{"id":522,"date":"2022-04-10T22:06:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T02:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-innovationfund.jtstaff.com\/visitor-information\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T09:49:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T14:49:18","slug":"visitor-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/innovationfund.comcast.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Comcast Innovation Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"522\" class=\"elementor elementor-522\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58e1d8f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58e1d8f5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16a447af\" data-id=\"16a447af\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16a07cc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"16a07cc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"987\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationfund.comcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Logo-shine.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-581\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/innovationfund.comcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Logo-shine.png 987w, https:\/\/innovationfund.comcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Logo-shine-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/innovationfund.comcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Logo-shine-768x304.png 768w, https:\/\/innovationfund.comcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Logo-shine-650x257.png 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 987px) 100vw, 987px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2892c4c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2892c4c0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60f79bcd\" data-id=\"60f79bcd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68f25f97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68f25f97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Comcast Innovation Fund<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ce943aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ce943aa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5738b158\" data-id=\"5738b158\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6771f4f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6771f4f8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-290f270\" data-id=\"290f270\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fef7623 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fef7623\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>The Comcast Innovation Fund is no longer accepting new applications for the 2026 Grant Year<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9df5411 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9df5411\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-391d304 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"391d304\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Comcast Innovation Fund was created to support technology and public policy research that contributes to the betterment of the Internet, and the continued evolution of connectivity products and services. The fund provides grants to technologists, researchers, and academics to support Internet- and connectivity-focused projects within the fund\u2019s areas of interest, which are updated annually.<\/p><p>Due to the unprecedented response to the Comcast Innovation Fund\u2019s 2026 RFP, we have closed accepting new submissions for 2026.<br \/><br \/>Thank you to everyone who submitted for their enthusiasm. We are working though all submissions and will send a final decision email once we have had a chance to review your proposals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ee59213 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ee59213\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"anchor-philadelphia\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e9e4a1b\" data-id=\"4e9e4a1b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d93b49d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d93b49d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"anchor-other\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Other Programs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8103b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8103b3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1043db4b\" data-id=\"1043db4b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-486bbbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"486bbbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Information about other Comcast programs not connected to the Comcast Innovation Fund can be found here:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comcastrise.com\/\"><strong>Comcast RISE<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5dac3a38 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5dac3a38\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"anchor-elsewhere\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e863aec\" data-id=\"7e863aec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c443a2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c443a2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"anchor-areas\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">2026 Interest Areas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d59267 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d59267\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-036f7ef\" data-id=\"036f7ef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-841a696 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"841a696\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Low Latency Networking:<\/strong> Research &amp; open source (OSS) development related to IETF standards for Low Latency, Low Loss, Scalable Throughput (L4S) and Non-Queue-Building Per Hop Behavior (NQB). That includes measuring the adoption of L4S and NQB and comparing dual queue latency to single, classic queue latency as we study Quality of Experience (QoE), Quality of Outcome (QoO), and other end user quality measures.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Wi-Fi Performance:<\/strong> Studying ways to improve home Wi-Fi network performance, including potentially developing or improving open-source software that supports wireless networking.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>AI\/Edge Computing\/Caching: <\/strong>Research and open-source development related to distributed Artificial Intelligence (AI) inference\/training, cloud AR\/VR, targeted advertising, and video analytics. This includes cost-effective distribution of live events at the network edge.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Live Video Streaming: <\/strong>Developing open-source tools to lower the latency-from-live streaming video \u2013 especially for live sports and studying the latency differences streaming over different access technologies.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Quantum Computing-Related Cybersecurity and Privacy:<\/strong> Protection against quantum computing threats via developing technologies, standards, operating models, best practices, and transition strategies to protect network infrastructures and digital assets from plausible quantum computing enabled attack vectors.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Quantum Network Optimization: <\/strong>We are excited to announce a significant new investment in our future &#8211; funding for a PhD position dedicated to Quantum Computing. This initiative places us at the vanguard of the telecom industry, directly exploring how quantum technologies can solve our most complex and mission-critical network challenges. This is not a traditional PhD. The successful candidate will operate at the intersection of corporate innovation and foundational academic research and will be jointly supervised by their academic advisor at their home institution and by a technical leader from Comcast. The PhD candidate&#8217;s research will have a dual purpose: (1) Solve real-world problems of immediate interest to the telecommunications industry, and (2) Advance foundational science in quantum computing, specifically by developing novel methods for network optimization. The research will focus on formulating complex telecom problems as mathematical models (e.g., QUBOs) that can be executed on quantum hardware. This includes exploring the capabilities of both quantum annealers and gate-based quantum computers and utilizing algorithms like the Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA).\u00a0<\/p><p>The research will target the core challenges that define modern telecommunications, including (but not limited) to these areas:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Latency Optimization: Finding new ways to route data with minimal delay\u00a0<\/li><li>Network Resiliency: Designing self-healing networks that can withstand and adapt to failures\u00a0<\/li><li>Traffic Flow Optimization: Dynamically managing network congestion and bandwidth allocation\u00a0<\/li><li>Future Network Design: Modeling next-generation network topologies from the ground up\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>2026 Areas Out of Scope:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Fintech, NFTs, blockchain, crypto currencies<\/li><li>Projects which focus on network simulators<\/li><li>New social media systems<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a51d33 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a51d33\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-703fb7b\" data-id=\"703fb7b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88b5018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88b5018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Please see our Innovation Fund <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/innovationfund.comcast.com\/reports\"><strong>annual reports<\/strong><\/a><strong> for the projects we\u2019ve funded since our opening in 2013.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7818ced elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7818ced\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1cbc2fd\" data-id=\"1cbc2fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38c8ea1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38c8ea1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"anchor-grants\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\"><a href=\"#types-of-grants\">Types of Grants<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-527f268 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"527f268\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-246b1de\" data-id=\"246b1de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78eae46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78eae46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Open-Source Development Grants<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad227bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad227bf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dcb2ff1\" data-id=\"dcb2ff1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7808da3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7808da3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Open-Source Development Grants are intended to fund new or continued development of open-source software in areas of interest to Comcast or of benefit to the Internet and broadband industries. Applicants for these grants are often organizations, academic institutions, or individuals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-954c2ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"954c2ae\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd48a51\" data-id=\"fd48a51\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1cfb38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1cfb38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">General and Target Research Grants <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-abd533b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"abd533b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27aeea5\" data-id=\"27aeea5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83d2815 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83d2815\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>General Research Grants<\/b> provide unrestricted award of funds to support researchers, usually at colleges and universities. These grants are focused on supporting excellent technical research in a wide variety of fields that are relevant to the evolution of the Internet.<\/p><p><strong>Targeted Research Grants<\/strong> are more narrowly tailored and typically study more specific issues. Applicants for these grants often come from organizations, academic institutions, and occasionally individuals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cf7460 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2cf7460\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af9d9bb\" data-id=\"af9d9bb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8667803 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8667803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Useful &amp; Interesting Things Grants<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dcdf2da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dcdf2da\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-906032f\" data-id=\"906032f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33c7972 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33c7972\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We also fund work that contributes to the Internet in novel and useful ways. This includes individuals who are working on ideas, technologies, or approaches that are useful and valuable to the Internet. Sometimes it\u2019s a conference that\u2019s being organized, or a new piece of hardware that\u2019s being invented. Either way, it helps advance the growth of the Internet and the Internet Community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5ba37a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5ba37a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-185d950\" data-id=\"185d950\" 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elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea198e0\" data-id=\"ea198e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a848ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a848ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Application Instructions<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a21746 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a21746\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b0caba\" data-id=\"5b0caba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c36e78a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c36e78a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before applying we recommend you read the guidance we have provided below. When you are ready to apply,\u00a0the first step is to submit the pre-qualification form.<\/p><ul><li>Submit a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/app.smartsheet.com\/b\/form\/a31a29638fe3492bb803db00079a440d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pre-Qualification Form<\/a>\u2013 gauging our potential interest, before taking the time to develop a full grant application.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0e7642 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0e7642\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d24e7e\" data-id=\"0d24e7e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2493000 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2493000\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Get Started \u2014 Covering the Basics<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-123ae7b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"123ae7b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a9c46b\" data-id=\"7a9c46b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ed7575 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ed7575\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The application process for a Comcast Innovation Fund grant is designed to be quick and easy.\u00a0<\/p><p>We\u2019ve switched to a two step process starting in 2025.\u00a0<\/p><p>Step one, is submitting a quick to complete Pre-Qualification form giving us a high level look at what your proposing.\u00a0\u00a0 We\u2019ll review it and respond with our decision.\u00a0\u00a0 The second step, if we approve your pre-qualification proposal, will be to complete a full application using a link we will send you.<\/p><ul><li>We anticipate grants being in the $3,000-$150,000 USD range<\/li><li>Do not submit any materials you believe are confidential, because you have no expectation of confidentiality in the submission process except with respect to your personally identifiable information<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33804fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33804fa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29ec7cd\" data-id=\"29ec7cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fadd12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8fadd12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c1acc45 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c1acc45\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a2224e\" data-id=\"5a2224e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6143d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6143d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Are these expected to be one-year or two-year projects?<\/strong><\/p><p>We only support one-year projects. We will sometimes consider multi-year projects but will only fund one phase at a time with no guarantee of continued funding. Projects are always welcome to submit additional proposals for funding.<\/p><p><strong>Do you have any limitations on how the budget is used or on indirect costs? Can we put administrative overhead for the university in as \u201cother\u201d expenses (e.g., paid faculty such as researchers and assistants, overhead costs for the university, etc.)?<\/strong><\/p><p>The proposal needs to describe how the budget is going to be used, so we cannot support indirect costs. Overhead pay and \u201cother expenses\u201d is not permissible. Please put the faculty and research assistants into one figure.<\/p><p><strong>Are funds open to applicants outside the United States of America?<\/strong><\/p><p>Yes. Grant funds are available globally to researchers both within and outside the U.S.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>What time of year does the fund accept new submissions?<\/strong><\/p><p>Funding is done annually starting in January and continues until the year\u2019s fund is exhausted. Once the final applications for the year have been approved, we close out any remaining proposals that have been submitted.<\/p><p>Applicants are welcome to create and submit a new application when the next funding year opens.<\/p><p><strong>Do Comcast Innovation Fund gifts require Purchase Orders (POs)?<\/strong><\/p><p>POs are not required. However, you must create and submit an invoice and sign other paperwork, such as an acknowledgement of the grant.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f358945 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f358945\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-559a17c\" data-id=\"559a17c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2e04b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2e04b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">How to Write a Successful Grant Proposal<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad71b2e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad71b2e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15115f1\" data-id=\"15115f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20305a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20305a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you\u2019re pre-qualification proposal is accepted, in your full proposal which will be you asked a more detailed series of questions which will be used by the Innovation Fund Steering Committee at Comcast to evaluate the funding request.<\/p><p>Below are some suggestions to help you create an effective proposal.<\/p><p><strong>Impact Is Important<\/strong><\/p><p>As part of our evaluation of proposals we consider the impact the project would have, if successful. Will it solve a problem that is vexing Internet providers or users? Will it be something that is widely adopted? Will it shift current practices in an improved, better direction?<\/p><p><strong>Be specific about what you want to achieve<\/strong><\/p><p>Your proposal should include a clear and well-defined problem statement. Clearly state what you want to achieve and how you will do so. Also, let us know if the funding you seek is part of a larger project, or one which is funded elsewhere. This is not necessarily an impediment, but it is important for us to know.<\/p><p><strong>State how the funding will be used and why your proposal should be chosen<\/strong><\/p><p>Describe the potential outcome of your research or development, including what specific areas require funding and how the funding will be applied. For example, will your research provide incremental progress along a given technical trajectory, or is it revolutionary? Likewise, if your proposal relates to open-source, please indicate when the software will be available, how widely might it be used or distributed (and whether it scales), which open-source license governs the software, and whether you are a project committer resourced to contribute code. Also, explain any best\/worst-case outcomes.<\/p><p><strong>Explain how your work is different or unique relative to the state-of-the-art in your field of R&amp;D<\/strong><\/p><p>While your ideas may be clear to you, please bear in mind that the individuals who review your application may not be experts in your specific field. Therefore, it is critical to provide an explanation that helps both experts and non-experts understand what your research can offer that\u2019s not already out there.<\/p><p><strong>Explain how you will carry out the research or development<\/strong><\/p><p>In addition to clearly identifying the problem you plan to investigate, it will be beneficial to describe how you intend to carry out the research or development. In doing so, please identify the risks you may encounter, and how you might mitigate them. In R&amp;D, failure is often a form of progress, so it\u2019s important to record the challenges you encounter in your work.<\/p><p><strong>Comcast Liaisons<\/strong><\/p><p>In the event you are selected to receive a grant, Comcast may assign an internal project liaison to interface with you. If you have worked with Comcast technical personnel on related research or technical projects, please feel free to identify such personnel as potential liaisons in your submission.<\/p><p><strong>All of the above matters<\/strong><\/p><p>As you draft your proposal, remember that you are selling an idea. Be complete, but refrain from providing an amount of detail that may bog down individual and group reviews. Be enthusiastic. 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