STRIDE Ventures is a national platform for breakthrough innovation, launched by the U.S. National Science Foundation and Start2 Group. It supports bold, milestone-driven efforts to translate emerging technologies into real-world capabilities that advance U.S. competitiveness and resilience. By minimizing bureaucracy and maximizing momentum, STRIDE empowers teams to move fast, take risks, and deliver impact where it matters most.
The Tech Metal Transformation Challenge is a multi-year national initiative accelerating technologies that turn domestic waste streams into high-performance materials, strengthening U.S. supply chain resilience for critical metals and advancing innovation-driven manufacturing.
The NSF Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (NSF TIP) seeks to engage all Americans in accelerating critical and emerging technologies to advance U.S. competitiveness. The directorate partners across sectors to advance three strategies — accelerating critical and emerging technologies, expanding the geography of American innovation and building a competition-ready workforce.