The $1.14 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's (EDA) Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program will support the resilience and revitalization of key sectors in Las Vegas, Nevada through the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Funding will supply technical software to UNLV innovation labs and provide businesses an assistance program with expert counseling. The labs will also open to small and medium enterprises in need....
This $8 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's BUILD TO SCALE program will fund the Oasis Accelerator: Inland Empire Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Development Project led by the Regents of the University of California at Riverside from November 1, 2022 to October 31, 2025. The project will create an interconnected network of test beds and domain experts administered by the Oasis Accelerator to conduct research and demonstration projects...
The Economic Development Administration awarded a $2.75 million Project Grant to the Nevada Business Opportunity Fund on September 21, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The grant will help establish a revolving loan fund in Clark County, Nevada to provide affordable capital and technical assistance to underserved portions of the county including minority business owners and women. The revolving loan fund and technical assistance services will be delivered through 2025 in...
The Economic Development Administration awarded a $2.586 million Project Grant to the Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education, doing business as the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, to develop a program facilitating economic recovery, resilience, and diversification in the regional tourism industry through September 2024. As part of the Economic Adjustment Assistance program, which provides technical, planning, and infrastructure assistance to regions experiencing adverse...
The Economic Development Administration awarded a $29.7 million Project Grant to Nevadaworks under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The grant will support Nevadaworks' Northern Nevada Equity in Employment Project from September 2022 to June 2025. The project aims to build a regional workforce system across four key industry sectors - manufacturing, healthcare, information technology, and transportation/logistics - by leveraging partnerships with backbone organizations representing...
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...
The Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance Coalition was awarded a $455,500 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The grant supports four complementary projects to refine strategic economic recovery planning and catalyze job and wage growth in advanced manufacturing industries in the Las Vegas region. Specifically, the funding will support expanding a water line to support manufacturing, developing a...
This $4.7 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's BUILD TO SCALE program funds the Scale Up New Mexico project led by New Mexico State University's Arrowhead Center. The grant supports expanding the Center's existing innovation and commercialization programming for New Mexico startups over three years from November 2022 to October 2025. Key services include accelerators to help technology startups with commercial potential through activities...
The Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development will receive $1 million through the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) to develop a statewide economic development plan under the project grant award. The grant funds will support planning efforts from November 2021 through April 2024 to boost Nevada's economic development, combat climate change impacts, and aid the state's recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. As...
This $2.26 million project grant from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration funds the Capital Gravity Arizona: Startup and Innovation Ecosystem Capital Accelerator Program. Delivered by Next Foundation, the program aims to create Capital Gravity Arizona, a transformational capital accelerator for Arizona's startup and innovation ecosystems. Key services include welcome programming, pipeline access, diverse learning communities, and innovation ecosystems for each cohort...