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$12M Available for Tech Commercialization Challenge

May 5, 2010 /

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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) http://www.nih.gov/ and National Science Foundation (NSF) http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/index.jsp .

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 [email protected] or join the i6 Challenge conference call at 2pm EDT on May 17, 2010.

FEDERAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NOTICE http://www.eda.gov/PDF/i6%20Challenge%20FFO%20FINAL%204-30-10.pdf

PRESS RELEASE http://www.eda.gov/PDF/FINAL%20PRESS%20RELEASE%2005%2003%2010.pdf

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS http://www.eda.gov/i6FAQs

CONTACT i6 CHALLENGE [email protected]

Full Story: http://www.eda.gov/i6