Project Grant SJA50723GR0017

The Sun Yat-Sen Management Education Foundation will implement the second year of the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program in Taiwan under a $160,610 project grant from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. The grant was awarded on March 8, 2022 to support entrepreneurship training through January 31, 2023. As part of the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), the foundation will recruit a new cohort of early-stage women entrepreneurs to provide online...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded Wichita State University a $1.5 million Project Grant under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program (CFDA 11.024). The grant will support entrepreneurship programs in Wichita, Kansas through September 2024. Specifically, the university will offer a Startup School and Technology Transfer Matchmaking program to increase entrepreneurship and university-based technology transfer. It will also fund a NXTSTAGE Accelerator...

The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) will establish a program focused on small business development, entrepreneurship, sustainable tourism recovery, economic diversification, and workforce development in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) through a $368,433 project grant awarded on March 22, 2022 by the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA). The program will enhance local capacity to support economic recovery and resilience in...

The $749,216 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program will fund the launch and operation of a new 50,000 square foot business incubator and accelerator space in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The incubator will provide access to mentoring, seed and early-stage investment, office and meeting space, and resources to support new business formation and job growth in technology and innovation. Key services include increasing...

The University of Hawaii at Hilo received a $400,000 project grant award from the Small Business Administration's Office of Veterans Business Development to provide outreach services under the Veterans Outreach Program. Per the grant program's description to facilitate entrepreneurship training for service members and military spouses, the University will instruct the SBA's "Introduction to Entrepreneurship" course and disseminate small business ownership information. The period of...

The Research Park Corporation received a $1.125 million project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration on May 24, 2022. The funding supports the Ignition Accelerator and Venture Capital Assistance Program to develop tech-based startups across Louisiana's Capital Region. Through this program, the Research Park Corporation will provide technical assistance, planning support, and outreach to underserved communities and businesses to help address the lack...

This $3,060,344 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's BUILD TO SCALE program funds the Stitchcrew Vest Her Ventures project. The project establishes one of Oklahoma's first accelerators to connect traditionally overlooked entrepreneurs with capital, networks, and resources needed to build and scale companies. It provides executive coaching to over 100 members annually and uses its extended network as a talent bank and trusted pipeline. Stitchcrew and...

The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration awarded a $203,846 project grant to Hofstra University under the Economic Development Technical Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 11.303). The funding will support the creation of the Downstate New York University Center, a jointly administered program providing technical assistance to early-stage entrepreneurs with scalable companies. The Center will focus on veteran entrepreneurs and those operating in distressed...

The University of Hawaii, through its Office of the President, was awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) federal grant program (CFDA 11.012). The project aims to establish an accelerator program supporting Hawaii-based startups focused on ocean-based climate resilience technologies and commercialization. Key activities include designing the accelerator program in collaboration...

The Ada Jobs Foundation was awarded a $1.16 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program to develop a scalable technology startup ecosystem in rural Oklahoma. The three-year project aims to diversify the regional economy by increasing the number of scalable technology startups located in Ada and surrounding areas. Key deliverables include creation of a startup accelerator program, investor outreach...