Project Grant ED15HDQ0200021

The LaunchTN Industry Networks Expansion Project will provide $7.957 million in services to expand Tennessee's commercialization programs under a Project Grant awarded by the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA). The grant funds will support LaunchTN, the state's entrepreneur support organization, to implement an expansion of its proven Industry Networks model through October 2025. Specific services include further developing the state's assets in advanced energy,...

The Small Business Administration Office of Investments and Innovations awarded Launch Tennessee, doing business as the Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, a $125,000 Project Grant under the Federal and State Technology Partnership (FAST) Program. The one-year grant runs from September 30, 2022 to September 29, 2023 and will support Launch Tennessee's efforts to strengthen the technological competitiveness of small businesses in Tennessee. The FAST Program, listed under Assistance...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) project grant will fund researchers at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville (UTK) to establish the Tennessee Longitudinal Survey of Ideas (TLSI). The $299,058 award, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2026, will enable the UTK team to survey Tennessee innovators to gather insights on the timeline of innovation and the effects of public-private investments. The TLSI will collect data from...

The University of South Carolina received a $800,949 Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program (CFDA 11.024). The grant will fund the organization, launch and operation of the South Carolina Rising pre-seed/seed investment fund. The investment fund will identify, qualify and provide equity investments to promising early-stage technology companies based in South Carolina. In addition, the grant will...

The University of Tennessee received a $438,436 project grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program (CFDA 10.156) to conduct consumer research and develop a digital marketing campaign to promote products participating in the Tennessee Department of Agriculture's Pick Tennessee Products program. The goal is to help add value to Tennessee's agriculture and forestry industries by providing consumer...

This $3,060,344 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's BUILD TO SCALE program funds the Stitchcrew Vest Her Ventures project. The project establishes one of Oklahoma's first accelerators to connect traditionally overlooked entrepreneurs with capital, networks, and resources needed to build and scale companies. It provides executive coaching to over 100 members annually and uses its extended network as a talent bank and trusted pipeline. Stitchcrew and...

The Tennessee Rural Development Fund, LLC (TRDF) was awarded a $1,826,265 Project Grant from the United States Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund). The grant was awarded under the CDFI Fund's Community Development Financial Institutions Rapid Response Program (CDFI RRP) on June 15, 2021, with a completion date of December 31, 2023. The CDFI RRP aims to support Community Development Financial Institutions' ability to address the economic...

Launch New York, Inc. received a $1.5 million Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program. The grant will support Launch New York's FAST FORWARD FOR TECH-DRIVEN STARTUPS initiative, which is designed to help seed-stage companies progress to market entry and expansion. As the sole venture development organization serving 27 counties in Western New York, Launch New York will introduce the FAST FORWARD...

The University of Memphis was awarded a $2.8 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program (CFDA #11.024) to fund the Black Wealth Advancement through New Business and Knowledge Development (BANK) initiative. BANK will provide infrastructure and staffing to raise $5.3 million in equity capital over three years to transform 20 microbusinesses annually into scalable small businesses in the technology sector....

Federal Grant Award Summary: Tennessee Department of Education Project PLAN The Tennessee Department of Education received a $528,834 Project Grant award dated October 1, 2025, from the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) under the Special Education – State Personnel Development Grants program (CFDA 84.323). The grant, designated as Project PLAN (Prepare, Launch, Accelerate, and Network), supports the state's efforts to reform and improve its personnel preparation and...