Enitiative is soliciting grant applications from faculty members engaged in entrepreneurial
or innovative activities that forge connections between college campuses and the
surrounding communities in Central New York.
The grant application deadline is July 1. To apply for a grant and learn more about
becoming a part of Enitiative, visit http://www.entrepreneurship.syr.edu or contact the
ExCEL Center at Syracuse University at (315) 443-7086 or excel@syr.edu.
Now in its third round of funding, Enitiative has collaborated with other SU strategic
partners-including the Syracuse Center of Excellence, the
Connective Corridor, the
Near
Westside Initiative, Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life, and the
Burton
Blatt Institute-to offer joint funding for entrepreneurial projects.
Eligible initiatives include developing a new business, advancing a unique idea, and
promoting new ways to forge academic and community partnerships. In addition to
funding, the grants can provide entrepreneurs with hands-on assistance from professionals
who have experience in entrepreneurship development. Enitiative grants are made possible
through a $3 million, five-year grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation,
awarded to Syracuse University and a number of academic and community partners in
Central New York. Enitiative focuses on entrepreneurship in the arts, technology and
neighborhoods-with the goal of creating a positive economic impact in Central New
York-and is another step in advancing the University's vision of Scholarship in Action.
SU's academic and community partners in this initiative include Cayuga Community
College (CCC), Le Moyne College, Morrisville State College, Onondaga Community College
(OCC), the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF), the Central
New York Community Foundation, The Gifford Foundation, the Greater Syracuse Chamber
of Commerce, Messenger Associates Inc. and National Grid.
