Venture Challenge

The FY20 Venture Challenge (formerly known as the “i6 Challenge”) seeks to support entrepreneurship and accelerate company growth in communities, regions or combinations of regions. View the FY20 Venture Challenge grantees here.

The Venture Challenge awards grants to intermediary organizations like accelerators, universities, and non-profits supporting new business ventures that are…

scalable by nature,
challenging the status quo of established markets,
commercializing technologies, and;
furthering job creation within their businesses

The Venture Challenge may award up to $26 million in grants in FY2020.

Applicant Resources

Past Awards

• 2019 i6 • 2018 i6 • 2017 i6 • 2016 i6 • 2015 i6 • 2014 i6

Updates

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