Project Grant ARC23C21410

Federal Grant Award Summary: Business Site Development The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded $400,000 to the Southwestern NC Planning & Economic Development Commission under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) for a Business Site Development project. The award, dated October 1, 2025, extends through September 30, 2027, and supports regional economic competitiveness initiatives across seven counties in southwestern North Carolina (Cherokee, Clay, Graham,...

The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $1,417,164 project grant to the City of South San Francisco under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The grant will support the development of a business resource center in partnership with the Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center to provide technical assistance services to emerging and established small businesses in North San Mateo County, California. Services will target low- and moderate-income,...

The Economic Development Administration awarded a $5.2 million Project Grant to Skills For Rhode Island's Future under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The grant will support the establishment of the Rhode Island Small Business Development Hub to provide human resources, legal, finance, accounting, marketing and other professional services to small businesses statewide. Services will be available to small businesses in Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence and Washington...

The Small Business Administration Office of Entrepreneurial Development awarded a $4.5 million cooperative agreement to the Colorado Office of Business Development and Finance for the period of January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023. The funding supports the Colorado Small Business Development Center program, as authorized under the Small Business Development Centers federal grant program (CFDA #59.037). Through this award, the Colorado SBDC will provide management counseling, training, and...

The University of Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will provide $100,000 in management counseling, training, and technical assistance services to small businesses in Laramie, Wyoming under a Cooperative Agreement award from May 1, 2022 to April 30, 2023. The funding is provided by the Small Business Administration Office of Entrepreneurial Development through the Small Business Development Centers program (CFDA #59.037), which supports a national network of SBDCs to deliver small...

Federal Grant Award Summary: Fast Lane Business Center Development The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community Services awarded $800,000 to the Corporation to Develop Communities of Tampa Inc. (CDC of Tampa) under the Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards program (CFDA 93.570) on September 30, 2025. These funds support the development and construction of the Fast Lane Business Center, a 20,000 square foot...

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), operating as the Colorado Office of Business Development, through the SBA's Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) program (CFDA 59.037). This funding will support the delivery of management counseling, training, and technical assistance services to small businesses and entrepreneurs across Colorado over the one-year award period...

This Project Grant from the Small Business Administration's Office of Entrepreneurial Development, under the Community Navigator Pilot Program (CFDA 59.077), provides $2.5 million to the Community Students Learning Center to deliver technical assistance and support services to small businesses. As the prime awardee, Community Students Learning Center will provide direct support through counseling and training to small businesses. Additionally, through subawards to contractors, Community Students...

The Women's Business Development Center, Inc. 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). Through this two-year award ending September 2029, the Women's Business Development Center, Inc. located in Chicago, IL will provide training and counseling services to assist small businesses owned and controlled by women. The grant funding will...

This $2.5 million Project Grant from the Small Business Administration's Office of Entrepreneurial Development through the Community Navigator Pilot Program (CFDA #59.077) will fund business support services for underserved small businesses in Miami-Dade County, Florida from December 2021 through November 2023. As the prime awardee, Florida International University will coordinate services delivered by six sub-awardees. The sub-awardees—Ascendus, Branches, the Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce...