Summary
The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Regional Innovation Engines (Engines) program provides a transformative opportunity to build dynamic innovation ecosystems nationwide. Brookings Metro, in collaboration with Heartland Forward and the Builder Platform, will use the Engines program as a "learning laboratory" to codify lessons, strategies, and replicable models that enhance innovation policy and practice. Through publications, case studies, events, and strategic communication, the project will examine how Engines drive technological innovation, national competitiveness and security, fos