Project Grant ED21HDQ0240091
- 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...
- The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $3 million Project Grant to the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber through September 2024 under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program (CFDA 11.024). The grant will support the Chamber's accelerator program to advance the development of sizeable minority-owned businesses. Key services to be delivered include comprehensive business assessments and growth plans with detailed financial projections and capital needs assessments....
- This $3 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) Project Grant funds the Pacific Northwest Scalable Technology Startup Business Capital Fund Development Project administered as a strategic partnership between Regional Accelerator & Innovation Network (Rain Catalysts) and the Portland Seed Fund. The project aims to elevate and invest in scalable technology startups led primarily by Pacific Northwest women and Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) founders through Rain...
- 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 Ohio Aerospace Institute (OAI) was awarded a $1.5 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program (CFDA 11.024) to provide outreach, engagement, and implementation services to established small minority business enterprises in Northeast Ohio's innovation ecosystem from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. The project aims to bridge resource gaps and increase support for small minority businesses...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), authorized under the CFDA 59.043 Women's Business Ownership Assistance program, provides $150,000 in funding to the Economic And Community Development Institute, Inc. (ECDI), a non-profit community development corporation located in Columbus, Ohio. The funding enables ECDI to deliver comprehensive entrepreneurial development services tailored to support women-owned, minority-owned, and low-income small...
- This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $150,000 was granted by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance program (CFDA 59.043). The award recipient is the Economic And Community Development Institute, Inc. (ECDI), a non-profit organization based in Columbus, Ohio. Through this funding, ECDI will provide comprehensive entrepreneurial development services specifically tailored to support women-owned, minority-owned, and low-income small...
- Northeast Entrepreneur Fund, Inc. was awarded a two-year, $150,000 Project Grant from the Small Business Administration's Office of Entrepreneurial Development under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #59.043). Through this funding, Northeast Entrepreneur Fund will provide training and counseling services to assist small businesses owned and controlled by women. Specifically, the organization will work to remove discriminatory barriers faced by women...
- The Small Business Administration Office of Entrepreneurial Development awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to Access To Capital For Entrepreneurs, Inc. under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 59.043). The grant will fund Access To Capital For Entrepreneurs, Inc. to deliver training and counseling services from September 30, 2022 to September 29, 2025 to assist small businesses owned and controlled by women. Specifically, the organization will work to remove...
- The Small Business Administration Office of Entrepreneurial Development awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to Access To Capital For Entrepreneurs, Inc. under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 59.043). The grant will fund Access To Capital For Entrepreneurs, Inc. to provide training and counseling services to small businesses owned and controlled by women. Specifically, the organization will assist women entrepreneurs in Cleveland, Georgia through removing...
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES FACED BY WOMEN AND ENTREPRENEURS OF COLOR. THE RECIPIENT WILL EXPAND TWO KEY PROGRAM AREAS CENTRAL TO SUPPORTING DIVERSE FOUNDERS AND TWO ECOSYSTEM BUILDING ELEMENTS TO ENHANCE REGIONAL CAPACITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF RESOURCES. THE RECIPIENT ANTICIPATES ADVANCING MENTORING EFFORTS, NETWORKS AND SUPPORT RESOURCES. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: EXPAND THE TEAM OF MENTORS AND ADVISORS, RECRUIT AND TRAIN 20 OR MORE DIVERSE MEMBERS ON STARTUPS. PROVIDE CULTURAL COMPETENCY TRAINING TO EXISTING MENTORS AND THE REV1 TEAM AS PART OF ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. PROVIDE COHORT EDUCATION AND PEER NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES AND FORM AN INCLUSIVE COUNCIL TO IMPROVE REGIONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND IDENTIFY SHARED STRATEGIES. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: ASSIST MORE WOMAN FOUNDERS WITH STARTUP SERVICES IN CONCEPT AND SEED STAGES. HELP BLACK ENTREPRENEURS EXPAND THEIR NETWORKS AND EXPOSE DIVERSE, YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS TO CAREER PATHWAYS IN INNO
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | ($604k) | 10/7/23 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 6/16/22 | ||
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| Not listed | $1.4m | 9/22/21 |