Grant

May 18 - 22, 2018

$2.181 million in Economic Adjustment funds to the Ogden City Corporation, Ogden, Utah, to fund construction of a water line to support development of a new advanced manufacturing facility at the Ogden Business Exchange, Utah’s first lifestyle business park. The new water line will provide sufficient water capacity to accommodate new manufacturing-based foreign direct investment into the Ogden region. This investment is part of a $2.908 million project that the grantee estimates will create 175 jobs and leverage $12 million in private investment.
$500,000 in funds from the 2014 Regional Innovation Strategies program’s Science and Research Park Development Grants competition to the Nevada County Economic Resource Council Foundation, Inc., Grass Valley, California, to support the American Digital Media Leadership Campus’s mission by building a globally competitive region that focuses on providing innovative technologies to the rapidly growing, global digital media industry. By facilitating the transfer of technology and business skills between researchers and industry teams relevant to the digital media industry, the Campus helps to strengthen the regional and U.S. economic competitiveness. This investment is part of a $1,026,832 project.
$500,000 in funds from the 2014 Regional Innovation Strategies program’s Science and Research Park Development Grants competition to the Saint Louis Economic Development Partnership, Saint Louis Missouri, to support the development of a master plan for building a cohesive research park strategy that will strengthen opportunities for regional economic growth and globalization in bioscience research and commercialization by supporting entrepreneurship and collaborative innovation. The expanded park and innovation hub will further the region’s economic development efforts to elevate and expand the existing plant science ecosystem from idea generation to commercialization, creating jobs, and regional competitiveness on an international scale. This investment is part of a $500,000 project.
$498,577 in funds from the 2014 Regional Innovation Strategies program’s Science and Research Park Development Grants competition to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, to complete an in-depth planning, feasibility, and marketing study of the best plan for the next phase of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Biotechnology Research Park. The Park will be located on the adjacent properties of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Memphis Bioworks which will help facility technology transfer and research commercialization. This investment is part of a $498,577 project.
$498,540 in funds from the 2014 Regional Innovation Strategies program’s Science and Research Park Development Grants competition to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, to support the development of an implementation strategy and business plan for the Innovation Park@Rutgers, a signature corporate and community collaboration, commercialization complex at Rutgers. The Park will serve as a catalyst for community development that spans beyond New Jersey, and will be the epicenter of an innovation ecosystem that will have the most advanced supercomputing system in the state. This investment is part of a $498,540 project.
$498,286 in funds from the 2014 Regional Innovation Strategies program’s Science and Research Park Development Grants competition to the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California, to support the expansion of the Cal Poly Technology Park into an “Innovation Complex” in San Luis Obispo, CA. The project supports critical market feasibility and programming studies to ensure that the new facility meets the needs of the University and helps to diversify and stimulate the economy by creating high-paying technical jobs and employment opportunities in the region. This investment is part of a $498,286 project.
$488,000 in funds from the 2014 Regional Innovation Strategies program’s Science and Research Park Development Grants competition to the Regents of New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, to support a study to analyze the expansion of Arrowhead Park’s multi-disciplinary park into a collaborative business and research environment centered around a healthcare delivery and medical technology development cluster (Health-Tech). The ultimate goal is to positively impact the region through improved healthcare for citizens while diversifying New Mexico’s economy. This investment is part of a $488,000 project.
$460,707 in funds from the 2014 Regional Innovation Strategies program’s Science and Research Park Development Grants competition to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia, to fund a research park feasibility study to assess the viability of expanding the footprint of the existing technology park, Enterprise Park, founded by GATech in 2004. The hub will benefit startup companies emerging from several nearby universities, existing companies as they expand their current operations without leaving the area, and leading edge research and innovation enterprises ? including Global Center for Medical Innovation and Georgia Tech Research Institute. This investment is part of a $632,407 project.
$395,000 in funds from the 2014 Regional Innovation Strategies program’s Science and Research Park Development Grants competition to the Clemson University Land Stewardship Foundation, Inc., Greenville, South Carolina, to fund the development of a new master plan for the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR). Clemson University’s CU-ICAR is a unique, automotive-focused science and technology park that plays a pivotal role in supporting the growth of the automotive and advanced manufacturing industries as an innovation campus in South Carolina and the southeast. With a new master plan, CU-ICAR will be better positioned to serve its multiple constituencies and to become an even stronger force driving the South Carolina economy. This investment is part of a $395,000 project.
$330,000 in funds from the 2014 Regional Innovation Strategies program’s Science and Research Park Development Grants competition to Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas, to support the development of a strategy for renovation and update of the Tyler Research Center. The plans will analyze the physical and organizational resources available in the region, provide detailed recommendations regarding the enhancement of existing facilities and the creation of new ones, and evaluate the economic impact of the commercialization program while providing sustainability recommendations. This investment is part of a $330,000 project.
$290,600 in funds from the 2014 Regional Innovation Strategies program’s Science and Research Park Development Grants competition to the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners, West Palm Beach, Florida, to fund a study of the feasibility of establishing a northern Palm Beach County science and research park (NPBC). NPBC would leverage the area’s existing emerging life sciences and related industry cluster along the North Palm Beach County Life Science Corridor, anchored by two renowned research institutes including the Scripps Research Institute and the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience. This investment is part of a $290,600 project.
$247,170 in funds from the 2014 Regional Innovation Strategies program’s Science and Research Park Development Grants competition to the Ann Arbor SPARK, Ann Arbor, Michigan, to support the creation of a plan for a Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) Development Center. The CAV Center will meet demand for an early stage CAV accelerator and, for established companies, leasable real estate surrounding a test track. The CAV Center will leverage the region's one-of-a-kind automotive industry to attract electronics, software, and systems integration firms to test the new technologies. This investment is part of a $247,170 project.
$158,467 in funds from the 2014 Regional Innovation Strategies program’s Science and Research Park Development Grants competition to Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, to support an in-depth planning and feasibility study to determine the economic and technical viability of renovating the existing buildings of the Washington State University Research Park. The project’s long-term goal is to expand the overall facilities within the WSU Research Park to promote economic development by providing the properly equipped physical space to facilitate the creation of businesses based on technologies developed within the university system as well as from within the community. This investment is part of a $288,726 project.