Project Grant 90EE1302
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families has awarded a $800,000 Project Grant under the Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards program (CFDA 93.570) to the Economic And Community Development Institute, Inc. (Ecdi), a nonprofit organization. The grant funding will support Ecdi's "SWEET BILLY'S EQUITABLE JOB GROWTH INITIATIVE" project over a 3-year period from September 30, 2023 to September 29, 2026. The project aims to...
- The Economic and Community Development Institute (ECDI) received an $800,000 Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards (CFDA 93.570) project grant from the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, awarded September 30, 2025, to support the ECDI Food Manufacturing Job Creation Initiative. ECDI will utilize these Community Economic Development (CED) funds to assist Dos Hermanos, an established Mexican restaurant operating five brick-and-mortar...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Community Ventures Corporation, Inc. a $1.6 million Project Grant under the Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards (CFDA 93.570) program. The grant will support Community Ventures' Community Ventures Equity Boost Social Impact Fund, which provides loans to social enterprises, with an initial borrower of $1 square1 Technologies. The Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards...
- The Economic & Community Development Institute Inc., doing business as Ecdi, was awarded a $1,826,265 Project Grant from the Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund under the Community Development Financial Institutions Rapid Response Program (CDFI RRP, CFDA 21.024). The June 15, 2021 award will support Ecdi's efforts to prepare for and respond to the economic impacts of the coronavirus through June 30, 2023. The CDFI RRP aims to bolster the ability...
- The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Grants program (CFDA 59.059) to the Economic And Community Development Institute, Inc. (ECDI), a non-profit community development corporation located in Columbus, Ohio. The grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will support ECDI's efforts to provide comprehensive entrepreneurial and economic development services to underserved populations, with a focus on women-owned, minority-owned, and low-income...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Economic and Community Development Institute, Inc. (ECDI) received a $1,319,438 Project Grant award from the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Office of Capital Access under the Microloan Program (CFDA 59.046) for the period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. As an approved intermediary lender and certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), ECDI will utilize these funds to provide short-term, fixed interest rate microloans up to...
- The Economic and Community Development Institute Inc. was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the Small Business Administration Office of Capital Access under the Prime Technical Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #59.050). The grant will support the provision of training and capacity building services to microentrepreneurs through September 2022. Specifically, Ecdi will enhance the management capabilities of microbusiness owners in starting, expanding, or growing their operations. The...
- The Economic and Community Development Institute, Inc. (ECDI) was awarded a $300,000 project grant from the Small Business Administration Office of Entrepreneurial Development under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 59.043). The three-year grant, awarded September 30, 2022 and set to be completed by September 29, 2025, will fund ECDI to deliver training and counseling services to assist small businesses owned and controlled by women. Specifically, ECDI will...
- The Economic and Community Development Institute, Inc. (ECDI) was awarded a $400,000 federal Project Grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs (PRIME) (CFDA 59.050) on September 30, 2024. The award will support ECDI's efforts to increase the number of microenterprises and enhance the management capabilities of microentrepreneurs in Columbus, Ohio through training, technical assistance, and capacity building services. As a...
- The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $1,537,963 Microloan Program (CFDA 59.046) grant to the Economic And Community Development Institute, Inc. (ECDI), a non-profit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) located in Columbus, Ohio. The grant, effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, enables ECDI to provide microloans up to $50,000 and technical assistance to small businesses, with a focus on those owned by women, minorities, and low-income individuals in...
The Economic & Community Development Institute Inc., doing business as Ecdi, was awarded a $1.6 million project grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards program (CFDA 93.570). The grant will support Ecdi's FOOD FORT EXPANSION COLUMBUS HQ project to provide services from September 30, 2022 through September 29, 2026 in Ohio. The Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards program includes funding for community economic development, rural community development, and neighborhood innovation projects. This particular award appears intended to support Ecdi's expansion of operations in Columbus, Ohio, likely involving services related to one of these priority areas of the federal grant program.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $800.0k | 9/27/22 | ||
| Not listed | $800.0k | 9/27/22 |