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About In the News EDGE in the News Board and Staff EDGE Policy Board, EDGE Board of Investors, Board Meetings EDGE Advisory Committee Background History of EDGE Information and Records Schedule of Events, Open Records Act, Conflict of Interest Statement Agendas Meeting Minutes

Opportunities Funding Opportunities Information regarding applications for EDGE funding Previous EDGE Investments Announcement of EDGE awardees Participant Profiles Award programs selected for funding EDGE Fund Information for Awardees Documents related to EDGE fund awardees Research Needs Summary of research needs as provided by Oklahoma business sectors

Resources

• Oklahoma's Innovation and Technology Plan
  Analysis of today’s technology-based, global economy and Oklahoma’s place in it, summarizes example actions taken by other states, and then recommends eight actions that will strengthen Oklahoma’s economy.
• EDGE Impact Report
  The yearly report providing valuable information on EDGE and its awardees across Oklahoma.
• Media Kit
  A summary of EDGE activities for public use and dissemination.
• Community
  Links to Oklahoma Economic Development Organizations
• Publications
  Publications and presentations that support the development of Oklahoma’s economy.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Events

As the Economic Development Generating Excellence (EDGE) Fund program grows we will be providing training, seminars, and other useful events as a part of our program.  If you have any events you would like posted here please contact

(405) 319-8288 or e-mail EDGE@okedge.org.

Mission Statement

The mission of the EDGE Policy Board is to bolster Oklahoma’s long-term economic growth by investing the earnings from the EDGE endowment in the state’s knowledge infrastructure.  Technology-based research and development, commercialization of technology and entrepreneurial business successes attract capital, create more high-paying jobs, expand and diversify the state’s economy, and provide greater prosperity for Oklahomans now and in the future.

Investments from the EDGE Fund are directed toward:

• Expanding directly the number of researchers, technicians, support services and associated activity within Oklahoma
• Increasing the formation and growth of advanced technology companies in Oklahoma
• Leveraging additional federal research grants and/or privately funded research into Oklahoma research institutions
• Improving the health status and quality of life for Oklahoma

The EDGE Fund is uniquely designed to strengthen Oklahoma’s technology-based economy and to attract federal funds.  Because of these distinctive characteristics, only the EDGE Fund can use state money to:

1. Make multi-million dollar investments into competitively selected technology-based research and development projects;
2. Direct investments toward the applied research needs that are requested by Oklahoma business sectors;
3. Use a variety of different funding instruments to maximize the economic returns to Oklahoma citizens (grants, contacts, gifts, loans, partnerships) depending upon the best investment strategies;
4. Give stated preference to collaborative proposals that involve researchers from multiple institutions and active businesses partners;
5. Manage the investment decision-making process to bring together the most powerful combinations of researchers and businesses; and
6. Spend public money for the specific purpose of increasing the state’s institutional research and development capacity.

The mission of the EDGE Policy Board is to bolster Oklahoma’s long-term economic growth by investing the earnings from the EDGE endowment in the state’s knowledge infrastructure.  Technology-based research and development, commercialization of technology and entrepreneurial business successes attract capital, create more high-paying jobs, expand and diversify the state’s economy, and provide greater prosperity for Oklahomans now and in the future.

Investments from the EDGE Fund are directed toward:

• Expanding directly the number of researchers, technicians, support services and associated activity within Oklahoma
• Increasing the formation and growth of advanced technology companies in Oklahoma
• Leveraging additional federal research grants and/or privately funded research into Oklahoma research institutions
• Improving the health status and quality of life for Oklahoma

The EDGE Fund is uniquely designed to strengthen Oklahoma’s technology-based economy and to attract federal funds.  Because of these distinctive characteristics, only the EDGE Fund can use state money to:

1. Make multi-million dollar investments into competitively selected technology-based research and development projects;
2. Direct investments toward the applied research needs that are requested by Oklahoma business sectors;
3. Use a variety of different funding instruments to maximize the economic returns to Oklahoma citizens (grants, contacts, gifts, loans, partnerships) depending upon the best investment strategies;
4. Give stated preference to collaborative proposals that involve researchers from multiple institutions and active businesses partners;
5. Manage the investment decision-making process to bring together the most powerful combinations of researchers and businesses; and
6. Spend public money for the specific purpose of increasing the state’s institutional research and development capacity.