{"id":522,"date":"2021-09-24T08:50:26","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T08:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mysetaside.com\/newsevents\/?p=522"},"modified":"2021-09-24T08:50:33","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T08:50:33","slug":"icymi-arkansas-winners-for-the-2021-growth-accelerator-fund-competition-gafc-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mysetaside.com\/news-and-events\/icymi-arkansas-winners-for-the-2021-growth-accelerator-fund-competition-gafc-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"ICYMI: Arkansas Winners for the 2021 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC) Announced!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n2021 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC)<\/h1>\n

\nTwo Winners from Arkansas Announced!<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\nA Message from SBA Arkansas District Director<\/h2>\n

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\nCongratulations to Our Two Arkansas Winners!<\/h3>\n

\nI am pleased to announce that SBA has awarded two organizations with prize funding to help foster Arkansas\u2019s innovation ecosystem. These awards will solidify Arkansas as a stronger player in the innovation economy and increase our competitiveness in winning\n SBIR and STTR opportunities-especially in underrepresented communities. <\/em><\/p>\n

\nBy winning the Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC), Science Venture Studio and The Conductor demonstrate the tenacity of our state’s innovation-focused entrepreneur support organizations. <\/em><\/p>\n

\nCongratulations to both Science Venture Studio and The Conductor!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n2021 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition and SBIR Catalyst Competition Results<\/h1>\n

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\nSBA Announces $5.4 Million in Prizes to Support Inclusive\n Entrepreneurship in the Innovation Ecosystem<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

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\nThe SBA recently concluded its 2021 competition for the Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC) and the SBIR Catalyst competition, a new component aimed at spurring investment in underrepresented communities within the innovation economy at scale, receiving\n a combined total of $5.4 million in awards to innovation-focused entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs) with programs to speed the launch, growth, and scale of deep-tech small businesses across the country. <\/p>\n

\nThe winners come from 48 states, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia and have been awarded based on their proposals for innovative ideas that inclusively support entrepreneurs researching and developing STEM-related innovations.\n  <\/p>\n

\nIn a first for the agency, the SBA this year held two prize tracks simultaneously: the Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC) and the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Catalyst Competitions. <\/p>\n