The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) today announced that the Colorado-Wyoming Climate Resilience Engine (CO-WY Engine) is an inaugural NSF Regional Innovation Engine awardee! The CO-WY Engine will initially receive up to $15 million for the next two years, totaling up to $160 million over ten years. Through the NSF Engines program, NSF aims to expand the frontiers of technology and innovation, spur economic growth across the nation, and transform entire geographic regions into world-leading hubs of innovation. The CO-WY Engine is a groundbreaking initiative led by Innosphere Ventures that will catalyze a series of significant outcomes to reshape the landscape of reliable climate technologies and economic development in Colorado and Wyoming. Spanning from environmental monitoring to predictive analytics, the CO-WY Engine will drive the development and commercialization of advanced climate-resilient technologies – technologies that will support communities and industries to monitor, mitigate, and adapt to climate challenges. Forming the backbone of the CO-WY Engine is a diverse partnership network – spanning industry, academia, government and community sectors – with Key partners including research institutions, federal laboratories, regional economic development organizations, and policy and community groups. To all of our partners, thank you again for being a part of our regional team that’s working to create consistent, reliable and trustworthy systems – we could not do it without you. Full Release here: https://lnkd.in/gcXHvQGh (fb)

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