Economic Development Administration Grants
The Economic Development Administration is the only federal government agency focused exclusively on economic development. This office within the Department of Commerce plays a critical role in fostering regional economic development efforts in communities across the United States.
Through strategic investments that foster job creation and attract private investment, EDA supports development in economically distressed areas throughout the nation.
This FFO announces the availability of funding for EDAs FY 2013 University Center Economic Development Program Competition. The purpose of EDAs University Center Economic Development Program...morePosted On - 2013-04-18
This FFO announces the availability of funding for the Make it in America Challenge. The Make it in America Challenge will provide up to $40 million in competitive grant funding through the DOCs...morePosted On - 2013-03-18
Pursuant to its Research and Evaluation program, EDA seeks applications to review the attributes of EDA-funded University Centers (UCs), evaluate the types of activities that have the greatest...morePosted On - 2012-07-02
EDA solicits competitive applications to encourage and reward innovative, ground-breaking ideas that greatly expand innovation, commercialization and new enterprise formation across the United...morePosted On - 2012-06-12
This FFO announces the availability of funding for the Advanced Manufacturing Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge (Advanced Manufacturing Jobs Accelerator). Under this FFO, regional...morePosted On - 2012-05-24
Through this Disaster Relief Opportunity, EDA intends to award investments in regions experiencing severe economic distress as a result of natural disasters that were declared as major Federal...morePosted On - 2012-03-28
The Rural Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge offers a combination of $15 million in funding from 4 agencies, including the U.S. Department of Commerces Economic Development Administration,...morePosted On - 2012-03-08
The purpose of EDAs University Center Economic Development Program is to assist institutions of higher education and consortia of institutions of higher education in establishing and operating...morePosted On - 2012-02-08
As noted above, EDA supports development in economically distressed areas of the United States by fostering job creation and attracting private investment. Specifically, under the FFO, EDA will...morePosted On - 2011-11-18