The Pennsylvania Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $1 million Project Grant to the Team Pennsylvania Foundation under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The grant will fund the development of a comprehensive statewide economic development plan for Pennsylvania through March 2024. Currently, the Commonwealth lacks a unified strategy and coordinates disparate local and regional plans. The funded work will bring existing plans together...
The University City Science Center was awarded a $930,288 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The grant will support the "ONRAMP TO OPPORTUNITY: ACCELERATING POST-PANDEMIC ENTREPRENEURIAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN GREATER PHILADELPHIA" project from April 15, 2021 through October 15, 2022. The Science Center will leverage this EDA funding to deliver technical assistance,...
The Lehigh Valley Equitable Entrepreneurship Project received a $150,000 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Development Technical Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 11.303). The project will scale technical assistance and research efforts to advance relationships with financial institutions and large businesses in order to promote local sourcing, supplier diversity, and capital access for historically disadvantaged...
The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $17.1 million Project Grant to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development under the EDA's Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) federal grant program. The funding will support marketing, infrastructure, workforce and other projects to revitalize safe leisure, business, and international travel in Pennsylvania as part of EDA's $750 million American Rescue Plan Travel, Tourism &...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $3,978,420 Project Grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program to the Pennsylvania College of Technology, also known as Penn College, to support workforce development in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The grant will fund the renovation of the Building Technology Center and construction of the Clean Energy Center House on Penn College's campus. This project will enhance the college's ability to...
This $825,000 federal Project Grant award, made by the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of International Trade under the State Trade Expansion Program (CFDA 59.061), provides funding to the Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED) to assist small businesses in Pennsylvania with increasing their export activities and the value of their exports. The grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will support the delivery of services such as export training, trade...
The Pennsylvania Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship, Inc. was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The grant supports five projects to capitalize on the growing outdoor recreation industry cluster in Pennsylvania's Wilds region. Projects include strategic recreation infrastructure development, workforce development initiatives, expanding the regional entrepreneurial ecosystem,...
The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration awarded a $4,409,825 project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program to the Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology on August 16, 2022. The funding will support construction of the second floor level of a new training facility, which will provide expanded training, classroom, laboratory, library, collaboration, and restroom spaces to increase the Institute's student capacity to 800. This expansion of...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $399,000 Project Grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) on August 9, 2021 to support Project Pivot. Project Pivot is a collaborative workforce development initiative led by The Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce and Industry that will provide accelerated training and upskilling opportunities for workers displaced by the COVID-19 pandemic in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The grant will...
The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $360,204 Project Grant on September 6, 2023 to the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia, Inc. under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program. The grant will support the "Selling to the World Initiative" to promote global trade and investment, restore and expand growth for existing exporters, and increase opportunities for new exporters in the Greater Philadelphia region. The project aims to attract new...