Project Grant ED22HDQ0240151
- 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 Arizona Commerce Authority was awarded a $1 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The grant will support statewide planning efforts to boost economic development, combat climate change impacts, and aid pandemic recovery across Arizona through April 2024. As part of EDA's American Rescue Plan statewide planning program, the funding will allow Arizona to develop a comprehensive...
- This $1.2 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's BUILD TO SCALE program will fund the Diversify-Connect-Fund Project to support the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Greater Charlottesville, Virginia. The two-year project aims to improve outcomes for underrepresented startup founders and investors. Key services include an Angel Academy program modeled after an accelerator to provide outreach, recruitment, selection and six-to-eight week training...
- This $7.18 million Economic Development Administration Project Grant funds the Nevada Innovation Ecosystem Entrepreneurial Technical Assistance Project administered by StartupNV. The project scales an online incubator program and establishes new startup education programs statewide. IncubatENV provides rural founders opportunities to advance their startups. Founder University Nevada establishes structured training covering problematic areas identified over five years. Ecosystem Las Vegas...
- 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,...
- This $3.2 million project grant from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration funds the Upstate NY Capital Gap Angel Fund. The grant supports the launch of a new seed fund to expand venture capital investment and mentorship opportunities for underserved entrepreneurs across upstate New York. The awardee, Excell Partners, Inc., will use the three-year grant to attract follow-on capital for portfolio companies by mentoring ventures. Once implemented, the Upstate NY...
- The Northern Arizona Technology & Business Incubator, Inc., doing business as the Northern Arizona Center, received a $970,000 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration on April 15, 2021 to develop and demonstrate virtual economic development strategic planning tools through October 31, 2022. Funded under the EDA's Economic Adjustment Assistance program, the award will support the creation and demonstration of powerful online tools to aid rural...
- The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $325,000 Project Grant to the Rockies Venture Institute under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The grant will support the creation of a business accelerator program in Denver, Colorado to expand access to startup mentorship and services. The program includes four main elements: three hyper accelerators to provide intensive mentorship to startups, a monthly pitch academy to help entrepreneurs refine...
- 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...
- 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...
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 of participants. The program also provides educational initiatives and learning frameworks to activate up to 500 new high-net-worth Arizonans as first-time startup investors, launch 5-10 new seed-stage funds, attract up to $50 million in new growth capital, and enable up to 250 underrepresented individuals to become accredited investors. If successful, it intends to ensure access to capital accelerator resources across Arizona, especially in rural areas outside major cities. The award advances the goals of the BUILD TO SCALE program under the CFDA, which supports technology-based economic development and the scaling of technology-driven businesses to create high-skill jobs.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $520.0k | 9/21/22 | ||
| Not listed | $520.0k | 9/21/22 |