Project Grant ED21HDQ0240066
- 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...
- This federal Project Grant award of $200,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service and Rural Business Cooperative Services through the Rural Cooperative Development Grants (RCDG) program (CFDA 10.771). The grant recipient, Brattleboro Development Credit Corp (BDCC), will use the funding to support technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and business planning services for individuals and entities seeking to establish, expand, or enhance rural...
- 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...
- The Shenandoah Community Capital Fund, Inc. received a $1.5 million Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program. The three-year award ending in September 2024 will support the REV Initiative to develop a scalable tech startup ecosystem in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia. Key activities to be undertaken by the REV Initiative include engaging the local community to create a regional innovation...
- This $116,500 Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (CFDA 10.351) will fund initiatives by the Brighton Community Forum Inc. (doing business as Island Pond Renewal Committee) to promote sustainable economic growth and facilitate the development of small and emerging private businesses in rural Vermont communities. The award will support technical assistance, business counseling, market research, workforce development, and lending programs to help...
- This Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration supports the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for Windsor County, Vermont through March 2023. The Eastern Vermont Economic Development District, Inc. will receive $210,000 to coordinate the CEDS process with public and private sector stakeholders in the region. Through the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302), EDA...
- The Economic Development Administration awarded a $2.17 million Project Grant to Vilcap, Inc. to develop lasting investment infrastructure for technology startups led by founders of color in the Southeast region of the United States. Under the Resource Invests initiative funded through the agency's BUILD TO SCALE program (CFDA #11.024), Vilcap will work with the Black Innovation Alliance from November 2022 to April 2024 to launch infrastructure and a replicable model to improve...
- The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service Community Facilities awarded $250,000 to Brattleboro Development Credit Corp through the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) on September 7, 2022. This Project Grant will support rural cooperative development initiatives through September 7, 2023. The Community Facilities Loans and Grants program aims to construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve community facilities providing essential services to rural residents....
- The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $702,359 Project Grant to the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program (CFDA 11.307). The grant will support the Vermont Farm and Forest Economy Initiative to provide technical assistance to up to 135 businesses in Vermont's farm and forest sectors experiencing long-term economic injury from the COVID-19 pandemic. Through customized business coaching, the initiative...
The Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC) received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program (CFDA 11.024) to establish the Windham Seed Fund. The Windham Seed Fund will provide early stage risk capital funding and business support services to 12-15 scalable businesses located in southeastern Vermont's Windham region through September 2024. Funded businesses are expected to generate 124 new jobs. Services include mentorship, peer-to-peer entrepreneur support, incubation, acceleration, and technical assistance. The goal is to increase capital access and diversify the regional economy in rural Windham County following the closure of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $250.0k | 9/20/21 |