Cooperative Agreement 72016918CA00004

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $1,885,535 Project Grant to Lowcountry Local First under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The grant will support Lowcountry Local First's Good Growth Program expansion efforts to establish equitable small business development and resiliency programming for Charleston, Berkeley, and Beaufort counties in South Carolina. Specifically, the EDA investment will help Lowcountry Local First broaden the...

The Community Development Financial Institutions Program awarded Community Lendingworks $525,000 through the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund of the Department of the Treasury. This Project Grant will support economic revitalization and community development through December 2024 by providing Community Lendingworks financial assistance to invest in eligible and target markets lacking adequate access to affordable financial products and services. As a certified Community...

This $300,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration supports the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the Lowcountry region of South Carolina under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations federal grant program (CFDA 11.302). The Lowcountry Council of Governments, awarded Jan 1, 2022 through Dec 31, 2024, will create a regional economic development roadmap in coordination with...

The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) was awarded a $5.21 million federal Project Grant from the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Entrepreneurial Development under the Community Navigator Pilot Program (CFDA #59.077). The award will fund LISC and ten sub-awardees to provide technical assistance and support services to small businesses through November 2023. As the primary awardee, LISC will act as "hubs" and partner with the sub-awardees, or...

This $690,000 Project Grant award from the Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund will support the delivery of financial products, financial services, development services, loan loss reserves, and capital reserves by Local Initiatives Support Corporation. As a certified Community Development Financial Institution, Local Initiatives Support Corporation will use the funding to build its financial capacity to lend to eligible markets and target populations as...

The Latino Economic Development Center was awarded a $225,000 Project Grant through the Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund under the Community Development Financial Institutions Program. The grant aims to promote economic revitalization and community development by providing financial assistance to certified Community Development Financial Institutions. Funds must be used for financial products, services, development services, loan loss reserves, and...

This $1.2 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's BUILD TO SCALE program will fund the Diversify-Connect-Fund Project to support the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Greater Charlottesville, Virginia. The two-year project aims to improve outcomes for underrepresented startup founders and investors. Key services include an Angel Academy program modeled after an accelerator to provide outreach, recruitment, selection and six-to-eight week training...

The Land-O-Sky Regional Council received a $116,078 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The EAA program supports regions experiencing adverse economic changes through technical, planning, and public works assistance. This particular award will fund a CA-GAP Analysis project in Asheville, North Carolina. A CA-GAP Analysis identifies gaps and opportunities to strengthen and diversify an...

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...

This $10.8 million cooperative agreement from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration supports the National Association of Development Organizations Research Foundation and its sub-awardees to establish a formal Economic Development District Community of Practice over five years. The National Association of Development Organizations Research Foundation will organize, manage, and promote the Community of Practice in partnership with the National Association of Regional...