Regional Centers for Innovation and Commercialization Project Grants

RCIC shall provide:

• Applied Research and Development activities.
• Commercialization of the applied R&D.
• Incubators for new business and expansion of existing business resulting from applied R&D.
• Workforce Training for business resulting from the applied R&D.

RCIC "project" activity:

• Will be collaborative.
• Will have a defined project scope.
• Will have a defined commercialization path.
• Will have a complete business plan.
• Uses other available matching funds from the collaborating project partners.
• Will have a demonstrable economic impact to this state.

All commercialization projects submitted for consideration must originate from or be sponsored by at least one of the designated RCIC's.

Projects will be submitted to the Office of the Governor for processing.

The 17 member ETF advisory committee shall review and make recommendations, through evaluation processes, to the Governor, Lt. Governor and Speaker (Leadership).

The Leadership must come to unanimous support for the project to be awarded ETF grant funds.

Contact the appropriate RCIC for details on how to submit applications