BUILD TO SCALE

Program objective

Entrepreneurs, especially technology entrepreneurs, flourish in healthy ecosystems. Technology-based economic development (TBED) grows ecosystems in which entrepreneurs can build and scale technology-driven businesses, which in turn create high-skill and high-wage jobs, economic opportunity, and the industries of the future. EDA’s Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIE) awards grants through the Build to Scale (B2S) Program to foster technology-based ecosystems, to advance the growth of connected, innovation-centric economies that accelerate technology, and to enable commercialization to increase regional and global competitiveness.

As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.

No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.

Eligible applicants (program level)

• ✓County Government (inclusive of boroughs in Alaska, parishes and other governmental entities with geographic regional control and authority)
• ✓Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
• ✓Other
• ✓Nonprofit Organization
• ✓Municipality or Township government (inclusive of cities, towns, boroughs (except in Alaska), and villages)
• ✓Other Local Government Consortium, Regional Organization (Intrastate), or Other Local Government Combination
• ✓U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)

Entities that are eligible for funding include: • a State; • an Indian tribe; • a city or other political subdivision of a State; • an entity whose application is supported by a State or a political subdivision of a state and that is— o a nonprofit organization; o an institution of higher education; o a public-private partnership; o a science or research park; o a Federal laboratory; o a venture development organization; or o an economic development organization or similar entity that is focused primarily on improving science, technology, innovation, or entrepreneurship; or • a consortium of any of the aforementioned entities. EDA is not authorized to provide grants to individuals or other entity types that are not eligible under this NOFO, and such requests will not be considered for funding. If an organization is currently implementing an OIE award (i.e., under a prior-year Build to Scale or Regional Innovation Strategies program funding opportunity) and submitting an application to the same or successor challenge under this NOFO, EDA will not consider that application for award unless all activities under the existing award, including but not limited to final reporting requirements, are completed and submitted to EDA prior to October 1, 2023.

Intended beneficiaries: Other.

Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.

Recently closed under 11.024

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