Project Grant ED20HDQ0200061

The Gulf of Maine Research Institute was awarded a $2.63 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The grant will support the Blue Innovation Recovery Project, which aims to strengthen the Gulf of Maine region's emerging blue economy innovation cluster in the short and long term. In the short term, the project will act as a growth and resilience platform for blue tech startups and small seafood businesses...

The University of Rhode Island Research Foundation (URI Research Foundation) received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The grant will support the Rhode Island Blue Economy Tech Cluster Coalition, led by the URI Research Foundation, to diversify the state's blue economy away from its current concentration in tourism and toward blue tech and ocean renewables industries....

This $3 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program funds the Blue Angels Upswell Project. The project will deliver capacity building for angel investors and bluetech startups through 2025. Key services include recruiting diverse angel investors, increasing investors' scientific and market knowledge of bluetech through showcases and e-learning, and educating investors on angel investment strategies and...

The Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) was awarded a $1.5 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program to expand its Blue Economy Initiative through September 2024. The Blue Economy Initiative applies technology to traditional and emerging marine industries to spur sustainable economic growth and job creation in the Gulf of Maine region. GMRI's Gulf of Maine Ventures office will use the funding to...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $496,806 Cooperative Agreement under the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) federal grant program (CFDA 11.012) to Washington Maritime Blue, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the blue economy in the Pacific Northwest. The funding supports Washington Maritime Blue's efforts to scale its national "Maritime Blue" programming, which includes an innovation accelerator, startup incubators, and...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program, CFDA 47.083, provides $749,997 to Rutgers, The State University for the project "NSF CONVERGENCE ACCELERATOR TRACK E: REGIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTIONS TO ENABLE EQUITABLE OCEAN PLANNING FOR THE BLUE ECONOMY." The funding period is from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. Through this award and sub-awards to The Nature Conservancy, the University of Connecticut, the University of...

This $238,855 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports the establishment of the Center for Growing Ocean Energy Technologies and the Blue Economy (GO BLUE) at the Stevens Institute of Technology. This industry-university cooperative research center will conduct faculty-driven, industry-relevant, basic research to create new knowledge and innovations that address critical challenges in the marine energy ecosystem. The center engages...

The Blue DOT Sea Farms, SPC was awarded a $100,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (CFDA 10.212) to develop paradigm shift technology for scalable, high-density, high-yield commercial multi-species mariculture. The SBIR/STTR programs support scientific excellence and technological innovation through federal...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $249,299 Cooperative Agreement under the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) federal grant program (CFDA 11.012) to Seaahead, Inc. The award will fund a 21-month project to: 1) strengthen Seaahead's core functions, programs, and partnerships; 2) translate ocean climate resilience needs for U.S. deep tech leadership; 3) bridge the commercialization gap for ocean startups; and 4) expand diversity, equity, and inclusion...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $913,148 Project Grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) federal grant program to 401 TECH Bridge in Kingston, Rhode Island. The grant period runs from April 15, 2021 through December 31, 2022. Under the award, 401 TECH Bridge will deliver a Blue Tech startup accelerator program. MassChallenge Inc. will execute a 15-20 startup cohort within its 2021 accelerator and fellowship program, administering...