Project Grant 060106174

The Battle Creek Unlimited Inc. was awarded a $1.58 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program to fund the Future Food Accelerator. The Future Food Accelerator will provide a virtual accelerator linking R&D facilities, university programs, entrepreneurship support, industry experts, and domain knowledge experts to support high-growth, high-potential food and beverage companies located in or...

This $615,500 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program will fund the Food and Beverage Investors Network project delivered by Battle Creek Unlimited Inc. The project aims to increase the capacity of the Next-Gen Battle Creek Food Reimagined Investors network to vet, validate, and make critical seed and angel investments in early-stage, high-growth food manufacturing companies in Western Michigan. Specific products...

Fulton Kitchen LLC received a $434,228 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to expand its commercial kitchen and food business incubation services in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from September 2021 through September 2024. Fulton Kitchen operates a commercial kitchen and food hub in an underserved area of concentrated poverty with limited grocery access, serving to launch...

The Economic Development Administration awarded Central Michigan University and Central Michigan University Research Corporation a $1.76 million project grant under the EDA's Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The grant funds will support renovating and updating 8,111 square feet of incubator/accelerator office space in Mount Pleasant, Michigan to better serve local small businesses. Specifically, the project will create a work environment with separate offices and workstations in an open...

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $661,496 Project Grant to Community Kitchen Pittsburgh, a Pennsylvania-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit, under the Appalachian Area Development (CFDA 23.002) program. This grant supports the organization's workforce development initiatives within the food services industry, focusing on underserved populations such as women, people of color, economically disadvantaged individuals, formerly incarcerated persons, and those facing employment barriers. Key...

The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded $706,008 under the Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program to Mandela Partners for the Ashland Community Kitchen Initiative in Oakland, California. The initiative will transform a 623 square foot space into a culturally relevant commercial kitchen to increase access to sustainably grown produce and production capacity for limited-resource food entrepreneurs. Specifically, Mandela Marketplace will...

The U.S. Department of Defense, through its Procurement Technical Assistance For Business Firms program (CFDA 12.002), awarded a $358,280 Cooperative Agreement to the Northeast Michigan Consortium, operating as Michigan Works, to establish and maintain an APEX Accelerator. This accelerator serves as a resource for businesses, including newly started enterprises, to obtain procurement technical assistance. The Cooperative Agreement, with a performance period from April 1, 2025 to March 31,...

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...

The Urbane Development Group LTD received a $938,550.42 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP). The grant will support the establishment of The Mangrove Incubator Kitchen in Brooklyn, New York from September 2021 through September 2024. The Mangrove Incubator Kitchen will serve as a commercial kitchen incubator and hub for Central Brooklyn food entrepreneurs, with a focus...

The Cooperative Agreement award of $425,635.43 from the U.S. Department of Defense's Office of the Secretary of Defense, under the Procurement Technical Assistance For Business Firms program (CFDA 12.002), is to establish and maintain an APEX Accelerator that provides procurement technical assistance to businesses, including newly started firms, across Michigan. The APEX Accelerator serves as a comprehensive resource to help businesses identify government contracting opportunities, develop...