2023 Stage Two Winners 

National Security & Global Competitiveness 

• DE: Delaware Technology Park 
• KY: XLerateHealth (dba XLerator Network) 
• MS: Mississippi State University 
• NH: Hannah Grimes Center 
• NM: University of New Mexico (dba New Mexico Bioscience Authority)  
• ND: University of North Dakota UND Center for Innovation Foundation 
• TX: BioMedSA 
• VA: Virginia Small Business Development Center at George Mason University 
• WA: Greater Seattle Partners

Domestic Manufacturing and Production 

• CA: AgTech Innovation Alliance (AgStart) 
• HI: Hawaii Island Business Plan Competition 
• IL: mHUB 
• IN: Indiana Economic Development Corporation 
• KS: Wichita State University 
• MA: Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives (MBI) 
• MI: Centrepolis Accelerator at Lawrence Technological University 
• OH: Youngstown Edison Incubator Corp. (dba Youngstown Business Incubator or YBI) 
• SD: South Dakota Biotechnology Council (dba BioRise) 
• WI: StartingBlock Madison, Inc 

Climate and Renewable Energy 

• CA: The Orange County Center for Innovation & Social Enterprise SPC (dba RevHubOC) 
• FL: Seaworthy Foundation, Inc. (dba Seaworthy Collective) 
• VA: Hanover County Clean Technology Innovation Center (dba Dominion Energy Innovation Center)   

Underserved Communities 

• AR: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 
• FL: The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees (dba Florida High Tech Corridor) 
• GA: Black Innovation Alliance (BIA)  
• ID: Actuate Boise, Inc. (dba Trailhead) 
• IA: The New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative, Inc (dba NewBoCo) 
• ME: Central Maine Growth Council Dirigo Labs Business Accelerator 
• MD: UpSurge Baltimore Community Inc 
• MA: NATIONAL COLLEGIATE INVENTORS & INNOVATORS ALLIANCE, INC. (dba VentureWell) 
• MI: BBC Entrepreneurial Training & Consulting LLC 
• NC: NC Hispanic American Chamber of Commerce 
• PR: Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust 
• TN: FoundersForge 
• TX: VILCAP Inc (dba Village Capital)

Learn more about each Growth Accelerator Fund Competition partnership in the public directory: https://bit.ly/GAFC23Directory