Closed · EDA-HDQ-OIE-2020-2006301 · CFDA 11.020 · Discretionary

Accelerate R2 Network Challenge - FINAL

Federal grant opportunity posted by Department of Commerce, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$400K-$1M
Award range
Closed
Status
March 11, 2020
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Accelerate R2 Network Challenge - FINAL is a closed discretionary listing from Department of Commerce that offered $400,000 -- $1,000,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 898 other opportunities from Department of Commerce.

$400K-$1M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
11.020
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Accelerate R2 Network Challenge - FINAL is closed (last close March 11, 2020). The parent program page for CFDA 11.020 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Department of Commerce still indexes 898 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed March 11, 2020

Posted Oct 18 Closes Mar 11

Est. Total Funding

$1,000,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

EDA, in collaboration with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), is seeking applications from eligible parties to create a strategic nationwide network of organizations working to address disaster response and resiliency (R2) challenges with innovative technologies. The Accelerate R2 Network Challenge seeks to create a nationwide network or networks that will enable and support innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers, and investors to bring transformative technologies into the response and resiliency markets.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · EDA-HDQ-OIE-2020-2006301

Grants.gov marks Accelerate R2 Network Challenge - FINAL with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Regional Development (RD). This eligibility-code string dominates the Department of Commerce book (689 peers, 77% of 899).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 11.020

Native American CDFI Assistance Program

U.S. Department of Commerce

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Agency Contact

Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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What to do next

Accelerate R2 Network Challenge - FINAL is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 11.020 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Native American CDFI Assistance Program indexes 0 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • Department of Commerce lists 898 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

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