Project Grant ED24DEN0G0593
- The County of Larimer, Colorado will leverage $1.23 million in Economic Adjustment Assistance from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration to implement a regional workforce strategy through September 9, 2022. The strategy aims to support inclusive economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic by developing and retaining talent through sector partnerships. These partnerships will help employers align education and workforce resources with industry needs and the local...
- 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 Estes Park Economic Development Corporation (EDC) will receive $868,776 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The EDA funding will support EDC's efforts to diversify and strengthen the business environment in Estes Park, Colorado following negative impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, EDC will scale its business accelerator services program to help businesses create stronger...
- This $846,800 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program supports the County of Huerfano, Colorado in establishing a pop-up retail business incubator and maker program in Walsenburg, Colorado. The incubator will offer selected participants business development services, access to a fabrication workspace, and an online marketplace to launch and test physical and online retail concepts from idea through business...
- This $500,000 Economic Development Administration Project Grant supports the Colorado Coalition, led by Innosphere Ventures, to grow the Colorado Front Range regions intensive R&D growth cluster in STEM. The Coalition will develop six construction projects focused on biosciences and cleantech industries. It will grow cluster employment, particularly for Black and Latinx workers, and incubate STEM startups, especially those owned by people of color. The Department of Commerce Economic...
- The Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership (ERCGP) will receive $650,642 under a three-year Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program. The grant-funded FIRE & ICE project aims to expand Erie, Pennsylvania's entrepreneurial ecosystem by investing in technical assistance, strategic connections, and introductions to potential customers for portfolio companies in the FIRE Accelerator. Now in its fourth year, the...
- This $3.2 million Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration project grant funds the Lab to Life program at Colorado State University Research Foundation. The program will establish partnerships between Colorado State University and the Colorado State Research Foundation to commercialize research-based clean technologies and sustainability startups. Specifically, the Lab to Life program will support transforming intellectual property into 3 to 5 startup companies annually over...
- 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 Economic Development Administration awarded a $2.7 million Project Grant to the West Community Economic Development Corporation to expand services at the Kitchen Network Park Hill Incubator facility in Denver, Colorado. Under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program, the funding will support personnel and equipment to build out kitchen facilities, provide onsite culinary training, business classes, and financial literacy programs through January 2026. The project aims to support an...
- The Southern Colorado Economic Development District (SCEDD) was awarded $507,919 under the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's (EDA) Economic Adjustment Assistance program to develop a regional broadband plan for middle-mile fiber network infrastructure. The project will create a blueprint to install critical broadband infrastructure providing fast, reliable broadband access for residents and businesses across a 13-county region in Colorado, including underserved...
THIS EDA INVESTMENT WILL CREATE NEW AND UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT BY EXPANDING LOCAL CAPACITY AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES IN LARIMER COUNTY, COLORADO. THE BUSINESS WAREHOUSE ACCELERATOR?S PROJECT FIREWEED WILL LEVERAGE EXISTING PRIVATE-SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS TO SUPPORT EMERGING SMALL MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY-BASED BUSINESSES IN THE REGION. THE PROJECT ADDRESSES A CRITICAL GAP IN THE REGIONAL ENTREPRENEURIAL AND STARTUP SUPPORT ECOSYSTEM BY ASSISTING SECOND-STAGE MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES IN OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO SCALE, BE SUSTAINABLE, AND PROMOTE LONG-TERM ECONOMIC IMPACT. THE PROJECT WILL FOSTER ECONOMIC RESILIENCE AND SUPPORT LONG-TERM RECOVERY FROM NATURAL DISASTERS AND WILDFIRES BY IMPROVING ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION, EXPANDING TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND ENABLING ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL BUSINESS RESOURCES.THE PROJECT IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (CEDS) DEVELOPED BY UPSTATE COLORADO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IT IS THE FIRST PROJECT IN THE REGION UNDER THEIR NEW CEDS.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $544.0k | 12/11/24 |