Project Grant RH07MSI0032

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $420,000 Project Grant to the River Hills Economic Development District and Regional Planning Commission under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The funding will support the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for a five-county region of southern Indiana from January 2022 through December 2024. The CEDS process brings...

The Indiana 15 Regional Planning Commission (RPC) received an $840,000 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The funding will support the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for a six-county region in Indiana through June 2025. The CEDS process brings together public and private sector stakeholders to...

The Economic Development Administration of the Department of Commerce awarded a $666,791 cooperative agreement to the Economic Innovation Group, Inc. from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2023 under the Research and Evaluation Program. Through this funding, Economic Innovation Group will advance economic development in persistently poor communities by developing tools, recommendations, and resources to shape federal economic development policies and inform decision-making. The Research and Evaluation...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to a collaborative project titled "EPIIC: Raising Rural Economic Development & Innovation (RREDI)." The grant supports a multi-institutional effort led by Angelo State University (TX) in partnership with Richard Bland College of William & Mary (VA), Independence Community College (KS), and Longwood University (VA). The project...

The University of Rhode Island Research Foundation (URI Research Foundation) received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The grant will support the Rhode Island Blue Economy Tech Cluster Coalition, led by the URI Research Foundation, to diversify the state's blue economy away from its current concentration in tourism and toward blue tech and ocean renewables industries....

The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $1.67 million Project Grant under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300) on July 8, 2021 to the New Orleans Business Alliance. The funding will support the development of wet lab space and a clean room in the University of New Orleans Research and Technology Park. These biotech labs will be part of an information technology center located in the park. The...

The RESILIENT AGRIFOOD INNOVATION NETWORK (RAIN) Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) provides $940,000 to the Aglaunch Initiative under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program (CFDA 11.307). The EAA program supports regions experiencing adverse economic changes, and RAIN will deliver technical assistance and public infrastructure projects to strengthen the agricultural sector in Memphis, TN. RAIN funding will be used from April 2021 to...

This $1.8 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program (CFDA 11.307) capitalizes a $1 million revolving loan fund (RLF) administered by West Central Indiana Economic Development District, Inc. (Thrive West Central). The RLF will provide loans to small businesses and entrepreneurs in Clay, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Vermillion, and Vigo counties in Indiana to aid economic recovery from the...

This $1.1 million cooperative agreement from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration supports the University of Michigan's Economic Growth Institute and New Growth Innovation Network to identify and evaluate best practices in equity and inclusion from Phase 2 Build Back Better Regional Challenge and Good Jobs Challenge projects. Through 2026, the research team will document and assess collective efforts to achieve equitable and inclusive outcomes from these American...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $5,845,600 Project Grant under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program (CFDA 11.024) to Southern Windsor County Incubator Inc. The grant funds the Scaling a Successful Innovation Ecosystem through East Central Vermont project to support technology entrepreneurs in the region. Under the award, Southern Windsor County Incubator Inc. DBA Black River Innovation Campus and Green Mountain Economic Development Corporation will...