Cooperative Agreement DEEE0009604

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) provides $22,248,698 to support the preliminary design and development of the Midwest Hydrogen Hub (Midwest Hub). The Midwest Hub is a multi-state alliance led by the Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen (MACHH2) that aims to accelerate the deployment of hydrogen infrastructure and build a regional clean hydrogen economy in the Midwest. The Phase 1 award will fund...

The Midwest Research Computing and Data Consortium (MWRCD) was awarded a $999,998 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.070). The MWRCD will deliver networking and professional development programs to cyberinfrastructure professionals in the Midwest region to strengthen regional collaboration, information sharing, and advocacy on important issues....

The Mid Iowa Planning Alliance for Community Development (MIPACD) was awarded $420,000 under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program by the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA, CFDA #11.302) to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for a seven-county region in central Iowa from April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2025. Through this Project Grant award, MIPACD will lead a collaborative public-private...

This $500,000 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program will support the 2025 Clean Tech Economy Coalition's efforts to accelerate development of a new clean tech industry cluster in the Midwest region. Led by Mhub in Chicago, the 19-member coalition will pursue six independent but related clean tech projects from December 2021 to December 2023. These projects range from electrical vehicle testing and infrastructure...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development under the Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants program (CFDA 14.251), will fund a wide range of economic and community development activities performed by the awardee, Mriglobal, doing business as Midwest Research Institute. The $500,000 award was made on August 13, 2024 and is expected to...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to the Regents of the University of Minnesota. The grant, titled "Building a Sustainable Plastics Innovation Ecosystem in the Midwest (MN, IL)", aims to create an ecosystem to facilitate the transition to a sustainable, circular plastics economy. The project, led by the University of Minnesota, involves an expansive...

This $1.25 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program supports the St. Louis Tech Triangle Coalition led by Greater St. Louis, Inc. The Coalition will boost the biosciences, geospatial, and advanced manufacturing industries in the St. Louis region by converging the area's leading industry clusters and building a national model for inclusive economic growth. Coalition projects include expanding Rung for Women,...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded West Michigan Shoreline Regional Development Commission Inc. a $600,000 Project Grant under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The grant funds the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy covering five counties in Michigan's West Shoreline region from 2023 to 2025. As the regional planning organization for the area, West Michigan...

This $1.24 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program supports the St. Louis Tech Triangle Coalition led by Greater St. Louis, Inc. The Coalition will boost the biosciences, geospatial, and advanced manufacturing industries in the St. Louis region by converging the area's leading clusters in these fields into a national model for inclusive economic growth. Coalition projects include expanding Run For Women, a...

The University of New Mexico received a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) for the "Regional Advancement Leveraging Innovations for Water and Energy Security Transformation (RALI-WEST)" project. This regional innovation ecosystem development award aims to design an innovation system that produces resilient and sustainable solutions at the nexus of clean water and clean...