Atlas: GEN’s Policy Portal

Year Introduced: 2012 | Sub-national

The Sustainable Public Procurement program integrates sustainability criteria throughout six key procurement phases, beginning with needs identification and culminating in contract monitoring and…

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: 2019 | National-level

The new Uruguayan legal framework enables crowdfunding platforms to operation and establishes the option of startups to set up as simplified joint stock companies.Known as the "…

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: 2020 | National-level

The Future Fund delivers unsecured convertible loans to eligible companies facing pandemic-related financial challenges, with loan sizes from £125,000 to £5 million, subject to matched investment…