Cooperative Agreement 70NANB15H205

The Northwest Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center, Inc., doing business as Nwirc, was awarded a $245,000 project grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission under the Appalachian Area Development federal grant program (CFDA 23.002). The grant will fund business technical assistance services from April 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The Appalachian Area Development program aims to strengthen the regional economy and build community capacity for self-sustaining economic growth. Funding...

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...

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to the Northwest Pennsylvania Regional Planning & Development Commission (NWPRPDC). The award, effective March 1, 2025 with a completion date of March 31, 2026, will support NWPRPDC's efforts to strengthen economic development, infrastructure, and community capacity across the eight-county Appalachian region of northwestern Pennsylvania. Key grant activities...

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $101,000 Project Grant to the Northwest Pennsylvania Regional Planning & Development Commission under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) for the period of October 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. This award supports regional economic development and planning initiatives across an eight-county Appalachian region in northwestern Pennsylvania, including Clarion, Crawford, Erie, Forest, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango, and Warren...

The Appalachian Regional Commission awarded a $800,000 Project Grant to the Northwest Pennsylvania Regional Planning & Development Commission under the Appalachian Area Development federal grant program (CFDA 23.002) for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. The grant funding will support the delivery of business technical assistance services to strengthen the regional economy and build community capacity for self-sustaining economic development in Pennsylvania, as outlined in...

The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC) received a $140,000 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The funding will support NIRPC's partnership planning and development of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) work in Portage, Indiana from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. As part of EDA's Planning program, the grant will...

The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration awarded a $4,409,825 project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program to the Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology on August 16, 2022. The funding will support construction of the second floor level of a new training facility, which will provide expanded training, classroom, laboratory, library, collaboration, and restroom spaces to increase the Institute's student capacity to 800. This expansion of...

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $908,234 Project Grant under its Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to the IUP Research Institute located in Indiana, Pennsylvania. This grant, with a period of performance from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will support the institute's entrepreneurship education programming across the Appalachian region. As a specialized research and technical assistance organization, the IUP Research Institute will leverage its...

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $653,633 Project Grant to the North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission (NCPRPDC), a non-profit organization, to provide business technical assistance. The grant will be active from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024 under the ARC's Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002). NCPRPDC, as the prime grantee, will use the federal funds to deliver technical assistance services to local businesses, develop regional...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The Office of the Secretary of Defense awarded a $368,192 Cooperative Agreement to Northwest Pennsylvania Regional Planning & Development Commission on May 7, 2026, under the Procurement Technical Assistance For Business Firms program (CFDA 12.002). The award funds the establishment and maintenance of an APEX (Accelerating Procurement Expertise) Accelerator serving the eight-county northwestern Pennsylvania region (Clarion, Crawford, Erie,...