Project Grant R18FD004936

Southern Utah University will receive $1,498,668 from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program to support its Accelerating Innovators: Fueling Cedar City Regional Startups Project from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. The project aims to stimulate entrepreneurial innovation, scalable startups, and job creation in Cedar City, Utah by enhancing the region's overall innovation capacity and long-term resilience. Key...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $509,398 to The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) and Cleveland State Community College (CSCC) to develop the EXPAND TN: Explorations program. EXPAND TN will provide at least 120 dual enrollment high school students from rural Southeast Tennessee counties with experiential learning opportunities to explore advanced...

This $870,657 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration supports the Catalyst Campus for Technology and Innovation in creating a technology business accelerator program in Ogden, Utah. The accelerator program will provide training and support services to entrepreneurs in the defense and aerospace industries, with the goal of boosting business growth and job creation in the region. Funded through the EDA's Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, will provide $298,289 to Cleveland State Community College (CSCC) and the University of Tennessee Chattanooga (UTC) to develop and implement the EXPAND TN program. EXPAND TN will engage at least 120 dual enrollment high school students from rural counties in Southeast Tennessee, primarily low-income and first-generation students, in a...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded South Central Utah Telephone Association, Inc. a $3,485,976 Project Grant under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) on March 2, 2023. The grant will support infrastructure investments and jobs to expand broadband service in Escalante, Utah through March 2, 2025. As the awardee, South Central Utah Telephone Association will deliver broadband deployment projects in rural areas lacking sufficient access as authorized...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded Uintah Basin Technical College $1,459,538 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program on January 19, 2021. The EAA program supports regions experiencing adverse economic changes through technical assistance and public infrastructure projects. With this Project Grant funding, Uintah Basin Technical College will provide trucking equipment to support workforce training programs aimed at economic diversification in...

This Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration funds Utah State University's Utah's High Growth Next Generation Fast Track STEM Careers Program. The $493,124.47 award will support the program from February 15, 2022 to August 31, 2024. The program aims to develop and implement a work-based learning and training model to meet talent needs in high-growth industries in Utah, including advanced manufacturing, renewable energy, and electric vehicle...

This $2.8 million Economic Development Administration project grant funds the University of New Mexico-Taos Hive Pollinator: All Hands-on Tech program. The program aims to build an entrepreneurial ecosystem in northern New Mexico by supporting at least 20 new technology startups through three main activities. First, it will create Taos-targeted content to inspire and foster tech entrepreneurship. Second, it will support a knowledge sharing and mentorship program for the local tech ecosystem....

This $815,944 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) funds expansion of a technical training program for heavy equipment operating and truck driving at Utah State University Blanding (USU Blanding) in the Four Corners region. The project will support over 60 additional students at USU Blanding in obtaining workforce development track certifications to pursue new career paths or upskill in their...

This Project Grant award of $6,192,450.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) through the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grants program (CFDA 10.855). The funding will support a 2-year project by Emery Telephone, a telecommunications cooperative in Orangeville, UT, to improve access to educational and medical services through advanced telecommunications technologies in the rural area. The project aims to bridge technological gaps and...