Some state ballot measures hold potential to affect innovation economy
With 133 ballot measures before voters on Nov. 8, a gamut of topics will be decided. Those outlined below are the measure that could affect the innovation economy, ranging from initiatives that would affect higher education, to broadband expansion and measures intended to boost state economies. Read more
NSF awards $40 million to help build diverse STEM workforce
The National Science Foundation recently announced the four 2022 NSF INCLUDES awardees. These new alliances will each receive $10 million over five years to contribute to building an inclusive STEM workforce. The awardees will tackle issues like increasing data science capacity at minority-serving institutions (MSIs), increasing the representation of Native American and Alaska Native students in STEM fields, and supporting equitable pathways to postdoctoral fellowship positions. Read more
NSF builds semiconductor workforce through concurrent Micron and Intel partnerships
In an effort to alleviate the nationwide shortage of semiconductors, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) announced two cross-sector partnerships, one with Intel Corp. and the other partnership with Micron Technology, Inc. NSF plans to invest $10 million in combination with the companies from each partnership in support of research, education, infrastructure building, and workforce development for semiconductor design and manufacturing. Read more
New National Defense Strategy stresses investing in emerging technologies
The 2022 National Defense Strategy, released last week, emphasizes the need to accelerate the Pentagon’s capacity for buying and deploying emerging technologies. Technology sectors called out as targets include advanced materials, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, clean energy, directed energy, hypersonics, microelectronics, quantum science and space. The report indicates that the Department of Defense (DOD) is considering R&D funding, ecosystem support and adapting civilian technologies among the tools it will use to pursue emerging tech. Read more
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State News
Arizona FORGE (Finding Opportunities and Resources to Grow Entrepreneurs) announced its new initiative, Native FORGE, a five-year program to help advance Native American business startups across the state. The program seeks to assist the state’s Native American communities in fostering entrepreneurship among their members through the University of Arizona’s (UA) business accelerator and is backed with an grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration and matching funds from UA.
The State of Connecticut recently announced that it will invest $46.6 million in the coming years to help support small business expansion and assistance programs across the state. The five-year plan to invest in small businesses, known as the Small Business Boost Fund, is a public-private partnership that assists businesses with low-interest loans and nonprofits. The initiative will direct funding and resources toward underserved small businesses, with nearly half of the funding to go to minority, women, disabled, and veteran-owned businesses, in addition to small businesses that are located in underserved Connecticut towns.
TechPoint, a not-for-profit growth accelerator in Indiana, is partnering with InnoPower, a community development organization, to increase opportunities for Black Hoosiers in the tech sector and to inclusively grow Indiana’s tech sector by 41,000 people by 2030.
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Member News
The Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund has announced the recruitment phase of DeltaClimeVT 2023, a competitively selected cohort of start-ups who offer innovative products or services aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions to help Vermont meet its climate goals.
BioConnect Iowa, along with the InnoVenture Iowa Fund, has announced a pitch competition that will provide the opportunity for three startup companies to compete for a $100,000 cash prize.
Several Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) board members began new terms with the start of the 2022-2023 fiscal year on Oct. 1.
Missouri State University has been awarded $30,000 from US Bank for efactory to develop an early-stage business training program for diverse and women-owned businesses.
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Job Corner
Director National Center for Toxicological Research - Health and Human Services - Food And Drug Administration
FDA HQ is conducting a search for a new Director of the National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR). The National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR) in the Office of Chief Scientist (OCS) conducts and publishes peer-reviewed scientific research that supports and anticipates the FDA's current and future regulatory needs involving fundamental and applied research specifically designed to define the biological mechanisms of action underlying the toxicity of products regulated by the FDA. To view the open position and apply please go here.
Director of Program Development - Waymaker Group
Waymaker Group is looking for a Director of Program Development who will work with senior leadership teams in public and private industry environments designing new cluster programming, guiding program implementation, and developing partnership strategies to fund innovation districts. The candidate will lead strategic planning initiatives to identify, build and match federal, state and local funding efforts with municipal, higher education and non profit clients throughout middle U.S. With billions of dollars targeted towards technology clusters in the middle U.S. through federal programs like the CHIPS and Science Act, there has never been a better time to be involved with heartland economic development. For more details and to apply for the position, please go here.
Entrepreneur in Residence (Life Sciences), Discovery to Impact - The University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is seeking an Entrepreneur in Residence. As a part-time member of the Discovery to Impact team, Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIRs) will provide active, fractional management services and hands-on operational support for UT Austin affiliated startups in the Life Sciences. One of the most significant challenges faculty and graduate student-based startups face is attracting seasoned entrepreneurial management who can establish the business foundation needed for long-term viability of the company. The EIRs address this need directly. You can learn more about the job opening and apply here.
Business Development Specialist - Computer Sciences/Electrical Engineering - The University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is seeking a business development specialist that will be responsible for cultivating new relationships and fostering existing relationships with businesses of all sizes to identify solutions to industry needs through intellectual property available for licensing, UT Austin’s research capabilities and infrastructure, and other resources available throughout the institution and ecosystem. For more details, and to apply, please go here.
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This week's Staff Picks:
EDA: Commerce launches $30M Economic Recovery Corps program
U.S. Sec. of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded a $30 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to a coalition of organizations to establish and operate a nationwide Economic Recovery Corps program that will recruit and place at least 65 Fellows in economic development organizations in underserved communities throughout the nation. Read more
EDA: EDA Partners with American Manufacturing Communities Collaborative and Northeast-Midwest Institute to Establish the Manufacturing Communities National Expansion Project
The EDA announced a $1,528,016 grant to establish and operate a Community of Practice for American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant recipients and manufacturing cohort stakeholders that aligns best practices in manufacturing-focused economic development. Read more
BIO: Biotech generating nearly $3 trillion economic impact
The new report examines the bioscience industry’s economic performance and its footprint across the nation and individual states during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
U.S. Department of Agriculture: USDA Invests $14.2 Million in 52 Urban Agriculture and Innovative Product Efforts
The investment, which includes American Rescue Plan Act funds, will allow grant recipients to expand access to nutritious foods, foster community engagement, mitigate the effects of climate change within urban areas, provide jobs, educate communities about farming, and expand green spaces. Read more
Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise: Building an Inclusive Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
North Carolina has emerged as one of the nation’s destinations for population growth and business development, with gains in both the influx of talent and business recruitment. Read more
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