Atlas: GEN’s Policy Portal

Year Introduced: 2017 | National-level

The IER permits foreign entrepreneurs who meet specific eligibility criteria to apply for discretionary parole from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). To qualify, entrepreneurs must…

Year Introduced: 2015 | National-level

Through its local branches, Startup Global organizes free seminars across the country to help small and early-stage companies develop plans to participate fully in global markets. Startup…

Year Introduced: | National-level

Administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development agency, the RBEG program provides competitive grants exclusively to eligible public bodies, nonprofit corporations, federally…

Year Introduced: 2020 | National-level

The SPRINT Challenge operates as a competitive grant mechanism coordinated by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the Department of Commerce. Eligible applicants—primarily…

Year Introduced: 2020 | National-level

NCEAI functions as a 29-member advisory council convened and supported by the USPTO. It includes leaders from industry, academia, government, and nonprofit sectors. Under the chairmanship of the U.S.…

Year Introduced: 1982 | National-level

SBIR offers eligible participants grants to develop and commercialize a new technology or intellectual property, when it isn’t yet at the stage where they can attract traditional investment…

Year Introduced: 2004 | Sub-national

The Evergreen Fund invests primarily equity or convertible notes in seed and pre-seed technology startups within 21 counties of Northeast Ohio. Target companies demonstrate validated market demand,…

Year Introduced: 2014 | City-level

UI Labs operated as a nonprofit "lab of labs" structured around high-profile collaborative partnerships. It maintained two primary initiatives: the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation…

Year Introduced: 1980 | National-level

Export Counselling operates through the U.S. Commercial Service, which maintains more than 100 domestic offices across the United States and over 75 international offices at U.S. embassies and…

Year Introduced: 2020 | National-level

STEP operates through a two-tier federal-state partnership model. The U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of International Trade awards competitive grants to state and territory governments,…