The Economic Development Administration awarded a $2.586 million Project Grant to the Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education, doing business as the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, to develop a program facilitating economic recovery, resilience, and diversification in the regional tourism industry through September 2024. As part of the Economic Adjustment Assistance program, which provides technical, planning, and infrastructure assistance to regions experiencing adverse...
The Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance was awarded a $375,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) on March 8, 2021. The funding will support the COVID-19 Recovery initiative to provide technical, planning, and public infrastructure assistance to the Las Vegas, Nevada area, which has experienced adverse economic impacts as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the EAA program aims to aid...
The Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance Coalition was awarded a $455,500 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The grant supports four complementary projects to refine strategic economic recovery planning and catalyze job and wage growth in advanced manufacturing industries in the Las Vegas region. Specifically, the funding will support expanding a water line to support manufacturing, developing a...
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...
This Economic Development Administration (EDA) Project Grant award of $1,639,350 supports the City of Las Vegas in planning for the redevelopment of Jackson Avenue as part of ongoing efforts to catalyze community-led investment in the city's historic Westside. The project will assist local entrepreneurs in redeveloping the area while providing land development training to small- and minority-owned businesses. This initiative aims to address years of systematic redlining and the local need for...
The Economic Development Administration awarded a $2.75 million Project Grant to the Nevada Business Opportunity Fund on September 21, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The grant will help establish a revolving loan fund in Clark County, Nevada to provide affordable capital and technical assistance to underserved portions of the county including minority business owners and women. The revolving loan fund and technical assistance services will be delivered through 2025 in...
The Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development will receive $1 million through the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) to develop a statewide economic development plan under the project grant award. The grant funds will support planning efforts from November 2021 through April 2024 to boost Nevada's economic development, combat climate change impacts, and aid the state's recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. As...
This $7.18 million Economic Development Administration Project Grant funds the Nevada Innovation Ecosystem Entrepreneurial Technical Assistance Project administered by StartupNV. The project scales an online incubator program and establishes new startup education programs statewide. IncubatENV provides rural founders opportunities to advance their startups. Founder University Nevada establishes structured training covering problematic areas identified over five years. Ecosystem Las Vegas...
This Project Grant award of $650,000 was provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Congressional Grants program (CFDA 59.059). The funding will support small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), including programmatic and construction activities such as counseling, technical assistance, workforce training, education services, facility upgrades, and community economic development projects. UNLV, as the...
The Economic Development Administration awarded a $2.19 million Project Grant to the City of Las Vegas, Nevada on September 21, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The grant funds the construction of WiFi networks in three low-income areas of Las Vegas: the Historic Westside neighborhood, Corridor of Hope, and Medical District. These areas have been significantly impacted by COVID-19. The WiFi networks will provide free internet access to individuals living in...