STARTUP SPROUTEL will receive nearly $150,000 in federal funding through the Small Business Innovation Research program. Pictured are Sroutel's Aaron Horowitz and Hanna Chung with their product, Jerry the Bear. / COURTESY SPROUTEL/IAN BARNARD
PROVIDENCE – Startup Sproutel will receive nearly $150,000 in federal funding through the Small Business Innovation Research program, U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Rep. David N. Cicilline said Friday. The congressmen on Monday afternoon will visit Sproutel, which makes interactive teaching toys for children diagnosed with chronic illness, to celebrate the award, and will…