First Responder Innovation Lives Here

Launching in 2021, the R2 Portal will be an online platform to share, find and procure cutting edge, solutions for first responders. The R2 Portal is built by the R2 Network.

First Responders

Identify, vet, review and procure technology that can help your agency save time, money, and lives.

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Entrepreneurs

Get your technology in to the hands of first responders. At Scale. Faster.

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Investors

Disruptive investment opportunities with a meaningful impact.

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Industry

Identify and maximizes partnership opportunities with entrepreneurs and early adopters.

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The R2 Network

The R2 Network is 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.
Created out of a need to face the nation’s most pressing Response and Resiliency challenges, the R2 network will deliver resources, tools and opportunities to entrepreneurs and first responders to commercialize and deploy new technology.

Empower Public Safety Agencies

Solutions that help identify technology gaps, source and vet solutions and secure funding to procure and deploy solutions for public safety agencies.

Enable Innovators and Entrepreneurs

Raise capital, receive critical product feedback, secure pilots and optimize and promote their solution for mission-critical needs.

Connect Two Communities

Accessible and relevant in-person experiences and online resources that are intuitive and available to overcome the hyper fragmented marketplace.

Expand the Network

Resources to build on existing industry networks to connect with investors and entrepreneurs that have historically not engaged with the public safety market.

The R2 Portal for Entrepreneurs

Resources and opportunities to help you grow. Find grants, investors, events, RFPs and customers.

For First Responders

Customize an application and have the innovators come to you.

List Your Requirements

Detail the specs, priorities and timelines that work for you.

Review Applications

Manage your pipeline of applicants, share options with your team and review the top solutions.

Procure The Winner

Resources to streamline your contracting and procurement process.

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Web App Development & Design by GoingClear

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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