Innovation Fund FAQ

Current ACR members and staff are eligible to apply for an Innovation Fund grant.

Choose the commission or EVP with which you believe your proposal is best aligned. If it is determined that the letter of intent was submitted to the incorrect commission or EVP, the ACR Innovation Fund staff will route the submission to the correct commission or EVP.

The one-page Executive Summary must describe how the proposal is innovative; how it aligns with the ACR Strategic Plan and the ACR Core Purpose; affirm that the project can be completed within one year and provide evidence of the innovator’s track record of taking similar projects to completion.

Due to the financial impact of COVID-19 pandemic, our Board has decided to delay issuance of grant funding at this time. We hope to reinstate the Innovation Fund process later in 2020 but must allocate our resources to primary ACR activities at this time.

You will receive notification that the Letter of Intent has been approved for the application process no later than January 10 for the February application period and July 15 for the August application period.

Once your Letter of Intent has been approved, you may proceed with the application process. See the Guidelines and Application forms.

You may be able to resubmit depending on the reason the Letter of Intent was not approved.

Email the applicable ACR commission staff regarding specific proposal content. For questions regarding the submission process, email InnovationFund@acr.org.