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ROME, NY — The Griffiss Institute and the Cyber Research Institute, together, present a Dine & Development Training Series Workshop: The Shifting Landscape of DoD R&D Opportunities for Small...
by Lisa Marie Payne UTICA, NY – CNY Drones will host Experience FPV, an introductory indoor drone flying session on Friday, March 15, 2019, 7:00 – 9:00 pm, in the Utica Jewish Community...
Best pitch of the evening takes home $200,000 on March 21, 2019 Rome, NY – The Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate (AFRL/RI), together with Griffiss Institute will hold the...
A Central New York startup has won a SBIR contract to help the Air Force protect Cyber Physical Systems and the Internet of Things ROME, NY — Mentis Technologies, LLC, a...
UTICA, NY – FOREST FURY, the Northeast’s low-cost, indoor Team Drone Challenge is set to take-off in the SUNY Polytechnic Institute Wildcat Field House on Sunday, April 7, 2019 from 9:30 am...
Lisa Marie Payne UTICA, NY – Today, CNY Drones, a community-based volunteer group, kicked-off its 2019 Fundraising Campaign. Founded in 2016, the group provides low-cost interactive drone...
Six teams are preparing to pitch their startups live at Demo Day to win $300,000 in prize seed funding, provided by IDEA NY Mohawk Valley! ROME, NY – Griffiss Institute, together...
Lisa Marie Payne UTICA, NY – CNY Drones will host an Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) and MultiGP Drone Racing Chapter Tech Meet on Friday, February 1, 2019, 7:00pm to 10:00pm, in the...
Lisa Marie Payne UTICA, NY – The SUNY Academy of Model Aeronautics (SUNY AMA) Student Club and CNY Drones will host an introductory drone program for 19 middle school students from China on...
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








