Cooperative Agreement 72062322CA00002

African Economic Development Solutions received a $540,450 Project Grant award from the Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund under the Community Development Financial Institutions Rapid Response Program. The grant period runs from June 15, 2021 through December 31, 2023. The funding will support African Economic Development Solutions' ability to provide financial and technical assistance to communities and businesses impacted by the economic effects of...

This $1,449,724 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration under the Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Africa (CFDA 19.517), will support African Entrepreneurship Collective (Inkomoko) to implement a holistic program of business development services, access to low-cost capital, and market linkages for 800 micro and small businesses across Nairobi County and the Nairobi Metropolitan Region in Kenya. The award period spans...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $61.5 million cooperative agreement to the International Economic Development Council under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The award funds the Economic Recovery Corps project to create a national recovery corps of at least 65 fellows embedded in economic development organizations across the United States. Over three years, fellows will help regions recover from the COVID-19 pandemic by increasing the capacity...

The East Tennessee Development District was awarded a $300,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program. Through this two-year grant running from January 2022 to December 2024, the East Tennessee Development District will coordinate the creation of an economic development roadmap to diversify and strengthen the...

The Center For Regional Economic Competitiveness will receive $2.4 million under a Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The grant period is from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024. Under this award, the Center For Regional Economic Competitiveness will enhance state and local economic development organization engagement to support COVID-19 recovery and resiliency in United States communities. The...

The Economic Development Administration within the Department of Commerce awarded a $350,000 Project Grant to the Chattanooga Area Regional Council of Governments to support development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). Through January 2022 to December 2024, the Council of Governments will lead a collaborative regional planning process to create an economic roadmap that...

Ecdc Enterprise Development Group, doing business as Ecdc Enterprise Dev, will utilize a $3,305,118 grant from the Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Equitable Recovery Program to expand lending, grant making, and investment activities in low- and moderate-income communities disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a non-profit community development corporation, Ecdc Enterprise Dev will provide microloans, business training, and...

The Board of Control for Southern Regional Education received a $1.4 million project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program on November 18, 2021. The funding will support expanding urban agriculture markets and providing employment opportunities in North Philadelphia following job losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Key deliverables include collecting data to develop a planning framework for an urban-rural...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs awarded a $986,500 Cooperative Agreement to the International Center For Journalists Inc. (ICFJ) on September 30, 2024 under the State/African Regional - Other Economic Support Funds (ESF) Projects/Programs (CFDA 19.989). The grant will fund the implementation of the "East Africa Connect: An Investigative Hub for Transnational Collaborative Journalism" program, which aims to foster an enabling environment for journalists and...

The Economic Development Administration of the Department of Commerce awarded a $666,791 cooperative agreement to the Economic Innovation Group, Inc. from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2023 under the Research and Evaluation Program. Through this funding, Economic Innovation Group will advance economic development in persistently poor communities by developing tools, recommendations, and resources to shape federal economic development policies and inform decision-making. The Research and Evaluation...