[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 111 (Thursday, June 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 32911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13970]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development Administration


Notice of Informational Meeting for the i6 Challenge Under EDA's 
Economic Adjustment Assistance Program

AGENCY: Economic Development Administration (EDA), Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The i6 Challenge is a new, multi-agency innovation competition 
led by the Economic Development Administration (EDA), a bureau of the 
U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC). The i6 Challenge is designed to 
encourage and reward innovative, ground-breaking ideas that will 
accelerate technology commercialization and new-venture formation 
across the United States, for the ultimate purpose of helping to drive 
economic growth and job creation. To accomplish this, the i6 Challenge 
targets sections of the research-to-deployment continuum that are in 
need of additional support, in order to strengthen regional innovation 
ecosystems. Applicants to the i6 Challenge are expected to propose 
mechanisms to fill in existing gaps in the continuum or leverage 
existing infrastructure and institutions, such as economic development 
organizations, academic institutions, or other non-profit 
organizations, in new and innovative ways to achieve the i6 objectives. 
Under the i6 Challenge, EDA intends to fund implementation grants for 
technical assistance through its Economic Adjustment Assistance Program 
(42 U.S.C. 3149). The federal funding opportunity for the i6 Challenge 
was announced on May 3, 2010, and a notice and request for applications 
was published in the Federal Register (75 FR 23676).

DATES: EDA will hold an additional informational meeting via conference 
call at 4 p.m. (Eastern time) on Monday, June 21, 2010, to answer 
questions about the i6 Challenge. More details on the meeting and any 
updates will be posted at the i6 Challenge Web site at http://www.eda.gov/i6.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, please 
send questions via e-mail to [email protected]. EDA's Web site at http://www.eda.gov/i6 also has information on EDA and the i6 Challenge.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Purpose of the Meeting: To communicate the goals and requirements 
of the i6 Challenge and to answer questions related to the federal 
funding opportunity announcement.
    Public Participation: To participate in the informational meeting, 
please call 1-800-779-5194. Please give the operator the passcode 
``EDA.'' Because of the anticipated number of callers, callers should 
plan to dial-in 10 minutes early. Please be advised that the organizers 
of the meeting intend to (1) record the full conference call and all 
questions and answers, and (2) post the recording at http://www.eda.gov/i6.

    Dated: June 7, 2010.
Hina Shaikh,
Deputy Chief Counsel, Economic Development Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-13970 Filed 6-9-10; 8:45 am]
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