A New Path: Turning Federal R&D Cuts to Strategic Opportunities

As federal R&D funding declines, state and local governments face an important choice: absorb the loss, or seize the moment to strategically focus their resources on the innovation ecosystems where they can lead. States now have a valuable opportunity to complement remaining federal investment and gain more direct influence over what research happens in their region and which direction their innovation ecosystems take. By adding state resources on top of federal dollars, states can amplify impact in the research areas that matter most to their region. But with fewer resources than the federal government, states can't fund every priority equally, making it critical to know exactly where state and local dollars will have the greatest strategic return.

This webinar will show how state government leaders and economic development officials can use research intelligence to identify their region's competitive research strengths, understand the landscape of players and institutions already active in those spaces, and make more strategic decisions about where to direct limited public resources. Rather than spreading funding thin or guessing at priorities, attendees will leave with a clearer framework for turning federal funding cuts into a strategic opportunity for state-led growth.

By attending this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Understand the shifting R&D funding landscape and what declining federal investment means for state and regional innovation strategy
• Identify their state or region's comparative research strengths using data-driven intelligence
• Map the competitive landscape of institutions, researchers, and organizations already active in key research areas
• Develop a strategic framework for allocating state R&D and innovation funding

Join the live webinar to obtain your complimentary certificate of attendance!