STRIDE (Science, Technology, Research and Innovation for Development) is a USAID/Philippines initiative to boost S&T research in partnership with RTI Intl.
Through USAID STRIDE's WARP grants, Mariano Marcos State University has deployed village-scale ethanol production equipment and facilities, and held trainings on alcohol production and social enterprise development at two communities in the neighboring province of Cagayan.
LINC Calabarzon is a USAID STRIDE-supported local RIIC program in Region 4A that will serve as a "platform for convergence of the region’s innovation programs and actors in government, industry, and academia" aimed at helping local enterprises and industries.