USF Research Foundation

USF Start-Up Funding

Foundation BRAG

The Foundation Bull Ring Accelerator Grant program (鈥淔oundation BRAG鈥 or 鈥淏RAG鈥) is a joint initiative of the University of South Florida Foundation (鈥淔OUNDATION鈥) and the 黑料老司机 Research Foundation (鈥淯SFRF鈥). The Foundation BRAG is designed to support early-stage Tampa Bay Technology Incubator (TBTI) affiliated start-up companies that were formed on the basis of licensed 黑料老司机 (USF) technologies. To be eligible, a company shall:

  • Be formed and registered by the time of application
  • Have an active license or option to a USF technology upon which the company was established
  • Be admitted to the TBTI program as an affiliate or resident member,
  • Be in good standing with USF

BRAG provides up to $25,000 of grant funding to support the entrepreneurial ecosystem at USF and help bridge the 鈥渧alley鈥 or 鈥渄itch鈥 of death experienced by early-stage technology companies. This gap can be defined as the point between when the availability