Programs in the United States
The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 707 programs in the United States.
Programs fund or deliver support for innovation and entrepreneurship, from grant schemes to training initiatives.
The largest concentrations are in Des Moines, Iowa (40), Chicago, Illinois (36) and Denver, Colorado (19).
The United States scores 68.5 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 21 of 117 economies.
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707 programs
- FutureLand
Program · Cleveland - Galant Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Program · Charlottesville - Galant Challenge
Program · Charlottesville - gALPHA Arkansas
Program - GatorPitch Jupiter
Program · Jupiter - gBETA Oklahoma City
Program · Oklahoma City - GenAI Pitch Competition
Program · Wichita - George Shultz Innovation Fund
Program · Chicago - Gilliam Center for Entrepreneurship
Program · Harrisonburg - GlobalTarget (Cleveland State University)
Program · Cleveland - GPEC Student Entrepreneurship Summit
Program - Gradient (formerly 36 Degrees North)
Program · Tulsa - Grant Thornton: Oklahoma City and Tulsa offices
Program · Oklahoma City - Great Lakes Water Innovation Engine
Program · Chicago - Growing Rural Businesses
Program - Hack Away Hunger
Program · Des Moines - HackOHI/O
Program · Columbus - Henrietta B. Foster Center for Northeast Small Business Development and Entrepreneurship
Program · Oklahoma City - Hospitality Industry Relief Emergency Fund (HIRE)
Program - House of Genius Boulder
Program · Boulder - HustleBus
Program - I-Pitch Competition
Program · Akron - i2E – E3 (Explore, Engage, Expand) program
Program · Oklahoma City - IdeaStorm
Program · Iowa City - Ignite Appalachia
Program · Portsmouth - Illinois Angel Investment Tax Credit Program
Program - Illinois APEX Accelerator
Program - Illinois Rural Hub (UIC Health Sciences Campus Rockford)
Program · Rockford - Illinois SBDC International Trade Centers
Program - Illinois SBIR/STTR Matching Program
Program - Illinois Small Business Development Center for Central Illinois
Program · Springfield - IncubateHER
Program · Columbus - Indian Hills SBDC
Program · Ottumwa - IndieTech
Program · West Palm Beach - Innovation Challenge (University of Iowa)
Program · Iowa City - Innovation Fund Tax Credit
Program · Des Moines - Innovation GAP Funding
Program · Iowa City - Innovative Business Resource Opportunity Center (IBROC)
Program · Dayton - Institute for Decision Making
Program · Cedar Falls - Iowa Angel Investor Summit
Program · Des Moines - Iowa Biotech Showcase & Conference
Program · Ankeny - Iowa Business Hall of Fame
Program · Des Moines - Iowa Digital Infrastructure Summit
Program · Des Moines - Iowa Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)
Program · Ames - Iowa Nurse Innovators
Program · Iowa City - Iowa Office of Apprenticeship
Program · Des Moines - Iowa Pork Congress
Program - Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit
Program · Altoona - Iowa State University I-Corps Site
Program · Ames - Iowa State University SBDC
Program · Ames - Iowa Tech Connect
Program · Des Moines - Iowa Tech Week
Program · Des Moines - Iowa Technology Leadership Institute
Program · Des Moines - Iowa Technology Summit
Program · Des Moines - Iowa Venture Mentoring Service
Program · Iowa City - Iowa Western Small Business Development Center
Program · Council Bluffs - Iowa's West Coast Initiative
Program · Sioux City - IP Venture Clinic at Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Program · Cleveland - IRSC Brown Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Program · Fort Pierce - IRSC Entrepreneurial Acceleration Revenue Network (E.A.R.N.)
Program · Fort Pierce - ISU Venture Mentoring Service
Program · Ames - IT Workforce Accelerator (ITWA)
Program · East Peoria - Jayhawk Discovery Challenge
Program · Lawrence - JobsOhio Small Business Academy
Program - JobsOhio Small Business Grant
Program - JobsOhio Technician Path
Program - John Carroll University LaunchNET
Program · University Heights - John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge
Program · Chicago - John Pappajohn Student Entrepreneurial Venture Competition
Program - K-State 105
Program · Manhattan - K-State E-LEAD program
Program · Manhattan - K-State Technology Enterprise Innovation Network (KTEIN)
Program · Manhattan - Kansas City Credit Enhancement Fund
Program · Kansas City - Kansas Data Trust
Program - Kansas FAST Program
Program - Kansas Framework for Growth
Program - Kansas Pathways to STEM (LSAMP Alliance)
Program · Manhattan - Kansas SBDC Capital Access Center
Program - Kansas Women in Business Conference
Program · Topeka - KC BizFest
Program · Kansas City - Kinetic, Health Care Innovation in Motion
Program · Akron - Kiva Iowa
Program · Cedar Rapids - KSU Testing Ag Performance Solutions
Program · Manhattan - KU Entrepreneur-in-Residence Program
Program · Lawrence - KU I-Corps
Program · Lawrence - KU Venture Scholars
Program · Lawrence - Lab to Life Venture Studio
Program · Fort Collins - Lab Venture Challenge
Program · Boulder - Lab-to-Launch
Program - Lakeland Community College Entrepreneurship Center
Program · Kirtland - Larimer County Small Business Development Center
Program · Fort Collins - Latham Bishop Ventures
Program · Delaware - Latino Business Outreach
Program · Greeley - Latinx/e Startup Hub Tour
Program · Chicago - Launch Dayton Startup Week
Program · Dayton - Launch Grant
Program - Launch LYH
Program · Lynchburg - LAUNCH: Center for New Ventures
Program · Blacksburg - LaunchNET Kent State
Program · Kent - Launchpad
Program - LaunchPrep
Program · Wichita - LaunchU (Oberlin College)
Program · Oberlin - Leadership Glades
Program · Belle Glade - Leadership Iowa
Program · Des Moines - Leadership Kansas
Program - Leadership Northern Colorado
Program · Greeley - Leadership Texarkana
Program · Texarkana - Leadership Weld County
Program · Greeley - Liberty University Center for Entrepreneurship
Program · Lynchburg - Lightship Bootcamp
Program - LINK: Center for Advancing Partnerships
Program · Blacksburg - LiTHIUMWORKS
Program - Love's Entrepreneur's Cup
Program · Oklahoma City - M3 Chicago
Program · Chicago - Made on the Treasure Coast Manufacturing Showcase
Program · Fort Pierce - Main Street Iowa
Program · Des Moines - MakeOHI/O
Program · Columbus - Manning SPARK
Program · Charlottesville - Martin County Business Awards
Program · Jensen Beach - Mayor's Jumpstart Academy
Program · West Palm Beach
Cities
- Programs in Des Moines, Iowa 40
- Programs in Chicago, Illinois 36
- Programs in Denver, Colorado 19
- Programs in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 19
- Programs in Greeley, Colorado 18
- Programs in Ames, Iowa 17
- Programs in Columbus, Ohio 16
- Programs in Cleveland, Ohio 15
- Programs in Boulder, Colorado 14
- Programs in Lawrence, Kansas 14
- Programs in Charlottesville, Virginia 13
- Programs in Tulsa, Oklahoma 13
- Programs in Richmond, Virginia 11
- Programs in Wichita, Kansas 11
- Programs in Boca Raton, Florida 10
- Programs in Iowa City, Iowa 10
- Programs in Kansas City, Kansas 10
- Programs in West Palm Beach, Florida 10
- Programs in Cincinnati, Ohio 9
- Programs in Cedar Falls, Iowa 8
- Programs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa 8
- Programs in Manhattan, Kansas 8
- Programs in Texarkana, Texas 7
- Programs in Toledo, Ohio 7
- Programs in Champaign, Illinois 6
- Programs in Colorado Springs, Colorado 6
- Programs in Dayton, Ohio 6
- Programs in Golden, Colorado 6
- Programs in Norfolk, Virginia 6
- Programs in Akron, Ohio 5
- Programs in Ankeny, Iowa 5
- Programs in Fairfax, Virginia 5
- Programs in Fort Collins, Colorado 5
- Programs in Sioux City, Iowa 5
- Programs in Arlington, Virginia 4
- Programs in Blacksburg, Virginia 4
- Programs in Delaware, Ohio 4
- Programs in Fort Pierce, Florida 4
- Programs in Lynchburg, Virginia 4
- Programs in Mount Pleasant, Texas 4
- Programs in Oxford, Ohio 4
- Programs in Topeka, Kansas 4
- Programs in Virginia Beach, Virginia 4
- Programs in Camden, Arkansas 3
- Programs in Council Bluffs, Iowa 3
- Programs in Durango, Colorado 3
- Programs in Edmond, Oklahoma 3
- Programs in Harrisonburg, Virginia 3
- Programs in Hudson, Ohio 3
- Programs in Magnolia, Arkansas 3
- Programs in Mason City, Iowa 3
- Programs in Petersburg, Virginia 3
- Programs in Roanoke, Virginia 3
- Programs in Stuart, Florida 3
- Programs in Urbana, Illinois 3
- Programs in Waterloo, Iowa 3