Project Grant ED21HDQ3070023
- The Center for Advancing Innovation, Inc. was awarded a $2.49 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program (CFDA 11.024) to launch the Global Health Innovation Challenge. Over three years, the Center will source and launch over 60 high-growth startups in the Washington D.C. metro area to address global health threats using technology. The startups will focus on preventing, diagnosing, treating and...
- This $4.3 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) funds the Massachusetts Manufacturing Emergency Response Team 2.0 (MERT 2.0) initiative. The award date was April 15, 2021. The funding supports continued efforts to assist Massachusetts manufacturers in pivoting production capabilities to critical supplies like personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Key partners -...
- This $474,650 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) supports Exponential Impact's Survive and Thrive (S&T) initiative in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The S&T initiative aims to achieve equitable outcomes for recovering small businesses in El Paso County impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic through holistic support services with an emphasis on underrepresented founders. Services include immediate relief for organizations combined with...
- This $830,200 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Talent Challenge Program will fund the LabCentral Ignite Career Forge: Making the Biotech Industry More Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive program. The program aims to place over 200 people into entry-level roles with 100 employers in innovative research labs over three years. It will increase awareness of career opportunities in the biotech...
- The University of Missouri at Kansas City received a $988,847 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) on April 15, 2021. The grant will support the Comeback KC Ventures: Sprinting to COVID Solutions in the Kansas City Region initiative through March 31, 2023. The initiative aims to accelerate innovation and entrepreneurship in the Kansas City region to address economic risks posed by...
- The Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives Inc. (MBI) received a $315,251 Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The grant funding will support MBI's "BUILDING BOLT ON EXECUTIVE TEAMS TO HELP LIFE SCIENCE COMPANIES SPRINT TO MARKET" project. This project aims to help life science companies in Worcester, MA accelerate their time to market by providing executive coaching and...
- This $3.75 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) Project Grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program capitalizes a revolving loan fund (RLF) administered by the South Eastern Economic Development Corporation. The RLF will provide access to capital for small businesses and entrepreneurs in eight counties in Massachusetts to recover from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and promote job creation and private investment. Awarded on April 28, 2022, the...
- This $303,474 Economic Adjustment Assistance Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration will support Entrepreneurship For All, Inc. to deliver technical assistance services for entrepreneurs and small businesses in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Eforall will provide resources and guidance to help launch new businesses and stabilize existing operations in Essex County through April 2024. The grant aims to address long-term economic distress and accelerated job...
- This $16.2 million Economic Development Administration project grant to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, awarded under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program on November 15, 2021, funds tourism marketing and infrastructure projects across the state to rejuvenate leisure, business, and international travel in the post-pandemic period. Through five sub-awards totaling the full award amount, regional tourism councils and associations in Boston, Cape Cod, Central Massachusetts,...
- The Commonwealth of Massachusetts received a $1 million project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) to undertake two initiatives from October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2024. The Massachusetts Broadband Institute will receive $700,000 to map broadband infrastructure gaps and substandard quality of service across the state. This study will inform how the Commonwealth allocates its proposed $100...
WE PROPOSE USING THIS GRANT TO DEVELOP AND RUN TWO COVID-19 RECOVERY CHALLENGES DESIGNED TO SOURCE, ACCELERATE, AND VALIDATE POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS TO HELP THE ECONOMIES OF MASSACHUSETTS AND THE US RECOVER FROM COVID-19 MORE QUICKLY. THE OVERALL CHALLENGE PROGRAM GOALS ARE TO: ACCELERATE THE RATE AT WHICH COVID-RELATED DIGITAL HEALTH INNOVATIONS ARE VALIDATED; ACCELERATE THE RATE AT WHICH THESE INNOVATIONS GET TO MARKET; INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS DIGITAL HEALTH SANDBOX NETWORK RESOURCES; AND, STRENGTHEN THE MASSACHUSETTS DIGITAL HEALTH ECOSYSTEM THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS THE STATE, BRINGING INNOVATORS FROM ONE REGION TO PARTNER WITH SANDBOXES IN OTHER REGIONS THIS GRANT PROPOSAL IS DESIGNED TO DIRECTLY SUPPORT THREE OF THE KEY AIMS OF THE FY2020 SPRINT CHALLENGE: SCALING INNOVATIVE BIOTECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGIES AND SOLUTIONS TO MARKET - WE DO THIS BY FINDING AND SUPPORTING THE GROWTH OF INNOVATIVE DIGITAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. THE BUSINESS ACCELERATOR COMPONENT AND TESTING WITHIN DIGITAL HEALTH SANDBOXES HAVE BOTH BEEN PROVEN TO SUPPORT INCREASED SCALE AND SPEED TO MARKET FOR INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS. INCREASING REGIONAL AND GOVERNMENT CONNECTIVITY ACROSS INNOVATION CLUSTERS - WE DO THIS THROUGH A COMBINATION OF EVENTS HIGHLIGHTING THE DIGITAL HEALTH SANDBOX NETWORK TO ENTREPRENEURS AND EVENTS SHOWCASING THE WINNING SOLUTIONS OF OUR COVID-19 RECOVERY CHALLENGES (CHALLENGES). IN THE LONGER TERM, BY INCREASING AWARENESS OF THE DIGITAL HEALTH SANDBOX NETWORK AND ITS CAPABILITIES, WE WILL INCREASE THE VIBRANCY AND OVERALL RESILIENCE OF THE MASSACHUSETTS DIGITAL HEALTH ECOSYSTEM, LEADING TO BETTER AND QUICKER RECOVERY FROM THE ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC. DEVELOPING AND SCALING INNOVATIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUPPORT MODELS - WE DO THIS BY WORKING WITH LEVER, A PROVEN PARTNER IN SUPPORTING MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF COMPANIES, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY WE HAVE HAD RECENT SUCCESS WORKING WITH LEVER THROUGH THE MASSACHUSETTS COVID-19 INNOVATION CHALLENGE SERIES THAT HELPED PIVOTING MANUFACTURERS ACCELERATE BRINGING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) TO MARKET
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | ($36k) | 10/7/23 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 10/13/22 | ||
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| Not listed | $682.9k | 3/31/21 | ||
| Not listed | $682.9k | 3/31/21 |