SBA: “Getting Bank on Track: Help Is Here” Webinar Series Launched to Help America’s Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs
Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration and the non-profit Public Private Strategies Institute will launch a new regional webinar series, “Getting Back on Track: Help is Here,” to provide Main Street entrepreneurs with the information and resources they need to continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The educational webinars will feature speakers from The White House, the SBA,…
EDA: $1.1 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Assist Disadvantaged Businesses and Entrepreneurs in Bluefield, WV
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.1 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Center for Applied Research and Technology (CART), Bluefield, West Virginia, to provide critical gap financing to disadvantaged businesses and entrepreneurs. This EDA grant, to be matched with $273,750…
EDA: $2.4 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Establish Revolving Loan Fund to Assist Disadvantaged Entrepreneurs in NY and NJ
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.4 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to BOC Capital Corporation, Brooklyn, New York, to capitalize and administer a Revolving Loan Fund that will provide critical gap financing to disadvantaged entrepreneurs in minority communities in New York…
EDA: $979,837 in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Support Agricultural Entrepreneurship in the Federated States of Micronesia
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $979,837 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the College of Micronesia, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) to support economic opportunity and food security in the FSM through implementation of an agricultural entrepreneurship program. This EDA grant, to be matched with $72,494…
EDA: $5.3 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to the Russell Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship to Expand Regional Economic Growth
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $5.3 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Russell Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Atlanta, Georgia, to improve and expand the facility and increase their capacity to promote entrepreneurship, support sustainable economic growth, and create jobs…
EDA: $1.2 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance to Support Manufacturing and Entrepreneurship in Ohio
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $1.2 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to help the state of Ohio prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus. “The Biden Administration is pleased to support local efforts to jumpstart manufacturing and entrepreneurship in Ohio,” said…
EDA: $1.1 Million Invested to Establish Technology Accelerator in Grand Forks, ND
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.1 million grant to the city of Grand Forks, North Dakota, to convert a historic downtown building into a technology accelerator. This EDA project, to be matched with $1.1 million in local funds, is expected to create…
EDA: $532,497 Invested to Expand Entrepreneurial Services in Pittsburgh, PA
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $532,497 grant to Catalyst Connection, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to expand entrepreneurial services and resources through the development of a virtual maker-to-manufacturer (M2M) commercialization center. This EDA grant, to be matched with $532,899 in local investment, is expected to create 100 jobs, retain 125…
EDA: $2.4 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Support Entrepreneurial Growth Efforts in Wyoming
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.4 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, to expand services and support for entrepreneurs across the state of Wyoming. This EDA grant, to be matched with $600,000 in local investment, is expected to create 368…
EDA: $2 Million in Grants Awarded to Drive Innovation and Entrepreneurship through Inaugural STEM Talent Challenge
Economic Development Administration’s Program Supports Efforts of Seven Organizations in Seven States WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross today announced the seven grant recipients of the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) STEM Talent Challenge to boost local science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) talent. The inaugural STEM Talent Challenge funding opportunity kicked off in August 2020 to further build STEM…