FAQ

As a funded Office of Population Affairs Hub, innovation is defined as a broad spectrum of new or adapted products, programming, strategies, approaches, interventions, policies, and practices that aim to prevent unintended teen pregnancy, prevent STIs among adolescents, and promote positive youth development. It is not limited to a curriculum.

The RYSE Innovation Hub is a hybrid hub, meaning we will support both incubator and accelerator IDTs that are in various stages of innovation development. As a hybrid hub, we can support IDTs with developing their innovations from concept to scale.

Yes, you may apply to multiple Innovation Hubs. Applying to more than one Innovation Hub will not impact your chance of being selected. Innovation Hubs will be coordinating to ensure that Innovation Development Teams (IDTs) selected are the best fit for their model and approach.

We are not currently accepting applications. If you are interested in applying for a future cohort, please submit a general interest form.