Dear Chairmen Moran and Serrano and Ranking Members Shaheen and Aderholt:
Thank you for your continued support for the Regional Innovation (RI) Program within the Department of Commerce and for funding the program at $33 million in Fiscal Year 2020.
As recipients of RI awards, we are working in our communities to support innovation and entrepreneurship. We ask you to provide increased funding support as you develop the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2021. Annual funding through the RI Program enables dozens of communities throughout the country to help fully unleash American innovation, supporting entrepreneurs as they increase sales and boost job growth, and transforming ideas into new products and solutions in sectors as diverse as manufacturing, bio sciences, energy, and agriculture.
