Pulse Accelerator Program

Fostering the growth of small businesses who improve UAS and drone technologies for first responders.

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Want to join us for Round 4?

Watch our Round 4 Info Session from March 14 below!

Apply now through March 29, 2024
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✓ Learn from specialists.

✓ Plan for commercialization.

✓ Pick the brains of experts.

A Trusted Process

Step 01:

Register Your Team

Participants pay with only their time, commitment & dedication to working on your business, as the cost of the accelerator will be covered by PSCR.

Step 02:

Develop Your Product

This 12-week virtual program has been honed over 10 years of accelerating technology-based businesses. Focus is on non-dilutive sources so the business does not give away equity.

Step 01:

Bring it to Market

Participants receive over 50 hours of ongoing strategic consulting & market research to help validate existing target markets, expand understanding & uncover new opportunities.

Areas of Focus

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NIST + Fire & Rescue

Fire & Rescue:

PULSE seeks to accelerate communications innovation in support of public safety communities for fire & rescue services. Round 4 FLIGHT focus areas include companies integrating UAS and Drone Technologies. 

Law Enforcement

PULSE seeks to accelerate communications innovation in support of public safety communities for law enforcement. Round 4 FLIGHT focus areas include companies integrating UAS and Drone Technologies.

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NIST + Law Enforcement

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NIST + Emergency Medical

Emergency Medical

PULSE seeks to accelerate communications innovation in support of public safety communities for emergency medical services. Round 4 FLIGHT focus areas include companies integrating UAS and Drone Technologies.

Looking to share your knowledge of your field?

Round Participants

Round 1: Wave

MARCH – JUNE 2021

Round 1: Signal

SEPT – DEC 2021

Round 3: Echo

FEB - MAY 2022

Round 4: Flight

TBD

Want to Join us for Round 4?

This website is a Federal Information Collection System. Responses will be capped at 200.

Deadline:  March 29, 2024.