The U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is currently accepting applications for the i6 Challenge. EDA’s Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship will hold a special conference call for potential applicants to discuss the application process and answer questions on Thursday, July 12, from 1 to 2 p.m. EDT.
The application deadline is July 20, 2012. Up to six winning teams across the country up will be awarded $1 million each for innovative proposals that best create or expand proof of concept centers. Such centers promote U.S. innovation, foster entrepreneurship, and increase the commercialization of ideas into viable companies by creating networks of experts to support innovators and researchers, spurring sustainable startups, expanding access to capital, connecting mentors and education to entrepreneurs, and sparking job creation.
The competition is a partnership between EDA and Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Details of the 2012 i6 Challenge are available here.
