The US Economic Development Administration is awarding a $16 million grant to Ecoexploratorio, Inc., San Juan, Puerto Rico, to construct a disaster preparedness, recovery education, and training center and ensure continuity of operations during natural disasters. The EDA grant will be matched with $4 million in local investment, said US Secretary of Commerce Gina M. […]
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $12.8 million grant to the Roosevelt Roads Local Redevelopment Authority to build and establish the Marine Business, Research & Innovation Center (MBRIC). The EDA grant, to be matched with $3.2 million in local investment, is expected to create nearly 29,500 jobs and spur […]
The University of Puerto Rico’s (UPR) Center to Foster Innovation and Commercialization, known as I+CARE program, has received $212,828 from the Economic Development Administration’s “Scaling Pandemic Resilience Through Innovation and Technology” (SPRINT) Challenge, the federal agency announced. The UPR will get another $53,281 in local matching funds, the EDA announced. The I+CARE program “will adapt […]