The AURP National Opportunity Zone Accelerator

Connecting Opportunity Zone Fund Managers and AURP Opportunity Zone Member Institutions

AURP is a national non-profit created to support communities of innovation at universities, federal labs, hospitals, corporations and localities.Through this site we have identified member institutions that have a portion of their infrastructure or land located in a Opportunity Zone (OZ). The National Opportunity Zone Accelerator is designed to help OZ fund managers identify anchor institutions among our membership that are in Opportunity Zones for possible investment in infrastructure or equity investing in companies in Opportunity Zones. Not all the intuitions on this list or the companies in these communities are seeking OZ investments, but this information is designed to help OZ fund managers identify out of the 8700 opportunity zones nationwide, existing and planned communities of innovation for potential places to invest. AURP holds regular programming targeted to address issues related to Opportunity Zones, including at the BIO Health Caucus gatherings.

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State
Institution
Alabama

Cummings Research Park (Website)

The Park at Auburn (Website)

Arkansas

University of Arkansas Technology Development Foundation (Website)

Connecticut

University of Connecticut (Website)

Delaware

Delaware Technology Park (Website)

Kansas

Kansas State University Foundation (Website)

Wichita State University (Website)

Louisiana

LSU Innovation Park (Website)

Maryland

bwtech@UMBC Research and Technology Park (Website)

Pinkney Innovation Complex for Science and Technology at Montgomery College (PIC MC) (Website)

Minnesota

University of Minnesota (Website)

Nebraska

Nebraska Innovation Campus Development Corporation (Website)

New Mexico

Arrowhead Center, Inc. at New Mexico State University (Website)

North Carolina

Gateway Research Park (Website)

Pennsylvania

University City Science Center (Website)

South Dakota

Research Park at South Dakota State University (Website)

South Dakota Mines (Website)

University of South Dakota Discovery District (Website)

Tennessee

University of Tennessee Research Park (Website)

Texas

STAR Park - Texas State University (Website)

Virginia

Virginia Bio+Tech Park (Website)

Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center (Website)

Wisconsin

University Research Park, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Website)