Grant Funding

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF)

  • Russel, Adam (PI), Kroll, Mark (Co-PI), Edinbarough, Immanuel (Co-PI), Perez, Pablo Rhi (Co-PI), "Establishment of an NSF I-Corps Site at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $499,985.00. (July 27, 2017 - August 31, 2022).

Purpose: Creating an I-Corps Site to train and enhance faculty in students in the I-Corps commercialization methodology -  over 30 faculty and 2000 students have been trained.

  • Adams, Russell (PI), "I Corps Supplemental," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $89,000.00. (September 1, 2020 - August 31, 2022).

Purpose: Developing Online classrooms and an online curriculum to maintain I -Corps training during covid lockdown

  • Adams, Russell Paul, "NSF I-Corps site extension," Sponsored by NSF, Federal, $244,000.00. (August 30, 2022 - August 31, 2023).

Purpose: Continuation of NSF I-Corps Training Programs.

  • Adams, Russell Paul, "NSF I-Corps site extension," Sponsored by NSF, Federal, $200,000.00. (September 1, 2023 - August 31, 2024).

Purpose: Continuation of NSF I-Corps Training Programs

  • Sarkar, Kamalaksha (PI), Xu, Lei (Co-PI), Adams, Russell (Co-PI), "NSF PFI TT VMobi 180 [TM]," Sponsored by NSF PFI TT, Federal, $249,928.00. (July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2025).

Purpose: Commercializing a device to assist Blind and Visually Impaired persons.

 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

  • Simmons, Laurie (PI), Adams, Russell (Supporting), Abrams, Derek G. "Creating a Vibrant Regional Innovation and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem--EDA Build to Scale," Sponsored by U.S. Commerce Department Federal, $1,342,042.00.

Purpose: Developing entrepreneurship activities to enhance the ecosystem.

 

BLACKSTONE PARTNERS FOUNDATION

  • Adams, Russell (PI), Simmons, Laurie (Senior Personnel), "Blackstone Launchpad 2," Sponsored by Blackstone Partners Foundation, Foundation, $536,000.00. (July 1, 2020 - August 31, 2023).
  • Received additional $40,000 Continuation funding Sep 1 2023.

Purpose: Developing comprehensive programming to expose students to entrepreneurial opportunities and developed a Large group of entrepreneurial Ambassadors.

 

VENTUREWELL FOUNDATION

Adams, Russell (PI), Galy, Edith (Co-PI), Downey-Adams, Clara (Co-PI), Vargas, Noe (Co-PI), Robles, Sylvia Azucena (Co-PI), "Green Energy Entrepreneurship Challenge (UTRGV)," Sponsored by Venturewell, Foundation, $5,000.00. (September 1, 2020 - August 31, 2023).

Purpose: Developing Sustainability Curriculum at UTRGV.