SPRINT Challenge (Scaling Pandemic Resilience Through Innovation and Technology)
Funding Amount
$200,000 - $750,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- One-time opportunity
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
SPRINT Challenge
Geographic Scope: United States (25 states and Puerto Rico)
Focus Areas:
- Pandemic response through innovation and entrepreneurship
- Biotechnology and health security
- Safe business reopening
- Workforce upskilling
- Entrepreneurship and economic resilience
Funder: U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA), authorized through the CARES Act
Administrator: EDA's Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIE)
The SPRINT Challenge was launched to harness America's entrepreneurial potential to address the economic, health, and safety risks caused by the coronavirus pandemic through entrepreneurship and innovation.
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofits, higher education institutions, and entrepreneurship-focused organizations
Selection Criteria: Demonstrated alignment with region's economic development priorities
NMCC Award: New Mexico Community Capital was one of 44 organizations awarded funding (received $200,000-$750,000 range, specific amount not specified)
Competition Scale: Selected from pool of 238 applicants
Matching Funds: Awardees leveraged approximately $9 million in additional matching funds from various private and public sector sources
Reference: https://eda.gov/oie/sprint/
What New Mexico Community Capital actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 1
- Total given
- $1.87M
- Median grant
- $1.87M
- By dollars: New Mexico 100%. Top recipient cities: Albuquerque, NM.
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Fields of Work
- Startups
- Workforce development
- Economic services
- Minority businesses
- BIPOC
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