Program Description

  Incubator Programs - Economic Development Partnership

This NDA provides for facility lease payments, program and portfolio management services for the County's Business Innovation Network (BIN) facilities, and program funding for the Business Incubator Without Walls Program (for the Down County area). The BIN consists of three physical locations: the Silver Spring Innovation Center (SSIC) on Georgia Avenue, the Rockville Innovation Center (RIC) in Rockville Town Square, (both owned by the County), and the Germantown Innovation Center (GIC, on the campus of Montgomery College under lease from the College Foundation until 2036). This NDA also supports the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE), located at 9700 Great Seneca Highway in Rockville, as a partnership between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the State of Maryland, and Montgomery County. The NDA also provides support for non-profit incubator organizations' operations, equipment, and training.