Project Grant SIZ10023GR0025

The Economic Development Administration awarded a $2.4 million Project Grant to the Longwood University Real Estate Foundation on August 16, 2022 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The funding will support construction of an Innovation Hub in Farmville, Virginia to provide makerspaces, coworking spaces, business consulting, and educational training rooms. As the region's first facility of its kind, the Hub will serve as a business development accelerator and...

This Project Grant award of $112,441 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will support Ithaka Harbors Inc., a non-profit organization, in developing the understanding necessary to facilitate the establishment of regional hubs for collaboration on issues related to the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in research and research administration at emerging research institutions (ERIs). The project will convene administrators and...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded the City of Akron $2.65 million under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program to expand and renovate over 20,000 square feet of unused space for the Bounce Innovation Hub. The funding will support upgrading business incubation facilities in Akron, Ohio through May 2025. Specifically, the award will help double the space available for start-ups and entrepreneurs at the Bounce Innovation Hub. Renovations will...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Young Americas Business Trust (YABT) to launch the Innovation in Action Challenge Fund (INNOVACTION 2.0). INNOVACTION 2.0 will provide business training to hundreds of youth throughout Latin America and the Caribbean to create youth-led entrepreneurship initiatives that support reducing environmental impacts, climate risks, emissions, and energy use. YABT...

The Center for Advancing Innovation, Inc. was awarded a $2.49 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program (CFDA 11.024) to launch the Global Health Innovation Challenge. Over three years, the Center will source and launch over 60 high-growth startups in the Washington D.C. metro area to address global health threats using technology. The startups will focus on preventing, diagnosing, treating and...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $999,942 in funding to Learn Collaborate Inc., a minority-owned small business, to develop an AI-powered collaborative project-based learning (CPBL) software platform. The platform is designed to address the workforce skills gap by enabling project-based learning activities that seamlessly integrate real-world projects with academic...

This $281,875 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) is funding the establishment of a Machine Learning (ML) Lab at Auburn University Montgomery (AUM). The goal of the project is to enhance the university's artificial intelligence (AI) research infrastructure and educational curriculum development. Specifically, the ML Lab will provide access to high-performance computing resources and customized ML/AI algorithms to significantly...

This $400,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports a multi-institution collaborative effort to develop a research and innovation ecosystem that leverages external partnerships to shape the STEM talent pipeline and workforce development. The "LIGHT UP" collaborative, comprised of six higher education institutions in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions, aims to establish a...

This $8.7 million Economic Development Administration Project Grant will fund construction of the University of Michigan-Flint's new College of Innovation and Technology building. The grant, awarded under the EDA's Economic Adjustment Assistance program on September 29, 2021, will enhance the region's capacity for economic diversification and resilience through technology-focused workforce development and business support services. The 17,000 square foot facility will house dedicated training...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.084 - NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships) provides $400,000 to The University of Bridgeport Inc. to accelerate sustainable external partnerships in artificial intelligence (AI) and applying AI to drive innovation, research, and entrepreneurship. The ASPIRE-AI project aims to enhance regional economic growth and workforce development by establishing institutional structures for partnership development,...