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 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 Economic Development Administration awarded a $1.2 million Project Grant to the Rocky Mountain World Trade Center Institute under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) on July 8, 2021. The funding will support the Institute scaling up its Global Trade Activator program to provide technical assistance, planning, coaching and training to dozens of Colorado small- and medium-sized businesses. Services will include developing international trade plans, professional mentoring...
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...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $2.25 million under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) federal grant program on August 9, 2022 to the City of Las Vegas, Nevada. The funding will support expanding the Pilot Culinary Training and Leadership Academy in North Las Vegas by adding two mobile kitchens/learning laboratories, one passenger van, and supporting equipment. This will allow the Academy to expand its service area and deliver culinary...
The Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $1,304,173 Project Grant to SG Atkins CDC Inc. under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program to expand the Enterprise Center commercial kitchen in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The Enterprise Center will triple its current business center space available to support new and growing food-based businesses in the region. This EDA investment aims to attract private investment and help diversify the local economy in an area impacted...
This $143,750 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program will support Montbello Organizing Committee in conducting a feasibility study for a business incubator in the greater Montbello area of Denver, Colorado. The study will determine the viability of an incubator as part of Montbello Organizing Committee's "Building Wealth from Within" initiative, which aims to provide employment and small business...
The Estes Park Economic Development Corporation (EDC) will receive $868,776 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The EDA funding will support EDC's efforts to diversify and strengthen the business environment in Estes Park, Colorado following negative impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, EDC will scale its business accelerator services program to help businesses create stronger...
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 University of Colorado Denver received a $2.5 million project grant award from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) federal grant program. The grant funds the launch of a Smart Cities incubator and accelerator to support Denver's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and contribute to an equitable, technology-based regional economy. The University of Colorado Denver, in partnership with the Colorado Smart Cities...