Project Grant ED15HDQ0300032

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $500,000 project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program to the Louisville Healthcare CEO Council Inc. The grant supports the Council's proposal to establish Louisville, Kentucky as a national hub for digital healthcare by broadening the region's artificial intelligence (AI) talent pipeline and supporting AI adoption in the healthcare sector. Key deliverables include establishing an Innovation and...

The Arrowleaf organization received a $362,900 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766). The funding will support Arrowleaf's delivery of rural health care facility services in Golconda, Illinois through December 2023. Specifically, the grant funds will be used to construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve community facilities providing essential services to rural residents of...

This $9.35 million Economic Development Administration Project Grant supports the St. Louis Tech Triangle Coalition led by Greater St. Louis, Inc. to boost the biosciences, geospatial, and advanced manufacturing industry clusters in the St. Louis region. Funded from Sep 2022 to Mar 2026 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program, projects include expanding Run For Women, a workforce intermediary focused on women in advanced manufacturing careers. Funding also supports business development,...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $939,230 project grant to Health TECH Alley Inc. of Columbia, MD under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The grant will support the "CATALYZING HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND GROWTH IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES" project from April 2021 through October 2022. The project aims to catalyze the use of health information technology in underserved communities to promote economic...

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $625,000 Project Grant under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to Appalachian Regional Healthcare Inc. (ARH), a not-for-profit healthcare system serving southeastern Kentucky and southern West Virginia. The grant funding will support ARH's efforts to improve healthcare access and infrastructure in underserved Appalachian communities. Key initiatives to be delivered through this award include purchasing diagnostic medical...

The Economic Development Administration awarded a $4.5 million Project Grant to the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center through the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) on September 8, 2022. The grant funds the Oklahoma Biotechnology Innovation Cluster led by the Oklahoma City Economic Development Foundation. Projects supported include expanding the region's clinical trials center, startup support for biotech companies, and a bioprocessing core facility and workforce...

The Kansas Clinical Improvement Collaborative, LLC (KCIC) received a $2,371,152 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Telehealth Programs (CFDA 93.211) to develop, implement, and evaluate an ECHO-like model to support participating rural healthcare providers in Kansas. The project aims to: (1) assist rural providers in adopting and implementing evidence-based guidelines for treating patients during obstetric...

This $3.8 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program supports the St. Louis Tech Triangle Coalition led by Greater St. Louis, Inc. The Coalition will boost the biosciences, geospatial, and advanced manufacturing industry clusters in the St. Louis region by converging the three leading industry clusters and building a national model for inclusive economic growth. Coalition projects include expanding Run For...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $2.2 million Project Grant to Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center (NMRMC) on September 2, 2022 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The funding will support construction of the 10,000 square foot Southeast Kansas IMPACT Center for Wellness, Education, and Business in Chanute, Kansas. The IMPACT Center will provide 4,800 square feet of telehealth, seminar and conference space with computer...

The Bioscience and Technology Business Center, Inc. (BTBC) will receive $3 million under a Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program. BTBC will strengthen its economic development coalition model and enhance its mission through the creation of the KU Innovation Park, a university-affiliated research park on the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence. Through its new Innovation-to-Industry Cluster Accelerator program,...