Enable Entrepreneurs. Empower First Responders.

Federal Government Backed Public Private Partnership

A free resource for innovators and first responders

The R2 Portal is built by the R2 Network, a public innovation network backed by a $1 million federal grant put forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Economic Development Administration, FirstNet Authority, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

TECHNOLOGY

Find products and solutions to critical first responder capability gaps.

  • Hundreds of cutting-edge public safety products are listed on the Portal.
  • Innovators can list products for free.
  • End users can search, find, and learn about the best new tech.
  • Agency leaders can purchase solutions directly from online platforms like the AWS Marketplace.
FUNDING

Access funding for startups and public safety agencies.

  • Start-ups can find and apply to public safety focused VC’s, accelerator programs, grants, and challenges
  • Public safety agencies will be able to search, find, learn about and engage writers from a database of over 2000 public safety grants (coming Spring of ’23)
COMMUNITIES

Participate in communities supporting public safety innovation.

  • The public safety industry faces unique technology challenges.
  • Fortunately, there are organizations and agencies all around the world working tirelessly to solve these critical issues.
  • The R2 Portal provides a community platform to bring together all public safety stakeholders for enhanced collaboration around specific challenges and use cases.
Timeline

A three year buildout for a self-sustaining innovation network

The purpose of the R2 Network is to build a self-sustaining and free platform that will support public safety innovation for years to come. We're focused on long-term solutions to critical problems, like funding and access.

2021
Learn and Build

Learn directly from the public safety community about the biggest challenges facing the adoption of first responder tech.

2022
Build and Deploy

Address those challenges head-on by building scalable solutions for the entire industry.

2023+
Deploy and Engage

Engage end-users across the country and innovators across the globe to maximize the reach and impact of the network.

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn more about the R2 Network.

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Support public safety innovation, make our communities safer.

In today’s world, resiliency is more important than ever. Support response and resiliency solutions by joining the R2 Portal.

This R2 website was prepared by the R2 Network, a public-private partnership consisting of RapidSOS, Responder Corp, WFCA, and OPCD using Federal funds under award ED20HDQ0200001 from the U.S. Economic Development Administration, First Responder Network Authority, and the National Institutes of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce. The statements, findings, conclusions, and recommendations are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the EDA, FRNA, NIST or the U.S. Department of Commerce.

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Product Builder

Innovators can add important details about their products, using the product builder, that will help end-users on the R2 Network identify their solutions and understand fit.

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R2 Learn

Resources to educate Entrepreneurs and First Responders on the unique challenges and opportunities in the public safety market. Search for courses, customize your library or add a course below.

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Events

In-person and online opportunities to engage with the public safety community around what's new in response and resiliency technology.

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Product Finder

First responders and public safety agencies can use the product finder to identify the technology solutions their agency needs to address response and resiliency challenges.

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Grant Portal

Public safety agencies will be able to use the Grant Portal to identify the grants they qualify to procure needed technology and resources. Entrepreneurs can use the grant portal to find funding to support the development of their technology.

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Venture Capital

Finding investors to support start-ups in the public safety market is a huge challenge. A growing list of institutions and individuals are helping to meet the critical need. This resource will help connect funding sources with venture-ready public safety technology companies.

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RFP Finders

Navigating the complex RFP world is a difficult process for most startups. The RFP Finder will help innovators identify qualifying procurement opportunities.

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Innovation Opportunities

Programs and challenges designed to help promote and support the growth of public safety innovation. Stakeholders can add opportunities and recruit participants, while innovators will be able to apply in just a few clicks.

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Celebrating 1 Year of the R2 Network

We'll celebrate the formal launch of the R2 Network with an eye towards the future. We will highlight what's to come from the Network designed to enable innovators and support end-users of the public safety industry.

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Stakeholder User Group

Stakeholders are the backbone of the public safety industry. Federal agencies, associations, distributors, corporations, and other service providers play a vital role in the innovation ecosystem. We're launching a dedicated Stakeholder user group in the R2 Portal to help streamline Stakeholder interaction on the Portal with admin like abilities to create programs, events, content, and even products. Stay tuned for continued feature releases to improve stakeholder functions through 2022.

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