Relentless Challenge Workshop

The Relentless Challenge Grant Workshop Mobilizing Local Innovation

The SC Department of Commerce Office of Innovation is hosting the annual Relentless Challenge Grant Workshop on August 20th. The interactive sessions are led by a handful of the state's ecosystem partners, who are veterans when it comes to mobilizing local innovation projects.

Participants can expect an overview of the 2021 program, opportunities to discuss key ecosystem topics and a chance to hear prospective proposal pitches from those around the state. Registration is flexible in that attendees can choose to attend all of the sessions or only those that their schedule permits.

Relentless Challenge program information

Notice of Funding Opportunity

Agenda

• 9:30 - 10:15 Relentless Challenge Nuts & Bolts
• 10:15 - 10: 45 Driving Inclusive Entrepreneurship Session
• 5 Minute Break
• 10:50 - 11:20 Understanding & Achieving Sustainability Session
• 11:20 - 11:50 The Private Side of Partnerships Session
• 11:50 - 12:35 Project Pitches

A link to the event will be emailed a couple of days before the event. We'll be experimenting with the event platform, HopIn. Curious? Join us and see how a virtual event platform works.

About the Relentless Challenge

The Relentless Challenge solicits proposals for projects that focus on fostering technology-based economic development through university collaboration, local government participation or public-private partnerships. Projects target the areas of high-growth entrepreneurship, talent development and unlocking risk capital.

All South Carolina based non-profit organizations; state, county or municipal entities; state educational institutions; and chambers of commerce are all eligible to apply. Proposals must demonstrate a dollar-for-dollar match of non-state appropriated funds.