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gov Maintenance Calendar FY 09 University Center Economic Development Program Economic Development Administration Document Type:Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number:EDAFY2009UC Funding Opportunity Title:FY 09 University Center Economic Development Program Opportunity Category:Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation:CategoryExplanation Funding Instrument Type:Grant Category of Funding Activity:Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification) Category Explanation:The Economic Development Administration's (EDA's) 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.
EDA fulfills its mission by helping our partners across the nation create wealth and minimize poverty by promoting a favorable business environment to attract private capital investment and higher-skill, higher-wage jobs through capacity-building, planning, infrastructure, research grants and strategic initiatives.
Institutions of higher education have many assets that can help address regional economic problems and opportunities, such as faculty, staff, students, libraries, laboratories, facilities, and computer systems. With funding from EDA, institutions of higher education and consortia of institutions of higher education establish and operate University Centers.
These EDA-sponsored University Centers conduct applied research, provide technical assistance to public and private sector organizations, and conduct other activities with the goal of enhancing regional economic development. Expected Number of Awards:20 Assistance Listings:11.
303 -- Economic Development_Technical Assistance Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:Yes Original Closing Date for Applications:Apr 21, 2009 Current Closing Date for Applications:Apr 21, 2009 Archive Date:Jun 21, 2009 Estimated Total Program Funding:$ 7,202,620 Eligible Applicants:Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) 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 the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended (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 this announcement 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, one accredited institution must be identified as the lead agent that would have lead responsibility to EDA and to the other members of the consortium for implementing an award. EDA holds University Center Economic Development Program competitions annually in two of its six regional offices each fiscal year. In FY 2009, EDA will hold a competition in its Atlanta and Seattle regional offices.
Therefore, EDA is soliciting competitive applications from accredited institutions of higher education and from consortia of accredited institutions of higher education to operate University Centers from applicants in (and programs targeting) only the following geographic areas served by EDA’s Atlanta and Seattle Regional Offices.
The Atlanta regional office serves Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The Seattle regional office serves Alaska, Arizona, American Samoa, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Republic of Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nevada, Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, Republic of Palau and Washington .
## Additional Information Agency Name:Economic Development Administration 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.
EDA fulfills its mission by helping our partners across the nation create wealth and minimize poverty by promoting a favorable business environment to attract private capital investment and higher-skill, higher-wage jobs through capacity-building, planning, infrastructure, research grants and strategic initiatives.
Institutions of higher education have many assets that can help address regional economic problems and opportunities, such as faculty, staff, students, libraries, laboratories, facilities, and computer systems. With funding from EDA, institutions of higher education and consortia of institutions of higher education establish and operate University Centers.
These EDA-sponsored University Centers conduct applied research, provide technical assistance to public and private sector organizations, and conduct other activities with the goal of enhancing regional economic development. EDA encourages the submission of applications that will significantly benefit regions with distressed economies.
Distress may exist in a variety of forms, including high levels of unemployment, low income levels, large concentrations of low-income families, and significant declines in per capita income because of large numbers (or high rates) of business failures, sudden major layoffs or plant closures, military base closures, natural or other major disasters, depletion of natural resources or reduced tax bases, and substantial loss of population because of the lack of employment opportunities.
Under the University Center Economic Development Program, EDA seeks to support university-based programs that provide for regional, Statewide or multi-State programs to help foster the creation and retention of higher-skill, higher-wage jobs; attract private capital investment to the region served by the proposed University Center; address regional economic development challenges and opportunities; and enhance long-term regional and national competitiveness in the worldwide marketplace.
EDA encourages projects that will collaborate with, interact with, and benefit other EDA investment partners, recipients, and stakeholders, and create synergies with EDAs Public Works, Economic Adjustment, and Planning programs.
As noted above, only applications from accredited institutions of higher education and consortia of accredited institutions of higher education to operate University Centers from applicants in (and programs targeting) the geographic areas served by EDAs Atlanta and Seattle regional offices are accepted in FY 09.
To obtain the maximum effect of available program funds, EDA will strive to fund a portfolio of University Centers that, as a group, offer the widest possible coverage in the Atlanta and Seattle regional offices geographic areas and offer a full range of services tailored appropriately to the regions needs and each sponsoring institutions (or consortiums) strengths.
EDA will strive to avoid funding duplicative services wherever practicable. EDA will not fund University Centers that operate in isolation from other resources at the institution of higher education (or consortium) receiving the award.
University Center programs not focused on economic development activities that foster higher-skill, higher-wage job creation and private sector investments are encouraged to seek financial support from other sources.
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