Department of Commerce

Description

This NOFO announces the availability of funding for EDA’s FY 2021 University Center Economic Development Program Competition. This program funds technical assistance provided by an accredited institution of higher education or a consortium of accredited institutions of higher education that is focused on one or more of the following program focus areas: advancing regional commercialization efforts, advancing high-growth entrepreneurship, cultivating innovation, encouraging business expansion in a region’s innovation cluster(s), developing a high-skilled regional workforce, and increasing the resiliency of a region. EDA solicits competitive applications from accredited institutions of higher education and from consortia of accredited institutions of higher education that are located in and have programs targeting only geographic areas served by EDA’s Chicago and Philadelphia Regional Offices.

Who can apply

• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Private institutions of higher education

Contact

https://www.eda.gov/programs/university-centers/applicant-resources/
www.eda.gov/contact