RISE accelerates innovation and business growth around solutions to coastal resilience challenges in the living laboratory of Hampton Roads, Virginia. Since 2018, we have deployed more than $5 million in financial support and services to 35 businesses developing new, scalable solutions that help coastal communities adapt to flooding, storm surge, and climate change impacts.
Here’s What We Offer
Resilience Innovation Fund (non-equity, non-dilutive)
Resilience Innovation Accelerator
Real-world testbed & pilot sites
Co-working office space
Regulatory TA and permitting
Fabrication & testing work space
Datasets
Established resilience community
PR and media visibility
Strategic collaborations with experts and stakeholders
Current RISE Coastal Community Resilience Challenge Topics
The Challenge seeks innovative solutions that enhance the resilience of coastal communities, create substantial new value, can be demonstrated in the Hampton Roads region of Southeastern Virginia, are scalable to other communities, and can be built into sustainable businesses.