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ROME, NY — The Science and Technology community of Rome, New York, will be hosting a High Tech Small Business Symposium with participation from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), on Tuesday...
Three local FIRST® youth robotics teams have advanced to the FIRST Robotics WORLD Championship in St. Louis, MO in April where they will be in the company of 20,000+ students...
Twenty students from Proctor High School, Utica, participated in hands-on activities at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Information Directorate in Rome, New York March 3 as part of National Week at...
Bob & Lisa Payne UTICA, NY – Carbone Auto Group is helping a local drone group, CNY Drones, promote STEM education, safety and a new team competition. In 2016, Carbone donated 60 feet...
ROME, NY — Griffiss Institute (GI) and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Information Directorate, presented Project Fibonacci® with a check in support of the Project Fibonacci® STEAM Youth...
Lisa & Bob Payne UTICA, NY – Drone owners have an opportunity to meet, get advice from seasoned pilots and test their flying skills at Drone Clinic 2 on Sunday, March 26, 2017 at the Utica...
Hundreds of Organizations Collaborate to Generate Awareness About the Importance of Respecting Privacy, Safeguarding Data and Enabling Trust ROME, NY — Today Griffiss Institute announced its...
ROME, NY — On Tuesday, December 20, the Griffiss Institute expressed their appreciation to the community for their support of the AFRL Commercialization Academy at a Program Overview and Funder...
UTICA, NY — The AFRL Information Directorate’s (AFRL/RI) Commercialization Academy administered by the Griffiss Institute held its fall demo day on October 26, 2016, at the thINCubator in downtown...
Blueprint 2030
Blueprint 2030 is Griffiss Institute’s strategic roadmap for strengthening America’s innovation advantage between 2026 and 2030. It integrates four essential pillars: GI Academy, GI Tech, GI Ventures, and GI Foundation, into one nationally significant enterprise.
Guided by our vision: American Innovation to Secure the Nation; our mission, and our why: One Nation, Secure in Science, Blueprint 2030 positions Griffiss Institute (GI) to:Â
- Expand the nation’s scientific talent base
- Accelerate mission-driven technologies
- Launch and scale dual-use startups
- Secure long-term institutional resilience through philanthropy and community investment






