by Katherine Arens | Apr 19, 2016 | Articles & Commentary, Federal Funding, Innovation Policy, Tech-Led Economic Development
The coming year will see hundreds of millions of dollars awarded for research and development, innovation institutes, and other elements of innovation ecosystems. The Administration is pulling out all the stops to drive U.S. innovation and competitiveness in both...
by Techvision | Dec 14, 2015 | Articles & Commentary, Energy, Federal Funding, Innovation Policy, TechVision News & Events
We created this newsletter with advancing your FY2016 & FY2017 interests in mind. If you would like to chat about opportunities on the horizon, or how to plan your strategy for the coming year, email Anita at abalachandra@techvision21.com to schedule a time to...
by Katherine Arens | Oct 6, 2015 | Energy, Innovation Policy, TechVision News & Events
Back in March of 2013, the Department of Energy (DOE) launched a comprehensive initiative, the Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative (CEMI). The focus of CEMI was growing the manufacturing of clean energy products, rebuilding America’s shared manufacturing...
by Katherine Arens | Aug 5, 2015 | Articles & Commentary, Innovation Policy, TechVision News & Events, Workforce Development/STEM
The Obama Administration’s FY 2017 budget requests for agencies such as the National Science Foundation, NASA, DOE Office of Science, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will reflect a recent White House memo entitled Multi-Agency Science and...
by Katherine Arens | Sep 2, 2014 | Articles & Commentary, Energy, Federal Funding, Innovation Policy, Tech-Led Economic Development
For decades, investment in rural areas has been a fundamental function of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Excluding farm loans and subsidies, the USDA has funded well over two and a half billion dollars in rural development over the past 5 years. These investments...
by Katherine Arens | Aug 12, 2014 | Articles & Commentary, Innovation Policy
The America Competes Act was designed to provide investment and spur innovation to strengthen the leadership role of the U.S. to compete internationally, yet gov.track.us gives this important legislation only a 2% chance of passage as new sections of...