The federal Project Grant award of $625,000 from the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Program (CFDA 21.020) will enable Altcap, a certified minority-owned non-profit CDFI in Kansas City, Missouri, to deliver financial services, investments, and support to underserved communities and populations with limited access to traditional capital. This funding will allow Altcap to provide targeted financial products such as loans, grants, technical...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $1,537,539 Project Grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) federal grant program to Mid-America Regional Council Community Services Corporation on February 18, 2021. Through this award and sub-awards to Local Workforce Investment Area III, Inc. and the University of Missouri at Kansas City, the grantee will provide employment guidance, training, and program coordination services to support the...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $1 million Project Grant to the Kansas Center for Entrepreneurship Inc., doing business as Network Kansas, on March 4, 2021. The funding supports the organization's work under the EDA's Economic Adjustment Assistance program, which provides technical, planning, and infrastructure assistance to regions experiencing adverse economic changes. Specifically, the grant will enable Network Kansas to operate a revolving loan fund...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $2.2 million Project Grant to the California Capital Small Business Financial Development Corporation on February 1, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The funding will support the Corporation's provision of revolving loan fund administration and technical assistance services to businesses in Sacramento, California. The Economic Adjustment Assistance program aims to help regions...
This $3.5 million Economic Adjustment Assistance Project Grant from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration will support marketing, infrastructure, workforce development and other projects to revitalize safe leisure, business and international travel in Kansas. Awarded on November 9, 2021, the funding will be administered by the Kansas Department of Commerce to rejuvenate the state's tourism industry as it recovers from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic....
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 Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $1,578,948 Project Grant to Mid Missouri Regional Planning on March 18, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) federal grant program. The funding will support a revolving loan fund to provide technical, planning, and infrastructure assistance to the Ashland, MO region experiencing adverse economic impacts. The Economic Adjustment Assistance program aims to aid areas facing sudden or gradual economic...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $1 million Project Grant to the Southwest Missouri Council of Governments on February 18, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The funding will support a revolving loan fund to provide technical, planning, and infrastructure assistance to the Springfield, MO area which has experienced adverse economic impacts. The loan fund will offer financial resources to the region as it works to address...
The University of Missouri at Kansas City received a $988,847 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) on April 15, 2021. The grant will support the Comeback KC Ventures: Sprinting to COVID Solutions in the Kansas City Region initiative through March 31, 2023. The initiative aims to accelerate innovation and entrepreneurship in the Kansas City region to address economic risks posed by...
The Mid-America Regional Council Community Services Corporation was awarded a $385,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The award will support partnership planning activities from July 1, 2021 through March 31, 2024. Through this grant, the Mid-America Regional Council Community Services Corporation will create a regional economic development plan to stimulate...