Project Grant ED19HDQ0200022

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $5,845,600 Project Grant under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program (CFDA 11.024) to Southern Windsor County Incubator Inc. The grant funds the Scaling a Successful Innovation Ecosystem through East Central Vermont project to support technology entrepreneurs in the region. Under the award, Southern Windsor County Incubator Inc. DBA Black River Innovation Campus and Green Mountain Economic Development Corporation will...

The Economic Development Administration awarded a $2,985,374 project grant to the Rutland Economic Development Corporation under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program (CFDA 11.024). The grant funds the Rutland's Tech Startup Incubator Project to transform the rural economy of Vermont by driving scalable tech entrepreneurship, investment, and high-skill, high-paying job creation. Key deliverables include identifying and inspiring a local culture of tech innovation, creating and implementing an...

The City of Springfield, Missouri received a $3.07 million project grant award from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) federal grant program on August 23, 2022. The funding will support infrastructure improvements along Le Compte Avenue and Division Street to reconstruct and widen the roads as well as make turning lane additions. These upgrades will enhance truck traffic capacity and serve key logistical...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded Wichita State University a $1.5 million Project Grant under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program (CFDA 11.024). The grant will support entrepreneurship programs in Wichita, Kansas through September 2024. Specifically, the university will offer a Startup School and Technology Transfer Matchmaking program to increase entrepreneurship and university-based technology transfer. It will also fund a NXTSTAGE Accelerator...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $1 million Project Grant to the Southwest Missouri Council of Governments on February 18, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The funding will support a revolving loan fund to provide technical, planning, and infrastructure assistance to the Springfield, MO area which has experienced adverse economic impacts. The loan fund will offer financial resources to the region as it works to address...

This $7.18 million Economic Development Administration Project Grant funds the Nevada Innovation Ecosystem Entrepreneurial Technical Assistance Project administered by StartupNV. The project scales an online incubator program and establishes new startup education programs statewide. IncubatENV provides rural founders opportunities to advance their startups. Founder University Nevada establishes structured training covering problematic areas identified over five years. Ecosystem Las Vegas...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $3.876 million project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program to the Watermark Auto Group Foundation. The funding will support renovating a 21,000 square foot building known as the Citadel in Marion, Illinois to create the Ethos Business Incubator. The incubator will provide small business training and services as well as leasable space for small businesses and entrepreneurs. This will boost...

The Southwest Missouri Council of Governments (SMCog) was awarded a $300,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's (EDA) Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302) for the period of April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2024. Under this award, SMCog will create a regional economic development plan to stimulate and guide the economic development efforts of the Springfield, MO area through 2024. The EDA Planning program...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) EAGER grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program awarded $300,000 to the Center On Rural Innovation Inc. to conduct a 2-year research project. The project aims to identify early indicators of success in building rural tech innovation ecosystems that foster sustainable economic growth and community well-being. The research will utilize a mixed-methods approach, integrating quantitative and qualitative techniques, to:...

The City of Springfield, Missouri was awarded a $35 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) federal grant program. The grant will fund implementation of three sector partnerships to build and train the local workforce in healthcare, trucking, and education industries through 2025. The City will partner with backbone organizations Missouri State University, Missouri Hospital Association, and...