Maryland Technology Development Corporation

• Ag and Rural Rebuild (ARR) Challenge
• Rural Business Innovation Initiative Fund
• RESOURCES Business Resources Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiative Entrepreneur & Ecosystem Empowerment Intellectual Property Management Platform by IPGen Market Search Network Advisors Prelude Pitch Roundtables Start-Up Orientation Forum Federal Programs N-STEP SBIR/STTR Proposal Lab DefTech Finance and Operations Government Relations Marketing & Communications Maryland Entrepreneur Hub Rural Business Innovation Initiative Urban Business Innovation Initiative Women Entrepreneurs Leadership Programs
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiative
• Entrepreneur & Ecosystem Empowerment Intellectual Property Management Platform by IPGen Market Search Network Advisors Prelude Pitch Roundtables Start-Up Orientation Forum
• Intellectual Property Management Platform by IPGen
• Rural Business Innovation Initiative
• Urban Business Innovation Initiative
• Women Entrepreneurs Leadership Programs
• Funding Cultivate Maryland Federal Programs Maryland Innovation Initiative Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund Other Funding Ag and Rural Rebuild (ARR) Challenge RUBRIC Program Rural Business Innovation Initiative Fund Seed Funds Social Impact Funds SSBCI Venture Funds
• Other Funding Ag and Rural Rebuild (ARR) Challenge RUBRIC Program

Agriculture and Rural Rebuild (ARR) Challenge

Encouraging purposeful collaboration between rural businesses, research institutions and industry partners

Ended May 14, 2021 TEDCO's Agriculture and Rural Rebuild (ARR) Challenge was created to assist Maryland’s rural and agricultural businesses that have been detrimentally impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and associated economic downturn The ARR challenge will specifically fund technology-empowered initiatives that will help our rural and agricultural businesses recover, rebuild and pivot from the current economic crisis The ARR challenge also encourages  purposeful collaboration between rural businesses, research institutions and industry partners Examples of a successful project may include (but is not limited to), the development of an innovative product or a novel application of an existing technology to help a business pivot or recover from the current COVID crisis

The ARR Challenge is supported by funds provided by the Maryland General Assembly and the Governor through the Recovery for the Economy, Livelihoods, Industries, Entrepreneurs, and Families (RELIEF) Act of 2021

The ARR Challenge awards will be made in the form of a grant up to $200,000 per project for a period of one year Applications for ARR funding are now closed

Request for Applications (RFA): Learn more about the program including eligibility requirements, funding structure, and review criteria

Questions: Any questions not addressed by the RFA can be directed to the Program staff at ARRCHALLENGE@TEDCO MD Thank you for your interest in the ARR Challenge

• Arti Santhanam, PhD Executive Director, Maryland Innovation Initiative READ BIO Executive Director, Maryland Innovation Initiative