Project Grant ED22HDQ0240142
- This $3.874 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program will fund construction of the 45,000 square foot Tampa Bay Innovation Center incubator in Belleair, Florida. The incubator aims to support economic diversification and resilience in Pinellas County following employment losses in the industrial sector from Hurricane Irma by facilitating private sector job creation and...
- The Economic Development Administration awarded a $3,012,888 Project Grant to the Leon County Research & Development Authority to launch the North Florida Innovation Labs Technology Accelerator. Under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program (CFDA #11.024), which supports the development of technology-focused business ecosystems, the funding will provide programmatic and operational support from November 1, 2022 to October 31, 2025. Specifically, the grant combines a technology-focused...
- The Small Business Administration awarded Tampa Bay Wave, Inc. a $500,000 Congressional Community Project Grant under the Congressional Grants program (CFDA 59.059) to support small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives from June 2023 through July 2024. The grant funding will allow Tampa Bay Wave, Inc., a non-profit organization, to provide programmatic and construction activities to foster small business growth and new business formation in the Tampa, FL area. The...
- The Green Bay Accelerator Program Project received a $1.87 million Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program (CFDA 11.024). The funding will support coordinating resources, connecting people and businesses, and creating an environment to foster innovation, technology commercialization, and entrepreneurial activity across the Greater Green Bay, Wisconsin region through October 2025. Specifically, the...
- 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 (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 $280,000 Project Grant to the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council to support development of a Disaster Recovery Coordinator position. This position will deliver long-term economic recovery and resiliency services for the Tampa Bay region under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). Specifically, the Coordinator will assist small local governments recovering from Hurricane Ian's devastation, enabling businesses to reopen and...
- 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...
- The City and County of Denver received a $6,180,520 Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program (CFDA 11.024) to fund the Denver's TechUp project. The three-year project will provide a multi-tiered entrepreneurship program focused on technology and targeted towards Black, Indigenous and other People of Color entrepreneurs in the Denver area. Delivered in partnership with Access Mode, University of Colorado...
- The Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce will receive $2.7 million under a Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's BUILD TO SCALE program (CFDA 11.024) to expand the Enterprise Capital Alliance Capital Fund Deployment Project. The project aims to foster connections between Washington entrepreneurial activity and national Fortune 500 companies through the Enterprise Capital Alliance program within the Chamber's Technology Alliance. This will...
The Tampa Bay Wave Inc. was awarded an $8,274,640 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program (CFDA #11.024) to fund the Tampa Bay Cybersecurity/FinTech and HealthTech Accelerator + Innovation Network (TB CFHAIN) project. The project aims to support the creation of 180 new high-growth startups and retention of 2,730 jobs through nine 90-day accelerator cohorts tailored for the cybersecurity, finance, and healthcare industries. Tampa Bay Wave will expand its programming and leverage its network of 150+ mentors and 400+ investors to support accelerator alumni and local tech startups. The project will also greatly expand investor outreach, launch an investor portal, and increase support for SBIR/STTR programs. Completion is expected by October 2025.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $2.0m | 9/21/22 | ||
| Not listed | $2.0m | 9/21/22 |