Project Grant ED21AUS3020013

The Economic and Community Development Institute Inc. was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the Small Business Administration Office of Capital Access under the Prime Technical Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #59.050). The grant will support the provision of training and capacity building services to microentrepreneurs through September 2022. Specifically, Ecdi will enhance the management capabilities of microbusiness owners in starting, expanding, or growing their operations. The...

The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $7 million cooperative agreement to the State Science & Technology Institute (SSTI) and Association of University Research Parks (AURP) under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program (CFDA #11.307). Over four years, SSTI and AURP will establish a Technology-Based Economic Development Community of Practice to strengthen the capacity of EDA grantees. They will identify and share best practices, foster...

The Economic & Community Development Institute Inc. was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the Small Business Administration Office of Capital Access under the Prime Technical Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #59.050). The grant will support the delivery of technical assistance and capacity building services to microenterprises and microentrepreneurs from September 30, 2022 to September 29, 2023. Specifically, the funding will be used to provide training to increase the number of...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Technical Assistance for Treatment Works program (CFDA 66.446) to the Rural Community Assistance Partnership, Inc. (RCAP). The funding will support RCAP and its network of five regional partner organizations in providing in-person and remote training and technical assistance (TA) to owners, operators, and managers of lagoon wastewater treatment systems across the United States, territories, and tribal...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $5,000,000 Project Grant under the Technical Assistance for Treatment Works (CFDA 66.446) program to the Rural Community Assistance Partnership, Inc. (RCAP). RCAP will utilize this 3-year grant to provide in-person and remote training and technical assistance to small, rural, and tribal communities across the U.S., territories, and tribal lands. The goal is to improve the compliance and long-term financial sustainability of publicly...

The Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $2,316,000 Project Grant under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300) to the Arkansas Construction Education Foundation (ACEF) to support the renovation of a building adjacent to its headquarters in Little Rock, Arkansas. The project work includes constructing state-of-the-art classrooms and laboratory space to expand ACEF's highways construction training and apprenticeship programs....

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Technical Assistance Collaborative, Inc. received a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Policy Development and Research, under the Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building program (CFDA 14.259). The award, effective March 31, 2026, through September 30, 2029, funds the organization to build organizational capacity among HUD grantees and subgrantees managing Continuum of...

This $499,999 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Finance Center (CFDA 66.203) Grant Program, provides funding to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (doing business as the Patrick Center for Environmental Research) to deliver technical assistance and capacity building services to underserved communities in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and along the Delaware Route 9 corridor. The key activities under this...

The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) was awarded a $605,286 cooperative agreement by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) program. The CAP-SSSE program provides funding to states and territories to provide technical assistance to communities participating in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and to evaluate community compliance with NFIP regulations. Under this...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office for Water awarded a $3,000,000 Project Grant under the Technical Assistance for Treatment Works (CFDA 66.446) program to the Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated (RCAP) to reduce barriers for Tribes to access infrastructure funding. Through this grant, RCAP and its subrecipient partners will provide in-depth technical assistance projects, develop a Tribal septic assessment tool, and deliver a variety of trainings on technical,...