Greenovator i-TBI Ignition Grant Cohort 3.0 , NIT Srinagar
by Greenovator Incubation Foundation (GIF), NIT Srinagar
Prototype grant up to Rs. 10L from NIT Srinagar's DST-iTBI incubator (GIF) for science & tech-based startup ideas.
## Overview
**Greenovator Incubation Foundation (GIF)** is a Section-8 company hosted at the **National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar** in Jammu & Kashmir. It is **Kashmir's first technology business incubation centre** and India's first incubator dedicated to green technologies. GIF operates as an **Inclusive Technology Business Incubator (i-TBI)** supported by the National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB) at the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.
## Focus Areas
GIF concentrates on three green-technology pillars:
- **AgriTech** , horticulture, floriculture, food processing, animal husbandry, dairy
- **EnviroTech** , solutions tackling water, air, and ecological pollution
- **AlterTech** , clean-tech innovations driving industrial modernization and renewables
## Programs & Support
The flagship offering is the **Ignition Grant** programme, run as annual cohorts. Selected startups receive non-dilutive grant funding (typically up to Rs. 5 lakh) plus incubation space at NIT Srinagar, mentoring from faculty and industry experts, prototyping support in NIT's labs, and access to the DST NIDHI ecosystem (NIDHI-EIR, NIDHI-PRAYAS, Seed Support System). Under Cohort 2.0, GIF awarded ignition grants to 10 emerging startups.
## Eligibility
Open to early-stage founders , particularly first-time and rural entrepreneurs from Jammu & Kashmir and the wider Himalayan region , building green-economy solutions. Both incorporated startups and idea-stage innovators can apply, with priority for ventures with on-ground prototypes or pilot deployments.
## Why It Matters
GIF is one of the very few incubators in Kashmir and the only one with a dedicated green-tech mandate, making it an entry point for J&K founders into India's national startup ecosystem and DST funding instruments.
## Who Should Apply
J&K, Ladakh, and Himalayan-region founders working on agritech, cleantech, water, renewables, or sustainable-livelihood ventures who need patient grant capital and academic/lab access.
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