Cooperative Agreement 70NANB12H304

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $5,845,600 Project Grant under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program (CFDA 11.024) to Southern Windsor County Incubator Inc. The grant funds the Scaling a Successful Innovation Ecosystem through East Central Vermont project to support technology entrepreneurs in the region. Under the award, Southern Windsor County Incubator Inc. DBA Black River Innovation Campus and Green Mountain Economic Development Corporation will...

The Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded Delaware Technical & Community College $399,648 under the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program (CFDA 11.611) from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2025. The award will fund expansion of existing manufacturing extension capabilities to establish a supply chain intelligence network and optimize domestic supply chains in Delaware. Key activities include dedicating one full-time staff member to coordinate data...

The Pa IRC Network Foundation received a $400,000 cooperative agreement award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology under the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program to optimize domestic supply chains in Pennsylvania. Through this award, Pa IRC Network Foundation and six nonprofit sub-awardees - Mantec Inc., Nepirc, Catalyst Connection, Innovative Manufacturers Center Inc., Manufacturers Resource Center, and Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center - will provide supply...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083), is a $968,684 collaborative research project led by the University of Delaware. The project's goal is to create an inclusive, open, and collaborative research ecosystem in Delaware, supporting a highly skilled workforce and increasing research innovation across the state's priority sectors. The project will invest in three specialized cores - a Research Support Core, a...

The University City Science Center was awarded a $930,288 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The grant will support the "ONRAMP TO OPPORTUNITY: ACCELERATING POST-PANDEMIC ENTREPRENEURIAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN GREATER PHILADELPHIA" project from April 15, 2021 through October 15, 2022. The Science Center will leverage this EDA funding to deliver technical assistance,...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $399,000 Project Grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) on August 9, 2021 to support Project Pivot. Project Pivot is a collaborative workforce development initiative led by The Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce and Industry that will provide accelerated training and upskilling opportunities for workers displaced by the COVID-19 pandemic in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The grant will...

The Lehigh Valley Equitable Entrepreneurship Project received a $150,000 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Development Technical Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 11.303). The project will scale technical assistance and research efforts to advance relationships with financial institutions and large businesses in order to promote local sourcing, supplier diversity, and capital access for historically disadvantaged...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary Delaware County Community College (DCCC) received an $8 million Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) under the International Labor Programs (CFDA 17.401) on December 31, 2025, to establish the Southeastern Pennsylvania/International Shipbuilding Fellowship (SPISF) program. This international workforce development initiative, conducted in partnership with Hanwha Ocean in South Korea...

The Center for Advancing Innovation, Inc. was awarded a $2.49 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program (CFDA 11.024) to launch the Global Health Innovation Challenge. Over three years, the Center will source and launch over 60 high-growth startups in the Washington D.C. metro area to address global health threats using technology. The startups will focus on preventing, diagnosing, treating and...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $3,061,772 Cooperative Agreement through its Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to the University of Delaware to lead the "Strengthening Partnerships for Advancing Research Capacity in Delaware" (SPARC-DE) project. This collaborative effort aims to create an inclusive, open research ecosystem to expand Delaware's research capacity, retain a highly skilled workforce, and increase research innovation across priority sectors. The project...