I
n our increasingly interconnected and globally
competitive world economy, unleashing innovation is an essential
component of a comprehensive economic strategy…[T]he greatest job and
value creators of the future will be activities, jobs, and even
industries that don’t exist yet today.
- President Obama, “A
Strategy for American Innovation”
The i6 Challenge is a
new $12 million innovation competition administered by the Economic
Development Administration (EDA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce, in
partnership with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Science
Foundation (NSF). EDA will award up to $1 million to each of six
winning teams with the most innovative ideas to drive technology
commercialization and entrepreneurship in their regions. NIH and NSF
will award a total of up to $6 million in supplemental funding to their
SBIR grantees that are associated or partnered with the winning teams.
We encourage entrepreneurs, investors, universities, foundations, and
non-profits to participate in the i6 Challenge. The deadline for
applications is July 15, 2010. For more information, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., check
out our Frequently
Asked Questions, and join the upcoming i6 Challenge conference call on
June 21 at 4pm EDT / 1pm PDT.
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