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Archived Awards Content
Awards issued prior to 2025 represent actions taken during previous administrations and do not necessarily reflect current investment priorities.
2016 Regional Innovation Strategies Program - i 6 Challenge Awardees
- Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
 - Cal State LA University Auxiliary Services, Los Angeles, California
 - California State University Fresno Foundation, Fresno, California
 - Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia
 - Composite Technology Recycling Center, Port Angeles, Washington
 - East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
 - First Flight Venture Center, Durham, North Carolina
 - i2E Inc., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
 - Idea Foundry, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
 - Lorain County Community College, Elyria, Ohio
 - Louisiana State University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
 - Metro North Regional Employment Board, Cambridge, Massachusetts
 - mHUB, Chicago, Illinois
 - Mohawk Valley Community College, Utica, New York
 - Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
 - Regents of the University of California, Riverside, California
 - Research Foundation for the State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York
 - Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey
 - Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, Alabama
 - StartingBlock Madison, Fitchburg, Wisconsin
 - University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc., Athens, Gorgia
 - University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
 - University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
 - University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
 - University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
 - University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
 - WERX Foundation, McKinney, Texas