Project Grant SM063020

This two-year, $599,255 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will fund research exploring career trajectories and outcomes of marginalized groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) doctoral programs. The principal investigators at the National Opinion Research Center will employ mixed methods to analyze survey data from current and recent doctoral students at three North Carolina institutions. The project aims to...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Mayville State University, in partnership with eight collaborating institutions across North Dakota (including Cankdeska Cikana Community College, Sitting Bull College, Turtle Mountain College, United Tribes Technical College, University of North Dakota, and others), received a $239,804 Cooperative Agreement from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083). The award,...

The North Central New Mexico Economic Development District was awarded $300,000 under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program by the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for its eight-county region through December 2024. As part of CFDA 11.302, the District will lead a collaborative public-private sector process to create an economic roadmap to diversify and...

This $900,000 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration supports the Columbia-Pacific Economic Development District of Oregon Inc. in updating and implementing a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for Clatsop, Columbia, Tillamook, and western Washington counties through June 2025. As part of the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302), the grantee will bring together public and private sector...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The University of North Dakota, in partnership with nine collaborating institutions including tribal colleges, community colleges, and state universities across North Dakota, will establish a comprehensive Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) ecosystem through this $522,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083). The...

The Roosevelt-Custer Regional Council for Development was awarded a $400,000 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations federal grant program (CFDA 11.302). The funding will support the development and implementation of a comprehensive economic development strategy (CEDS) for the eight-county region served by the council through March 2024. As part of the CEDS process, the council will...

The Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) was awarded a $420,000 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the ACOG Capital Area Economic Development District region in Oklahoma. Through the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations federal grant program (CFDA 11.302), ACOG will convene public and private sector stakeholders to create an economic...

This $1.2 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's BUILD TO SCALE program will fund the Diversify-Connect-Fund Project to support the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Greater Charlottesville, Virginia. The two-year project aims to improve outcomes for underrepresented startup founders and investors. Key services include an Angel Academy program modeled after an accelerator to provide outreach, recruitment, selection and six-to-eight week training...

The Indian Nations Council of Governments (INCOG) was awarded $420,000 by the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations federal grant program (CFDA 11.302) to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for its five-county region in northeast Oklahoma from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025. As the designated economic development district for Rogers, Wagoner, Tulsa, Osage, and...

This $420,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration supports development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for Cleveland, Polk, McDowell, and Rutherford Counties in North Carolina by the Isothermal Planning and Development Commission. Through the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302), the EDA provides assistance to create regional economic development plans to guide...