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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.
2019 Regional Innovation Strategies Program - Seed Fund Support Grant Competition Awardees
- Bronze Valley Corporation, Birmingham, AL
 - Center on Rural Innovation, Inc., Hartland, VT
 - Central New Mexico Community College, Albuquerque, NM
 - Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
 - Creative Coast Inc., Savannah, GA
 - Halcyon, Washington, D.C.
 - Medical Center of the Americas Foundation, El Paso, TX
 - mHub, Chicago, IL
 - New River Gorge Regional Development Authority, Beckley, WV
 - Puerto Rico Science, Technology, and Research Trust, San Juan, PR
 - Regents of the University of California at Riverside, Riverside, CA
 - The Research Foundation for the State University of New York, Albany, NY
 - Rocky Mountain Innovation Initiative Inc., Fort Collins, CO
 - Tri-County Economic Development Corporation, Lakeside Park, KY
 - University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK
 - University of Hawaii Systems, Honolulu, HI
 - VertueLab, Portland, OR
 - Vibrant Memphis Inc., Memphis, TN