The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $550,000 Congressional Grants program (CFDA 59.059) Project Grant to the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation. The grant funding will support small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives in Rhode Island over a 2-year period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026. The Rhode Island Commerce Corporation, as the official economic development organization for the state, will use the federal grant funds to provide comprehensive...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Grants program (CFDA 59.059) to the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation. The award duration is from Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2026. The funding will support small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives in Rhode Island, including providing business counseling, technical assistance, workforce training, education services, facility upgrades, and community economic development projects....
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $199,999.99 Cooperative Agreement to the US Research Impact Alliance Corp under the Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program (CFDA 59.058). The purpose of this one-year award, effective September 30, 2024, is to strengthen the technological competitiveness of small businesses across the United States by increasing their participation in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)...
The Department of the Treasury's State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) Investing in America Small Business Opportunity Program (CFDA 21.034) awarded a $1,582,059 Project Grant on August 23, 2024 to the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation. The goal of this grant is to support the provision of technical assistance, including legal, accounting, and financial advisory services, to very small and underserved small businesses in Rhode Island. The technical assistance is intended to help these...
The U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Investments and Innovations has awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program (CFDA 59.058) to Connecticut Innovations, Inc. The award, which runs from September 30, 2024, through September 29, 2025, will support Connecticut Innovations, Inc.'s efforts to strengthen the technological competitiveness of small businesses in Connecticut. The organization will provide outreach,...
This Cooperative Agreement award of $200,000 was made by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program (CFDA 59.058) to the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation (HTDC) on September 30, 2024. The purpose of the FAST program is to strengthen the technological competitiveness of small businesses across the United States through targeted support services such as proposal development training, technical assistance, business...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $2,000,000 Congressional Grants program (CFDA 59.059) Project Grant to Skills For Rhode Island's Future, a non-profit organization, to provide workforce development, small business development, and entrepreneurship programs and services in Rhode Island. The 3-year grant, awarded on September 1, 2023, will fund industry-aligned job training, business counseling, technical assistance, and other capacity building services to benefit unemployed,...
The Small Business Administration Office of Investments and Innovations awarded $125,000 to the Indiana Economic Development Corporation under the Federal and State Technology Partnership Program (FAST Program, CFDA #59.058) on September 30, 2022 for a one-year project period ending September 29, 2023. The purpose of the award is to strengthen the technological competitiveness of small businesses in Indiana by improving their participation in innovation and commercialization of new technologies....
The University of Rhode Island received a $2.3 million cooperative agreement award from the Small Business Administration Office of Entrepreneurial Development under the Small Business Development Centers federal grant program (CFDA 59.037) for the period of January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023. Through this funding, the University of Rhode Island will provide management counseling, training, and technical assistance services to small businesses in Kingston and South Kingstown, Rhode Island...
The University of Rhode Island was awarded a $350,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) program (CFDA 59.037). The grant provides funding to the university's Research Office to establish and operate a regional SBDC network that delivers comprehensive management counseling, training, and technical assistance to small businesses and entrepreneurs in Rhode Island. The award period is from January 1, 2025, to...