# Tulsa Innovation Labs Organization · [Tulsa and Oklahoma ecosystem](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa) Also called: TIL, Tulsa Innovation Lab, Innovation Labs, T.I.L. A tech-led [economic development organization](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/economic-development-organization) in Tulsa. It works to grow the city's aerospace, defense, energy and [manufacturing](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/hard-tech) industries through programs for commercialization, [workforce training](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/workforce-development) and infrastructure, and it describes itself as the backbone of [Tulsa's Tech Hub](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa-tech-hub). The [George Kaiser Family Foundation](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/gkff) says it founded Tulsa Innovation Labs in 2020. Discussed in the [Techlahoma Slack](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/techlahoma-slack) as a local resource during a [venture capital](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/venture-capital) [AMA](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/ama). **For example:** A [founder](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/founder) with a technology for oil and gas companies finds [Rose Rock Bridge](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/rose-rock-bridge), one of the programs Tulsa Innovation Labs started. ## Funding - The Tulsa Regional Advanced Mobility Corridor coalition was awarded a $38.2 million Build Back Better Regional Challenge grant by the U.S. Economic Development Administration in September 2022. [Source: prnewswire.com](https://prnewswire.com/news-releases/tulsa-awarded-38-2-million-build-back-better-grant-from-the-us-economic-development-administration-301617134.html) Figures are as published by the linked source. Official site: ## Connects to (22) - [Economic development organization](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/economic-development-organization): An organization whose job is to grow the economy of a city, region or state. - [Tulsa Tech Hub](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa-tech-hub): A regional effort to make Tulsa a center for autonomous systems, such as drones. - [Rose Rock Bridge](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/rose-rock-bridge): A Tulsa program that connects energy companies with startups whose technology they might use. - [Oklahoma Cyber Innovation Institute](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/oklahoma-cyber-innovation-institute): A cybersecurity research institute led by the University of Tulsa. - [George Kaiser Family Foundation](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/gkff): A charitable foundation in Tulsa, set up as a supporting organization of the Tulsa Community Foundation. - [Hard tech](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/hard-tech): Companies whose product rests on physical engineering or new science, such as machines, materials or devices. - [NVIDIA](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/nvidia): NVIDIA makes GPUs, chips that help computers train AI models and run them to produce answers. - [Black Tech Street](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/black-tech-street): A Tulsa organization that works to revitalize historic Black Wall Street, the Greenwood district, through technology and innovation. - [Greenwood AI Center of Excellence](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/greenwood-ai-center): Black Tech Street's Tulsa initiative for AI capacity, education and innovation. - [U.S. Economic Development Administration](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/us-economic-development-administration): A federal agency within the U.S. - [ARC-H / GreenUAS](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/arc-h-greenuas): The Tulsa Tech Hub's commercialization project for autonomous systems. - [SAFE-T](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/safe-t): The Secure Autonomy Feedback and Evaluation Testbed, a Tulsa Tech Hub project centered on Skyway Range. - [TARMAC](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tarmac): The Tulsa Advanced Research and Manufacturing Acceleration Center, a Tulsa Tech Hub project. - [Autonomous Systems Workforce Program](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/autonomous-systems-workforce-program): A Tulsa Tech Hub initiative connecting workforce data, internships and education with the needs of autonomous systems employers. - [EIC Rose Rock](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/eic-rose-rock): A Tulsa-based venture fund investing in seed and early-stage energy technology companies. - [Cyber Skills Center](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/cyber-skills-center): A set of tech boot camps at Tulsa Community College, launched by the college and Tulsa Innovation Labs. - [Gradient](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/gradient): A nonprofit entrepreneur hub and coworking space in downtown Tulsa, formerly called 36 Degrees North. - [Latam to Tulsa](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/latam-to-tulsa): A Tulsa program that brings growing Latin American startups to the city to enter the US market. - [University of Tulsa Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/university-of-tulsa-cie): The University of Tulsa's center for student and faculty entrepreneurship. - [OU Polytechnic Institute](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/ou-polytechnic-institute): A University of Oklahoma institute with programs at OU-Tulsa and OU-Norman that offers applied technology degrees, including applied… - [Tulsa Tech Week](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa-tech-week): A week-long series of tech events across Tulsa, each one hosted by a different person or organization. - [Manna](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/manna-drone-delivery): A drone delivery company that flies medicine, groceries and everyday items from local stores to customers' yards. ## Follow - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/tulsainnovationlabs) - [X](https://x.com/tulsainnovation) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/TulsaInnovationLabs) - [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClYLSgCMXDJo9QEo2Jo-aYA) ## Sources - - - - - - - Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa-innovation-labs