The University of Rhode Island Research Foundation (URI Research Foundation) received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The grant will support the Rhode Island Blue Economy Tech Cluster Coalition, led by the URI Research Foundation, to diversify the state's blue economy away from its current concentration in tourism and toward blue tech and ocean renewables industries....
The Economic Development Administration awarded a $5.2 million Project Grant to Skills For Rhode Island's Future under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The grant will support the establishment of the Rhode Island Small Business Development Hub to provide human resources, legal, finance, accounting, marketing and other professional services to small businesses statewide. Services will be available to small businesses in Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence and Washington...
This $1 million Economic Adjustment Assistance award from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration supports the development of a comprehensive economic development strategy for the state of Rhode Island. Through March 2024, the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation will deliver technical assistance services to develop long-term economic development plans, build statewide capacity for coordinating EDA grants and other opportunities, and facilitate regional coordination on...
The Rhode Island Commerce Corporation received a $10.6 million project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The funding will support marketing, infrastructure, workforce development and other projects to revitalize safe leisure, business and international travel in North Providence, Rhode Island as part of EDA's $750 million American Rescue Plan Travel, Tourism & Outdoor Recreation program. The...
The Economic Development Administration awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Washington Maritime Blue under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The grant supports a coalition led by Washington Maritime Blue to advance the blue economy cluster in the Pacific Northwest region through 2023. Key deliverables include strategic roadmapping, market and industry analysis, comprehensive business incubation and acceleration services, and an equitable workforce development program. The coalition...
This $3 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program funds the Blue Angels Upswell Project. The project will deliver capacity building for angel investors and bluetech startups through 2025. Key services include recruiting diverse angel investors, increasing investors' scientific and market knowledge of bluetech through showcases and e-learning, and educating investors on angel investment strategies and...
The University of Rhode Island Research Foundation (URI RS) was awarded a $6.5 million Project Grant from the Department of Defense Washington Headquarters Service Office of Economic Adjustment under the Community Investment federal grant program (CFDA 12.600). The grant will support the Rhode Island Manufacturing to Accelerate the Defense Ecosystem (RI MADE) initiative through December 2025. RI MADE aims to strengthen Rhode Island's defense manufacturing sector and supply chain through URI RS's...
The Gulf of Maine Research Institute was awarded a $2.63 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The grant will support the Blue Innovation Recovery Project, which aims to strengthen the Gulf of Maine region's emerging blue economy innovation cluster in the short and long term. In the short term, the project will act as a growth and resilience platform for blue tech startups and small seafood businesses...
This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $3,600,000.00 was issued by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The award was granted to the University of Rhode Island (URI) on February 1, 2025, with a completion date of January 31, 2028. The project will support diverse workforce development and community enhancement initiatives in Rhode Island, including job...
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...