Small Business Administration announces a new funding opportunity through the Regional Innovation Clusters program
The federal agency is interested in competitive offers from organizations with relevant partnerships and small business expertise in eight critical industries.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced a new funding opportunity through the Regional Innovation Clusters (RIC) Program that is designed to enable new RICs to assist small businesses in matching innovative technologies to industry needs. The ultimate goal is to reshore critical industrial and manufacturing capabilities, securing domestic supply chains, and spurring job creation.
According to the article posted in the SSTI Digest, SBA is interested in competitive offers from organizations with relevant partnerships and small business expertise in critical industries, including:
- Advanced Manufacturing;
- Critical Minerals;
- Nuclear Energy (Microreactors);
- Disruptive Technology;
- Quantum Information and Enabling Technologies;
- Artificial Intelligence;
- Information Technology (cybersecurity, cyber operations, data storage, etc.); anf
- Semiconductors.
The RIC solicitation is now open and will close on August 8, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. EDT. The solicitation can be found on SAM.gov by searching “Regional Innovation Clusters.” The full solicitation link is here.
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