Project Grant 087905622
- The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $1.67 million Project Grant under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300) on July 8, 2021 to the New Orleans Business Alliance. The funding will support the development of wet lab space and a clean room in the University of New Orleans Research and Technology Park. These biotech labs will be part of an information technology center located in the park. The...
- The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $625,000 Project Grant to The Idea Village, Inc. under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program to develop a pipeline of startup activity across the New Orleans region. Funded activities will position New Orleans, particularly Opportunity Zones in downtown, as an innovation hub by empowering founders from diverse backgrounds to build technology-based businesses. This aims to help the local economy recover more...
- This $1,127,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program will fund the hiring of a Lead Coordinator to oversee statewide recovery planning, grant support, and coordination among Louisiana's eight planning districts. The Coordinator will review, develop and implement administrative and operational protocols, identify and organize existing economic development and grant-focused staff across the...
- This $3.5 million Economic Development Administration Project Grant supports construction of road and utility infrastructure at a biotechnology research facility within the Biomedical Research and Innovation Park in Monroe, Louisiana. The infrastructure improvements will provide new and emerging biotechnology businesses with research facilities to support growth, strengthening and diversifying the regional economy. Awarded on September 13, 2022, the grant delivers these products and services...
- This $2.7 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the CFDA Economic Adjustment Assistance program will fund construction of a 40,000 square foot business incubator in Innovation Park of Tallahassee, Florida. The Leon County Research and Development Authority will oversee development of the incubator to aid in formation and expansion of technology businesses, disseminate technologies to existing companies, and establish new operations...
- The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $2 million Project Grant to the Coordinating & Development Corporation on June 10, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The funding will support the NW LA Resource Center located in Bossier City, Louisiana, to provide technical assistance, planning, and infrastructure development services to address adverse economic changes in the region. The Economic Adjustment Assistance program aims to...
- The Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $4 million Project Grant to the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center (LSU Agricultural Center) under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300). The grant funding will support renovations to an 11,130 square foot pre-engineered metal building to establish a food innovation and manufacturing incubator. Renovations will include dry and cold storage, kitchen processing space, staff...
- Nextcorps Inc. was awarded a $984,612 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) to deliver a software startup accelerator for non-technical founders in Rochester, NY from May 2021 through October 2022. The EAA program provides technical and planning assistance to regions experiencing adverse economic changes, which this award will do by supporting entrepreneurs through an accelerator program...
- This $500,031 Economic Development Administration project grant supports Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi's "Communities as Start-ups" initiative. The initiative aims to drive economic development and long-term recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in communities across Texas and Louisiana through entrepreneurship programs. The university will develop, enhance, and scale a framework to help startup businesses form and grow in these regions. Once completed, the program intends...
- The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $640,818 Project Grant to the Louisiana Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Inc. under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The grant funding will support the establishment of a Business Innovation Center (BIC) in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The BIC will provide entrepreneurs with technical support, training opportunities, and networking to foster innovative business solutions and economic growth in the...
The Research Park Corporation received a $1.125 million project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration on May 24, 2022. The funding supports the Ignition Accelerator and Venture Capital Assistance Program to develop tech-based startups across Louisiana's Capital Region. Through this program, the Research Park Corporation will provide technical assistance, planning support, and outreach to underserved communities and businesses to help address the lack of viable accelerator programs in the area. Startup businesses are key to enhancing economic recovery, particularly post-disaster. The project aims to support planning, outreach, and technical assistance for tech-based ventures to successfully develop, diversify the local economy, bolster job creation, attract private investment, and promote economic growth and resiliency throughout the region. The funding falls under the Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program, which provides technical, planning, and infrastructure assistance to regions experiencing adverse economic changes.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $500.0k | 5/24/22 |