Cooperative Agreement SAQMIP23CA0296

The federal Cooperative Agreement award SAQMIP24CA5049 was provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs under the Secretary's Office of the Global Partnership Initiative (S/GPI) Grant Programs (CFDA 19.301). The $587,344.96 award, made on Aug 26, 2024, will fund the establishment of a Climate Entrepreneurship (CCE) Hub in Kingston, Jamaica. The CCE Hub will build technical capacity and skills among sustainability-focused founders and startups in the...

This $8 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's BUILD TO SCALE program will fund the Oasis Accelerator: Inland Empire Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Development Project led by the Regents of the University of California at Riverside from November 1, 2022 to October 31, 2025. The project will create an interconnected network of test beds and domain experts administered by the Oasis Accelerator to conduct research and demonstration projects...

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...

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 U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs awarded a $357,794.38 Cooperative Agreement to the Institute of the Americas under the Secretary's Office of the Global Partnership Initiative (S/GPI) Grant Programs (CFDA 19.301). The funding supports the Coalition for Climate Entrepreneurship Fund (CCEF), which aims to drive sustainability-focused programming in four established hubs and spaces to build the capacity of climate entrepreneurs in developing economies. The...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Cooperative Agreement award under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $3,000,000 in funding from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2029 to establish an I-Corps Hub in the Southeast region. The goal of the project is to develop a transformative entrepreneurial ecosystem that enhances the nation's economic and industrial competitiveness through fostering entrepreneurship and deep technology workforce development....

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs awarded a $363,120.50 Cooperative Agreement to Telesto Strategy LLC on Aug 30, 2024 under the Secretary's Office of the Global Partnership Initiative (S/GPI) Grant Programs (CFDA 19.301). The funding is intended to drive technical capacity-building programs in four dedicated "CCE Hubs" located in Accra, Ghana; San Francisco, U.S.; Hanoi, Vietnam; and Kingston, Jamaica. The CCE Hubs and their implementers will...

This $3.25 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration funds Lawrence Technological University to develop a thriving circular economy ecosystem in Michigan. The project will expand technical assistance, entrepreneur support, technology commercialization assistance, and circular economy events to significantly scale the circular economy by generating high-skilled jobs and economic growth across the state. Technical assistance will focus on removing...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs awarded a $969,890 Cooperative Agreement under the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs (CFDA 19.017) federal grant program to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). The "ZEV-A" initiative aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve air quality, and promote the equitable global transition to zero-emission vehicles in India. The...

This $4.8 million Economic Development Administration project grant funds the New Orleans Startup Fund Inc. to launch the Diversifying and Expanding the Entrepreneurship Pipeline in Technology in New Orleans initiative through September 2025. The Startup Fund will enhance its portfolio management capacity and deliver customized technical assistance to over 100 women- and minority-owned technology entrepreneurs to help them progress from pre-seed funding to venture capital rounds and exits. It...