Project Grant P047M220220

The Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) awarded a $1.125 million cooperative agreement to the USBC Community Economic Development Corporation under the MBDA Business Center federal grant program (CFDA #11.805) for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2026. Under this cooperative agreement, USBC will operate as an MBDA Business Center, providing technical business assistance and advisory services to minority-owned businesses. Specifically, the substantial...

The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) awarded Morgan State University a $599,998 Project Grant under the MBDA Business Center federal grant program (CFDA #11.805). The grant will support the university's delivery of entrepreneurship assistance services to formerly incarcerated individuals from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023. Services provided include educational programs, workshops, and entrepreneurial training to promote and ensure the growth of minority enterprises, as well...

The Morgan State University Foundation, Inc. (MSUF) received a $150,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance program (CFDA 59.043). The grant, awarded on September 30, 2023, will fund MSUF to provide training, counseling, and technical assistance to small businesses owned and controlled by women, with an emphasis on socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, in the Baltimore, MD area. The goal is to help...

The University of Memphis was awarded a $2.8 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program (CFDA #11.024) to fund the Black Wealth Advancement through New Business and Knowledge Development (BANK) initiative. BANK will provide infrastructure and staffing to raise $5.3 million in equity capital over three years to transform 20 microbusinesses annually into scalable small businesses in the technology sector....

Ball State University received a $1,755,434 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the American History and Civics Education program (CFDA 84.422) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. The award supports the CREATE250 initiative, which is designed to expand the civic promise for all students through evidence-based instructional strategies and educational programming in American history and civics. Under this...

The University of Maryland, College Park will launch the UMD Terrapin Fund to provide early-stage risk capital and entrepreneurial support services to University-affiliated startups through September 2024. Funded by a $667,527 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration under the BUILD TO SCALE program, the UMD Terrapin Fund aims to accelerate the commercial success of startup companies emerging from the University's innovation ecosystem. The Fund will...

Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Maryland, College Park received a $460,000 Project Grant award from the Small Business Administration's Office of Veterans Business Development under the Veterans Outreach Program (CFDA 59.044) for the period May 1, 2025 through April 30, 2026. Under this award, the university will deliver entrepreneurship training and support services to military-connected individuals, including veterans, service-disabled veterans, transitioning service members, and...

The Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) awarded a $1.4 million Project Grant to Rice University under the Minority Business Resource Development program (CFDA 11.802) to establish Inner City Innovation Hub Projects. The grant period is from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023. The projects will incorporate research and technology transfer, digital innovation, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and entrepreneurship to assist business clients or provide...

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), a historically black college and university (HBCU), was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program (CFDA 16.525). The grant will enable UMES, in collaboration with its campus partners, to create culturally specific strategies tailored to LGBTQ+ students and other underserved...

The One Hundred Black Men of New York (OHBM) will use a $4.99 million Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to establish five Business and Entrepreneurship Centers across New York City. The centers will provide business training, mentoring, mental health coaching, and other services to 400 formerly incarcerated or justice-involved Black men ages 18-29 over a...