Regional Innovation Strategies Program (RIS)

EDA’s Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIE) leads the Regional Innovation Strategies Program competition to spur innovation capacity-building activities in regions across the nation. The program is authorized through the America COMPETES reauthorization Act of 2010, and received a dedicated appropriation for the first time in FY 2014.

For more information on this fiscal year's RIS program competition and previous grantees:

www.eda.gov/oie/ris/

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EDA Assistant Secretary Jay Williams announces the 2016 RIS grant awardees in Austin, Texas on November 15, 2016.

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EDA Invests $15 Million in 19 States to Move Ideas to Market, Promote U.S. Innovation

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The NACIE updates Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker on their mid-term progress at Google HQ DC, December 4th, 2015.

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Keeping America Competitive: Will You Answer the Call?

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Spurring Innovation Across Every Community in America

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Secretary Penny Pritzker Participates in Armchair Panel Discussion at EDA 2016

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EDA 2016 National Conference Focuses on Role of Government in Redefining Economic Development

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces Awardees of $10 Million in Grants to Advance Innovation Across America

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Assistant Secretary Jay Williams at Rutgers University

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Supporting Regional Innovation for Global Competitiveness

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Julie Kirk, Director, Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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