Cooperative Agreement SECAPE12CA211

Federal Grant Award Summary: EMPOWER The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Texas A&M Research Foundation a $15.26 million Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Program (CFDA 84.411) Project Grant on January 1, 2026, to support the Enable Middle-Graders with Powerful Reading Comprehension (EMPOWER) initiative through December 31, 2030. This award funds the creation, development, implementation, and scaling of evidence-based educational...

Empower Federal Credit Union was awarded a $1,826,265 Project Grant from the Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Rapid Response Program (CDFI RRP, CFDA #21.024) on June 15, 2021. The grant will support Empower FCU's ability to provide financial products and services through December 31, 2023 to address the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. The CDFI RRP aims to support Community Development Financial Institutions like Empower FCU...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) Project Grant award of $1,000,000 to Clemson University will fund the EMPOWERS (Evaluating Mentoring Practices for Optimal Work-Life Balance in Education and Research in STEM Graduate Studies) program. This 4-year project aims to enhance the mentoring environment for faculty and graduate students in STEM fields. The goals are to: 1) Promote holistic mentorship through training, mental health/wellness, inclusion, and...

The Idea Village, Inc. was awarded a $278,343 Project Grant from the Delta Regional Authority to implement a Mentorship Program for High Potential Tech Enabled BIPOC. The grant was awarded on September 15, 2022 under the Delta Regional Authority's Delta Area Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA #90.201) and will be completed by September 15, 2024. The Mentorship Program will provide assistance to underserved areas in New Orleans, Louisiana by equipping individuals from Black,...

This $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program, will fund the USAID YOUTH EMPOWER (EMPOWER) ACTIVITY in Jamaica over a five-year period from December 2023 to December 2028. The EMPOWER Activity aims to address risk and resilience factors influencing at-risk Jamaican youths' participation in crime and violence. The project will bolster civic education and...

The Minneapolis Saint Paul Regional Economic Development Partnership (MSP REDP) was awarded a $1,202,452 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program (CFDA 11.024). The grant funds the Forge North Angel Activation Campaign project, which will establish a startup coalition in the Greater Minneapolis-Saint Paul region to recruit 200 new angel investors through educational events and cohort-based learning...

The Economic Development Administration awarded a $3.27 million Project Grant to Social Entrepreneurs of New Orleans Inc., doing business as Propeller: A Force for Social Innovation, to scale venture capital investments that support minority-owned businesses through the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program (CFDA 11.024). Over a three-year period, Propeller and its partner New Orleans Startup Fund will build capacity for due diligence, fundraising, and technical assistance to grow their initial...

The Malta Chamber of Commerce will manage the 2022 Academy of Women Entrepreneurs through a $109,300 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. This grant was awarded under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals and objectives by informing and influencing foreign publics and expanding relationships between people. Specifically, the Malta Chamber of Commerce will deliver an academy...

The Sun Yat-Sen Management Education Foundation will implement the second year of the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program in Taiwan under a $160,610 project grant from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. The grant was awarded on March 8, 2022 to support entrepreneurship training through January 31, 2023. As part of the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), the foundation will recruit a new cohort of early-stage women entrepreneurs to provide online...

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...