The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $1,846,753.18 to the Regents of the University of Colorado under the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms (TAAF) program (CFDA 11.313) for the period of May 1, 2021 through April 30, 2023. The funding supports the Rocky Mountain Trade Adjustment Assistance Center (TAAC) in providing technical and adjustment assistance to eligible firms located in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. As part...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $325,000 Project Grant to the Rockies Venture Institute under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The grant will support the creation of a business accelerator program in Denver, Colorado to expand access to startup mentorship and services. The program includes four main elements: three hyper accelerators to provide intensive mentorship to startups, a monthly pitch academy to help entrepreneurs refine...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $3,201,630 project grant to the Colorado Department of Local Affairs on March 11, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The grant will support COVID resiliency efforts in Denver, Colorado through the provision of technical assistance, planning services, and public infrastructure improvements. As outlined in the program description, the EAA program aims to aid regions facing adverse economic...
The Economic Development Administration awarded a $2.7 million Project Grant to the West Community Economic Development Corporation to expand services at the Kitchen Network Park Hill Incubator facility in Denver, Colorado. Under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program, the funding will support personnel and equipment to build out kitchen facilities, provide onsite culinary training, business classes, and financial literacy programs through January 2026. The project aims to support an...
This $500,000 Economic Development Administration Project Grant supports the Colorado Coalition, led by Innosphere Ventures, to grow the Colorado Front Range regions intensive R&D growth cluster in STEM. The Coalition will develop six construction projects focused on biosciences and cleantech industries. It will grow cluster employment, particularly for Black and Latinx workers, and incubate STEM startups, especially those owned by people of color. The Department of Commerce Economic...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $2,996,001 Project Grant to the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade on January 19, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The grant will support the Colorado Tourism Office in delivering services to restart Colorado's tourism industry. As the EAA program provides assistance to regions experiencing adverse economic impacts, this award will aid the state's tourism...
The Economic Development Administration awarded a $500,000 project grant to Grand County, Colorado under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) to support the Grand County Tourism Revitalization Project. The project aims to extend the county's summer and winter tourism seasons year-round and diversify the tourism sector by highlighting underutilized outdoor recreation attractions. This is intended to create more stable, year-round jobs, support businesses struggling due to...
This $846,800 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program supports the County of Huerfano, Colorado in establishing a pop-up retail business incubator and maker program in Walsenburg, Colorado. The incubator will offer selected participants business development services, access to a fabrication workspace, and an online marketplace to launch and test physical and online retail concepts from idea through business...
This $9.7 million project grant from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration will support Colorado's tourism industry recovery through the EDA's American Rescue Plan Travel, Tourism & Outdoor Recreation program. Awarded on November 9, 2021, the funding will be administered by the Colorado Tourism Office under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA #11.307) to rejuvenate safe leisure, business, and international travel in the state. Key deliverables...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $962,500 under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations (CFDA 11.302) federal grant program to Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado Inc. to support development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for five counties in southwest Colorado. The CEDS process brings together public and private sector stakeholders to create an economic roadmap...