The $749,216 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program will fund the launch and operation of a new 50,000 square foot business incubator and accelerator space in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The incubator will provide access to mentoring, seed and early-stage investment, office and meeting space, and resources to support new business formation and job growth in technology and innovation. Key services include increasing...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $598,095 Project Grant under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program to Tulsa Community Foundation. The grant will support Tulsa Innovation Labs in providing executive leadership, program management, and coordination for the BLOOMOK initiative. BLOOMOK will build Oklahoma's regional economy through scalable start-ups by supporting regional early-stage investors and augmenting their capacity and expertise in virtual health....
This $3,060,344 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's BUILD TO SCALE program funds the Stitchcrew Vest Her Ventures project. The project establishes one of Oklahoma's first accelerators to connect traditionally overlooked entrepreneurs with capital, networks, and resources needed to build and scale companies. It provides executive coaching to over 100 members annually and uses its extended network as a talent bank and trusted pipeline. Stitchcrew and...
This $3.12 million Economic Development Administration Project Grant supports the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma in building a fixed wireless high-speed internet network in the Ada, Oklahoma region. The network will provide expanded access to high-speed internet as a public service, promoting entrepreneurship, workforce development, and new employment opportunities with improved wages. Administered through the Economic Adjustment Assistance program, this EDA grant aims to spur private investment...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $1.5 million Project Grant to Innovate Mississippi under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program (CFDA 11.024) to develop the statewide ecosystem through the COBuilders Accelerator Project. The grant will fund a coordinated virtual accelerator unlocking resources like mentors, service providers, and investment capital across underrepresented regions in Mississippi. Over a 24-month period starting November 1, 2022,...
The Economic Development Administration awarded a $3.8 million project grant to the Oklahoma City Economic Development Foundation under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The grant will support the Oklahoma Biotech Innovation Cluster led by the Foundation to expand the biotechnology industry in the Oklahoma City region. Projects include a commercialization program, expansion of the region's clinical trials center, biotech startup support, and a bioprocessing core facility and...
The Arizona Commerce Authority will receive $1.5 million through the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program to develop an entrepreneurial development program in Phoenix, Arizona from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The program will provide Phoenix-area startup entrepreneurial businesses with access to product development facilities and equipment, mentors and investors, and help develop intra-industry partnerships in...
The Oklahoma City Economic Development Foundation was awarded a $498,575 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The grant will support the Oklahoma Biotech Innovation Cluster, comprised of government agencies, academic institutions, community organizations and industry partners led by the Foundation. The grant funds will be used to invest in infrastructure including laboratories, research facilities, a...
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...
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...