Programs
The IIN operates programs that engage and function across all 15 hubs. These include large-scale funding opportunities, initiatives designed to serve the entire state, and the IIN’s seed grant program.
IIN Programs
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Governors State received an NSF Development Award to lead an IIN project for the Regional Innovation Engines program based around the concept of reimagining the supply chain for the 21st century. -
The IIN is part of a collaboration led by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to provide digital skills training for returning citizens. -
The IIN Innovation Awards honor researchers from across the state. -
The Social Innovation and Impact Seed Grants are intended to provide funding for early-stage social innovation projects that translate research into activities that directly affect lives and address complex critical social problems. -
The IIN coordinated an 8-hub project to determine the jobs and training curricula needed for Illinois' clean energy transition, and plan, develop and launch workforce development programs. -
Discovery Partners Institute and P33 are co-leading the IT sector of the EDA-funded Good Jobs Challenge -
The IIN and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity are collaborating to launch the Illinois Broadband Lab. -
Sustaining Illinois is the IIN's seed grant program that provides early stage research funding to collaborative teams that work across IIN hubs. -
IIN collaborates with industry partners to maximize public-private collaboration opportunities and to strengthen our vibrant innovation ecosystem.