Cooperative Agreement 95332422T0007

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) provides $419,968 to President and Fellows of Harvard College from May 2021 through April 2024. The funding supports research titled "OPTIMAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS: THEORY AND EVIDENCE" aimed at measuring the impact of Jakarta's Transjakarta public bus system on traffic congestion, pollution, commuting times, and other factors, as well as the system's...

Purdue University will provide supply chain optimization services and establish an intelligence network through a $400,000 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology. The two-year award, made under the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program, will fund efforts to map Indiana's supply chain ecosystem in critical technology areas, collect data on domestic supply chain vulnerabilities from original equipment manufacturers and...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Award: Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development received a $21 million Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) under the International Labor Programs (CFDA 17.401) to implement the SECURE (Strengthen Labor Enforcement and Compliance to Unlock Resilient and Ethical Nickel Supply Chains) initiative. The four-year project, awarded December 31, 2025, with completion scheduled...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded Enterprise Minnesota, Inc. a $400,000 cooperative agreement under the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program to provide supply chain optimization services through May 2025. Specifically, Enterprise Minnesota will leverage regional and national experts to assess gaps between original equipment manufacturer expectations and small and medium manufacturer competencies. It will enhance an existing database with fields required by OEMs...

This $1,852,748 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (CFDA 11.611) program will support the Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Inc. (OMEP) in expanding advanced technology initiatives for small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) in the western United States. The key products and services to be delivered include: Expanding the "Ready or Not" business simulation to versions 2.0...

The Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) received a $125,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program (CFDA 59.058) to enhance the competitiveness and innovation capabilities of small businesses in Indiana. This award will enable IEDC to deliver products, services, resources, and expertise that support the rapid commercialization of innovative ideas and technologies developed by small firms....

The University of Rhode Island Research Foundation will deliver supply chain optimization and intelligence network services through a $400,000 cooperative agreement award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology under the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program. The two-year award will establish the Rhode Island Manufacturing Supply Chain Collaborative to optimize supply chains for at least five small and medium manufacturing enterprises in the state. Services will include...

The Economic Development Administration of the Department of Commerce awarded a $666,791 cooperative agreement to the Economic Innovation Group, Inc. from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2023 under the Research and Evaluation Program. Through this funding, Economic Innovation Group will advance economic development in persistently poor communities by developing tools, recommendations, and resources to shape federal economic development policies and inform decision-making. The Research and Evaluation...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $103,672 to develop a framework for assessing the societal and economic impacts of regional innovation programs. The project aims to design an evaluation system and data infrastructure to track outcomes from NSF's Regional Innovation Engines program investments. This includes analyzing employment dynamics, supplier-buyer networks, and...

The Arkansas Economic Development Commission received $400,000 from the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology under the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program to provide supply chain optimization services and establish a supply chain intelligence network through May 31, 2025. The funding will support expanding existing Manufacturing Extension Center capabilities to assist Arkansas manufacturers in addressing supply chain gaps, diversifying supplier bases,...