Project Grant ED19HDQ0200046

This Project Grant award of $650,000 was provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Congressional Grants program (CFDA 59.059). The funding will support small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), including programmatic and construction activities such as counseling, technical assistance, workforce training, education services, facility upgrades, and community economic development projects. UNLV, as the...

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...

This $1.4 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's BUILD TO SCALE program funds the Southern California Venture Pipeline (SVP) Capital Fund Development Project. The Alliance for Southern California Innovation will review startup applications, vet companies, and forward qualified deals to an evaluator panel. Roughly 75% of applicants will need mentorship to prepare for future funding rounds. Startups selected by the panel will pitch to a...

This $1.2 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's BUILD TO SCALE program will fund the Diversify-Connect-Fund Project to support the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Greater Charlottesville, Virginia. The two-year project aims to improve outcomes for underrepresented startup founders and investors. Key services include an Angel Academy program modeled after an accelerator to provide outreach, recruitment, selection and six-to-eight week training...

This $1.2 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's BUILD TO SCALE program will fund the Charlotte Community Capital Access Investment Initiative. Over three years, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte will engage multiple university and community resources to identify new local capital sources, educate underrepresented potential angel investors, and ensure 120 emerging entrepreneurs are fully prepared for investment. Specifically, the...

This $3.2 million project grant from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration funds the Upstate NY Capital Gap Angel Fund. The grant supports the launch of a new seed fund to expand venture capital investment and mentorship opportunities for underserved entrepreneurs across upstate New York. The awardee, Excell Partners, Inc., will use the three-year grant to attract follow-on capital for portfolio companies by mentoring ventures. Once implemented, the Upstate NY...

The Small Business Administration Office of Entrepreneurial Development awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to Nevada Business Opportunity Fund for the period of September 30, 2022 through September 29, 2023. This funding continues support for the Women's Business Ownership Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 59.043), which aims to assist small businesses owned and controlled by women through training and counseling, and remove discriminatory barriers faced in accessing capital and markets....

The Economic Development Administration awarded a $2.75 million Project Grant to the Nevada Business Opportunity Fund on September 21, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The grant will help establish a revolving loan fund in Clark County, Nevada to provide affordable capital and technical assistance to underserved portions of the county including minority business owners and women. The revolving loan fund and technical assistance services will be delivered through 2025 in...

The Small Business Administration awarded a $2,384,862 cooperative agreement to the Nevada System of Higher Education for the period of January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023 under the Small Business Development Centers federal grant program (CFDA 59.037). Through this award, the Nevada SBDC will provide management counseling, training, and technical assistance services to small businesses in Nevada. Specifically, the Nevada SBDC will deliver confidential individual business counseling,...

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) was awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program (CFDA 59.058) on September 30, 2024. The award is intended to strengthen the technological competitiveness of small businesses in the U.S. by increasing their participation in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Through this...