(CLOSED) 2022 Build to Scale Program

Sponsor Name:

U.S. Economic Development Administration

Sponsor/Solicitation URL:

Description of the Award:

EDA’s Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship is committed to furthering tech-based economic development initiatives that accelerate high-skill and high-wage job growth, create economic opportunity, and support the future of the next generation of industry leading companies. Funding is available for organizations that aid companies in developing the next generation of technologies. Under the Build to Scale Program, EDA is soliciting applications for two separate competitions:
• the 2022 Venture Challenge and
• the 2022 Capital Challenge.

Sponsor Final Deadline:

Jun 13, 2022

OSVPR Application or NOI Instructions:

If you are interested in submitting a proposal, click on the submit application on the right side of page and follow the required prompts to give us your contact information. If interest exceeds the sponsor's institutional limit, the Office of the Senior Vice President for Research will hold an internal Limited Submissions competition after the Call of Intent deadline.

To be considered as a Penn State institutional nominee, please submit a notice of intent by the date provided directly below.

This limited submission is in downselect:

Penn State may only submit a specific number of proposals to this funding opportunity. The number of NOIs received require that an internal competition take place, thus, a downselect process has commenced. No Penn State researchers may apply to this opportunity outside of this downselect process. To apply for this limited submission, please use this link:

OSVPR Downselect Deadline:

Friday, June 10, 2022 - 4:00pm

Notes:

Venture Challenge: James DeLattre (OEC); Capital Challenge: No applicants