University Center Economic Development Program

The summary for the University Center Economic Development Program Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	University Center Economic Development Program
	CFDA Number:	11.303
	CFDA Description:	Economic Development_Technical Assistance
	Federal Agency Name:	Economic Development Administration
	Category of Funding Activity:	Business and Commerce Regional Development Community Development
	Category Explanation:	EDAs authorizing statute is the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended (42 U.S.C. § 3121 et seq.) (PWEDA). The specific authority for the University Center Economic Development Program is section 207 of PWEDA (42 U.S.C. § 3147)
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	EDA02142007
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	May 03, 2007
	Creation Date:	May 07, 2007
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 25, 2007
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Jun 03, 2007
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: An accredited institution of higher education or a consortium of accredited institutions of higher education is eligible to apply for and to receive funding under the University Center Economic Development Program. See section 3(12) of PWEDA (42 U.S.C. § 3122(12)) and 13 C.F.R. § 300.3. A University-affiliated research foundation also is eligible to apply for and to receive funding under the University Center Economic Development Program, provided it demonstrates (e.g., a letter or other documentation from a University President or Chancellor) that it maintains the full and integral support of the University with respect to its economic development activities. For applicants applying as a consortium, a lead agent should be identified who would have lead responsibility to EDA and to the other members of the consortium for implementing a University Center Economic Development Program award.
Grant Description: EDAs mission is to lead the federal economic development agenda by promoting innovation and competitiveness, preparing American regions for growth and success in the worldwide economy. Institutions of higher education have many assets and in partnership with EDA establish and operate University Centers. These EDA-sponsored University Centers provide technical assistance to public and private sector organizations with the goal of enhancing regional economic development by promoting a favorable business environment to attract private capital investment and higher-skill, higher-wage jobs. EDA is soliciting competitive applications from accredited institutions of higher education and from consortia of institutions of higher education (see section III. of the FFO (under "Full Announcement Link" below) for eligibility information) to operate University Centers from applicants in (and programs targeting) only the following geographic areas served by EDAs Austin and Denver regional offices. The Austin regional office serves Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. The Denver regional office serves Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming. Applications will be evaluated and competitively rated and ranked separately by the Austin and Denver regional offices in accord with the application review information set forth in section V. of the FFO.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.eda.gov/ImageCache/EDAPublic/documents/pdfdocs2006/fy07ucffofinal_2epdf/v1/fy07ucffofinal.pdf http://www.eda.gov/ImageCache/EDAPublic/documents/pdfdocs2006/fy07ucffofinal_2epdf/v1/fy07ucffofinal.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: Please refer to page 2 of the FFO (under "Full Announcement Link" below) for the contact information for the Austin and Denver regional offices designated points of contact. For applicants in CO, IA, KS, MO, MT, NE, ND, SD, UT, and WY:

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