EDA Announces $5M in Science and Research Park Development Grants

This week, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced approximately $5 million in total funding for the 12 recipients of the 2014 Science and Research Park Development Grants, used for feasibility and planning for the construction or renovation of science or research parks. These grants, alongside i6 Challenge grants and Cluster Grants for Seed Capital Funds, comprise the EDA’s Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s (OIE) Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS) program, an initiative designed to advance innovation and capacity-building activities in regions across the country. Additional information on the 2014 Regional Innovation Strategies program competition awardees can be found here.

The 2014 Science and Research Park Development Grant awardees include:

• Ann Arbor SPARK, Ann Arbor, MI: $247,170 for the Plan for a Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Development Center;
• St. Louis Economic Development Partnership, St. Louis, MO: $500,000 for the Global Plant Science Quad Master Plan;
• California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA: $498,286 for Planning to support expansion of the Cal Poly Technology Park into a Master Planned Innovation Complex;
• Clemson University Land Stewardship Foundation, Inc. (CULSF), Clemson, SC: $395,000 for the CU-ICAR Master Plan;
• Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA: $460,707 for the Feasibility of expanding Enterprise Park into a health and bioscience hub;
• Nevada County Economic Resource Council Foundation, Inc., Grass Valley, CA: $500,000 for the American Digital Media Leadership Campus;
• Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners, West Palm Beach, FL: $290,600 for Science and Research Park Development feasibility study for northern Palm Beach County, Florida;
• Pittsburg State University, Pittsburgh, KS: $330,000 for the Pittsburg Research Park;
• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ: $498,577 for the Innovation Park@Rutgers;
• The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN: $498,577 for an urban science research park;
• Washington State University, Pullman, WA: $158,467 for the small business infrastructure enhancement via space expansion/renovation at WSU Research Park; and
• The Regents of New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM: $488,000 for Arrowhead Park Health-Tech Cluster Planning.