Project Grant 087905366

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, funded under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), provides $4,985,809 to develop a comprehensive entrepreneurship training program. The goal is to equip academic researchers with the knowledge and skills needed to successfully launch startups to commercialize their university-developed technologies, particularly in regions lacking these resources. The program will build on the NSF I-Corps customer...

The National Science Foundation awarded $304,558 under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships federal grant program to the National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance, Inc. to design and implement an eight-week entrepreneurial training program. The program will provide approximately 100 educational and learning technology research teams with resources and tools to advance their innovations from the lab to the market. Specifically, the grantee will offer curriculum based on...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs through the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900), provides $199,569.90 to Entrepreneurs For Global Change Inc., a non-profit organization, to deliver an "Intensive Incubator Program" that offers academic and practical learning modules to provide in-depth entrepreneurship and leadership training for young aspiring founders and leaders from Serbia. The...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $199,758 Cooperative Agreement to Entrepreneurs For Global Change Inc., a non-profit organization, under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900). The award will provide 10 fellows from Bosnia and Herzegovina with entrepreneurial and leadership training, exposure to the U.S. entrepreneurship ecosystem, and mentorship to help them develop their business ideas and launch startups. The program aims to...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) is providing $3,000,000 in funding to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation to develop a transformative entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Southeast region. The goal is to enhance the nation's economic and industrial competitiveness by fostering entrepreneurship and deep technology workforce development. Key activities include deploying a...

The Small Business Administration Office of Entrepreneurial Development awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to Access To Capital For Entrepreneurs, Inc. under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 59.043). The grant will fund Access To Capital For Entrepreneurs, Inc. to deliver training and counseling services from September 30, 2022 to September 29, 2025 to assist small businesses owned and controlled by women. Specifically, the organization will work to remove...

This $349,957 federal Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University aims to advance understanding of technology-based social entrepreneurship education for engineering students. The research will investigate how engineers who have founded technology social ventures identify business opportunities to solve societal problems, and the necessary competencies for successful technology-based social...

The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration awarded a $203,846 project grant to Hofstra University under the Economic Development Technical Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 11.303). The funding will support the creation of the Downstate New York University Center, a jointly administered program providing technical assistance to early-stage entrepreneurs with scalable companies. The Center will focus on veteran entrepreneurs and those operating in distressed...

This $2.8 million Economic Development Administration project grant funds the University of New Mexico-Taos Hive Pollinator: All Hands-on Tech program. The program aims to build an entrepreneurial ecosystem in northern New Mexico by supporting at least 20 new technology startups through three main activities. First, it will create Taos-targeted content to inspire and foster tech entrepreneurship. Second, it will support a knowledge sharing and mentorship program for the local tech ecosystem....

This $300,000 EAGER grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program will support research on the impact of innovation ecosystem acceleration training programs. The project aims to empirically analyze how regional stakeholders undertake innovation ecosystem analyses, engage ecosystem partners, and select innovation interventions. Specifically, the research will leverage an NSF Regional Innovation Engines (RIE) program...