US Government Awards $600k in Grants for Blockchain Projects
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded as much as $600,000 in grants to six companies working on blockchain applications for the government. According to a press release from earlier this week, the department’s Science and Technology Directorate has parceled out $3.1m in grants to 29 small businesses based in the US in areas focused on data analytics, connected devices and blockchain. Each company received about $100,000, the government said. The funds came from the agency's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, following a solicitation period that began in....
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