NextCorps Awarded Economic Development Administration SPRINT Challenge Grant to Launch No-Code Software Startup Accelerator
Accelerator to Leverage Talent Coming From Rochester Institute of Technology and University of Rochester to Assist Non-Technical Founders in Jumpstarting New Businesses
April 07, 2021 14:13 ET
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Nextcorps, Inc.
Nextcorps, Inc.
Rochester, New York, UNITED STATES
ROCHESTER, N.Y., April 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NextCorps, a non-profit that runs multiple incubator and accelerator programs for technology startups and entrepreneurs in the Rochester and Finger Lakes region of New York, announced today that it has been awarded a grant through the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Scaling Pandemic Resilience Through Innovation and Technology (SPRINT) Challenge. The award will be used to launch and administer a software startup accelerator for non-technical founders. The EDA grant, totaling $743,000, will be combined with matching and in-kind funds of $241,000 to support the nearly $1 million program.