的 威尼斯人娱乐城创业创新资助计划本周宣布了首批7名受助人。 这些获奖者将获得总计25万美元的奖金，用于开发应对社区挑战的新方法。
的 创业创新资助计划 is a joint effort by the 威尼斯人娱乐城 Innovation Center, the Regnier Institute at the 威尼斯人娱乐城 Bloch School of Management and the 威尼斯人娱乐城 School of Law to increase entrepreneurial activities across 威尼斯人娱乐城.
“This grant program was designed to create direct incentives to stimulate additional collaboration and growth on campus,” says Laura Moore, program coordinator for the Regnier Institute. “One of the real advantages of this program is that – in addition to the funding – we offer support programs to recipients to accelerate their success.”
“这项拨款计划旨在创造直接的激励措施，以刺激校园内更多的合作和发展。”
今年，尤因·马里昂·考夫曼基金会（Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation）捐赠了40万美元，用于在未来两年通过创业计划刺激校园创新。 今年2月，21个组织响应了征求建议书的呼吁。 Kansas City Explores Earth and Environment (KC E3) is one of this round’s recipients. 该项目是地球与环境科学系的一项倡议，为有色人种学生攻读STEM学位并进入劳动力市场提供支持。 参与者将与来自堪萨斯城青少年峰会（KCTS）社区项目的高中生合作，利用STEM专业知识探索解决当地环境危害的计划，并为城市气候变化制定解决方案。
如果没有拨款，这个项目看起来会很不一样。
“We would have had minimal activities if the program were run by myself and two graduate students,” Alison Graettinger, assistant professor of geosciences, says. “Funding will allow us to achieve a solid 威尼斯人娱乐城 peer mentor to KCTS student ratio and provide additional equipment so student participants don’t have to share. 这将使更强的参与和真正的实践收集和管理现实世界的数据。 We will also be able to bring Black business owners in the environmental sector to come talk to the KCTS students.”
Angela Cottrell，教育学博士，研究和研究所项目主任，说资金对她的团队来说同样重要，从种子到餐桌研究教育和基础设施投资，因为她为退伍军人开发了一个培训项目，以获得劳动力发展和实践经验，学习城市建筑。
“Without this funding the project would not have existed. 基于这笔资金，我们的研究团队将从美国农业部国家食品和农业研究所获得额外的60万美元奖励。 This will extend the project for three years and allow us to provide more military veteran participation.”