Project Grant 057905896

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $663,840 Project Grant to the Technology Entrepreneur Center, Inc. on June 24, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The EAA program supports regions experiencing adverse economic changes by providing technical assistance, planning, and infrastructure development. Through this award, the Technology Entrepreneur Center will deliver geospatial workforce development technologies and services to the St....

The City and County of Denver received a $6,180,520 Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program (CFDA 11.024) to fund the Denver's TechUp project. The three-year project will provide a multi-tiered entrepreneurship program focused on technology and targeted towards Black, Indigenous and other People of Color entrepreneurs in the Denver area. Delivered in partnership with Access Mode, University of Colorado...

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...

This $2.8 million Economic Development Administration project grant funds the University of New Mexico-Taos Hive Pollinator: All Hands-on Tech program. The program aims to build an entrepreneurial ecosystem in northern New Mexico by supporting at least 20 new technology startups through three main activities. First, it will create Taos-targeted content to inspire and foster tech entrepreneurship. Second, it will support a knowledge sharing and mentorship program for the local tech ecosystem....

The Wayne State University Research & Technology Park In The City Of Detroit, operating as TECH Town, received a $682,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration on April 15, 2021 to complete the project by March 31, 2023. Under the DETROIT RESPONSE LABS initiative, TECH Town will leverage regional connectivity, innovation and entrepreneurship to respond to COVID-19 through the EDA's Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). This...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $421,346 Project Grant to Startup Tucson, doing business as Thryve Incubator, to deliver TECHEXCEL: EQUIPPING TUCSON'S GROWTH-STAGE COMPANIES WITH TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED SKILLS AND RESOURCES. The funding supports the Economic Adjustment Assistance program's goal of providing technical and planning assistance to regions experiencing adverse economic changes. Through the two-year award period ending March 2023, Thryve Incubator...

This $870,657 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration supports the Catalyst Campus for Technology and Innovation in creating a technology business accelerator program in Ogden, Utah. The accelerator program will provide training and support services to entrepreneurs in the defense and aerospace industries, with the goal of boosting business growth and job creation in the region. Funded through the EDA's Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA...

The $749,216 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program will fund the launch and operation of a new 50,000 square foot business incubator and accelerator space in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The incubator will provide access to mentoring, seed and early-stage investment, office and meeting space, and resources to support new business formation and job growth in technology and innovation. Key services include increasing...

The University of Maryland, College Park will launch the UMD Terrapin Fund to provide early-stage risk capital and entrepreneurial support services to University-affiliated startups through September 2024. Funded by a $667,527 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration under the BUILD TO SCALE program, the UMD Terrapin Fund aims to accelerate the commercial success of startup companies emerging from the University's innovation ecosystem. The Fund will...

This $1.2 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's BUILD TO SCALE program will fund the Diversify-Connect-Fund Project to support the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Greater Charlottesville, Virginia. The two-year project aims to improve outcomes for underrepresented startup founders and investors. Key services include an Angel Academy program modeled after an accelerator to provide outreach, recruitment, selection and six-to-eight week training...