Project Grant 90EE1312

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $6,879,914 Project Grant to the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, Inc. under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300). The grant funds will support construction of the Urban League Plaza and Innovation Center, which will offer workspace and business development services targeting underserved minority and women entrepreneurs in the St. Louis, Missouri region....

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 Philadelphia Works, Inc. was awarded a $45,552,722 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration to implement three sector partnerships focused on healthcare, energy, and construction through September 2025. Under the grant, Philadelphia Works will partner with employers in each sector including Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania, PECO Energy, and Monroe Energy. The healthcare partnership, led by the West Philadelphia Skills Initiative, will place...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $752,000 Community Food Projects Competitive Grant (CFDA 10.225) to Community Kitchen Pittsburgh (CKP) to support strengthening the regional food economy, promoting local food, improving food access and nutrition, and providing long-term solutions to food insecurity. CKP's programs will directly address both immediate hunger relief and systemic food system challenges by linking local...

Farming Hope will use a $800,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Community Food Projects (CFP) program to expand its garden-to-table job training program and community food hub operations in San Francisco, California from June 2023 through May 2027. As a non-profit community development organization, Farming Hope will provide a 12-week paid apprenticeship program where individuals learn culinary and food industry job skills...

The University City Science Center was awarded a $930,288 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The grant will support the "ONRAMP TO OPPORTUNITY: ACCELERATING POST-PANDEMIC ENTREPRENEURIAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN GREATER PHILADELPHIA" project from April 15, 2021 through October 15, 2022. The Science Center will leverage this EDA funding to deliver technical assistance,...

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $380,251 Project Grant to Plant It Forward under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant will support Plant It Forward's efforts to ensure the long-term success and financial self-sufficiency of its food hub, which serves socially disadvantaged farmers in central, east, and south Texas. Key deliverables include developing a business plan to close the food hub's budget deficit within five years and...

Aloha Harvest will receive $745,646 under a three-year Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program to establish the Oahu Resilience Food Hub. The Food Hub will address food insecurity and waste in Hawaii by scaling food rescue operations, increasing storage capacity, and pursuing food processing to strengthen the local food system's resilience to crises. Key deliverables include developing...

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $193,622 Project Grant under the Microloan Program (CFDA 59.046) to The Enterprise Center Capital Corporation, a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) located in Philadelphia, PA. The grant, awarded on July 1, 2025, supports the organization's efforts to provide microloans up to $50,000, as well as comprehensive technical assistance and business training, to small businesses, with a particular focus on women, minority, and...

This federal Project Grant award of $300,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The funding will support Philabundance, a non-profit organization in Philadelphia, PA, to deliver a range of workforce development and community enhancement projects. Key activities include job training, vocational education, and skills development programs targeting...