The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $5.1 million Project Grant to the Institute For Advanced Learning And Research on March 12, 2021 under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300). The funding will support training and laboratory equipment to implement regional development strategies through construction-oriented public works and facilities projects. As the EDA's Public Works program aims to provide...
This $1,747,945 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300) will support the renovation of a 13,000 square foot building in South Boston, Virginia to create a digital maker space, community gathering space, and co-working offices for the Sova Innovation Hub Corporation. The project work includes architectural, mechanical, HVAC, plumbing,...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $3.75 million Project Grant to the Mountain Gateway Community College Real Estate Foundation under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The funding will support renovating a workforce development center in Clifton Forge, Virginia to establish a manufacturing training center and entrepreneurial innovation laboratory. The training center will provide workforce skills development to meet the needs of local...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Longwood University a $400,000 Project Grant through its Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program. The grant, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EPIIC: RAISING RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & INNOVATION (RREDI)", is a collaborative effort across four institutions - Angelo State University (TX), Richard Bland College of William & Mary (VA), Independence Community College (KS), and Longwood University (VA). The goal of...
This $3,577,746 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program will support the University of Charleston in establishing a downtown innovation hub. The hub will provide staffing, supplies, equipment, contracting and general operational assistance to help launch over 54 new small businesses in the nine coal-impacted counties near Charleston, West Virginia. Awarded on May 24, 2022, this funding will increase...
The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration awarded a $3 million Project Grant to the Economic Development Authority of Amherst County, Virginia under the EDA's Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The grant funding will support construction of a multi-tenant commercial building to provide much-needed space for job creation following closure of the county's largest employer, which had employed 2,400 people. The project is intended to generate 45 new jobs and retain 24...
The Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $2,151,685 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) federal grant program to Richmond County, Virginia on August 30, 2022. The funding will support infrastructure improvements at the Richmond County Commerce Park to attract private investment and promote economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the EDA investment will fund roadway construction, clearing and grading work, and the installation of sanitary sewer,...
The Shenandoah Community Capital Fund, Inc. received a $1.5 million Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program. The three-year award ending in September 2024 will support the REV Initiative to develop a scalable tech startup ecosystem in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia. Key activities to be undertaken by the REV Initiative include engaging the local community to create a regional innovation...
The Economic Development Administration awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Virginia Biotechnology Research Partnership Authority Coalition to support the Advanced Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Cluster Growth Project. Funded under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307), the project involves six component initiatives to invest in infrastructure, workforce development, and education initiatives to scale an existing advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing and research and...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded Connected DMV $755,142 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program (CFDA 11.307) on September 20, 2022 to launch the Life Sciences and Healthcare Quantum Innovation Hub pilot program. This 12-month program will accelerate the development of life sciences and healthcare industries in the Greater Washington D.C.-Maryland-Virginia metropolitan region by leveraging local strengths in life sciences, healthcare,...