of activities, EDA is trying to help regions create stronger pathways from research to market, deepen entrepreneurship support systems, and ultimately increase the number of startups and quality jobs that emerge from local innovation assets.Apply for EDA HDQ OIE 2019 2005942
- The Department of Commerce in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2019 Regional Innovation Strategies Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 11.020.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 01, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 04, 2019. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $750,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 60 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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