We’ve got some great news for you in the world of grants and funding opportunities in our area!

First off, we’d like to welcome the Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce to our Regional Grant Strategy Committee. They will be assembling a Grant Task Force and looking for grants that benefit the mission of the Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce. If you’d like to know more about their efforts, please contact Janice Gonzalez at 915. 629.6716.

Eli Velasquez met with the Economic Development Administration to learn more about upcoming million plus dollar grant opportunites and was informed that another I6 Challenge would be released in March or April.

A new, national competition has been launched to identify and support school programs and technology innovations that motivate children to be more physically active. The ASAP competition will award a total of $500,000 to schools with the most innovative, impactful, and cost-effective physical activity programs, and to technology developers who create new ways of using technology to promote increased physical activity among youth. In addition to monetary awards, top winners will participate in funded pilot studies aimed at expanding their programs’ reach and impact.

CPRIT has announced a new Request for Applications for commercialization and company formation. Please visit www.dshs.state.tx.us for more information.

Innovate El Paso will be reaching out to our surrounding counties of Brewster, Culberson, Dona Ana, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, and Presidio on innovation. If you all know of an organization that would be interested in collaborating, please have them contact us at 915.534.8148 or ideas@innovateelpaso.org.