Project Grant ED20HDQ0200028

The Center for Advancing Innovation, Inc. was awarded a $2.49 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program (CFDA 11.024) to launch the Global Health Innovation Challenge. Over three years, the Center will source and launch over 60 high-growth startups in the Washington D.C. metro area to address global health threats using technology. The startups will focus on preventing, diagnosing, treating and...

Nextcorps Inc. was awarded a $984,612 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) to deliver a software startup accelerator for non-technical founders in Rochester, NY from May 2021 through October 2022. The EAA program provides technical and planning assistance to regions experiencing adverse economic changes, which this award will do by supporting entrepreneurs through an accelerator program...

This $2.26 million project grant from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration funds the Capital Gravity Arizona: Startup and Innovation Ecosystem Capital Accelerator Program. Delivered by Next Foundation, the program aims to create Capital Gravity Arizona, a transformational capital accelerator for Arizona's startup and innovation ecosystems. Key services include welcome programming, pipeline access, diverse learning communities, and innovation ecosystems for each cohort...

This SBIR Phase II Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), provides $1,213,322 in funding to Lavo Life Sciences Inc. to develop a physics-based machine learning platform for predicting the crystal structure of small drug molecules. The objective is to accelerate the development and commercialization of new pharmaceutical products by optimizing drug product formulations and solid forms....

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, funded under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), provides $4,985,809 to develop a comprehensive entrepreneurship training program. The goal is to equip academic researchers with the knowledge and skills needed to successfully launch startups to commercialize their university-developed technologies, particularly in regions lacking these resources. The program will build on the NSF I-Corps customer...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, provides $803,772 to the Kentucky Science & Technology Corporation to build a structured, experiential learning model that prepares students, veterans, and career-transitioning professionals for roles in emerging technology sectors such as biotechnology, artificial intelligence, life sciences, and advanced manufacturing. The initiative includes a...

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...

Quantum Ventura Inc. received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 to support development of a scalable and user-friendly computational platform for SR2ML and Logos. The Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness. Under this award, Quantum Ventura will develop a...

This $4.7 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's BUILD TO SCALE program funds the Scale Up New Mexico project led by New Mexico State University's Arrowhead Center. The grant supports expanding the Center's existing innovation and commercialization programming for New Mexico startups over three years from November 2022 to October 2025. Key services include accelerators to help technology startups with commercial potential through activities...

The Economic Development Administration awarded a $3,012,888 Project Grant to the Leon County Research & Development Authority to launch the North Florida Innovation Labs Technology Accelerator. Under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program (CFDA #11.024), which supports the development of technology-focused business ecosystems, the funding will provide programmatic and operational support from November 1, 2022 to October 31, 2025. Specifically, the grant combines a technology-focused...