Closed · EDA-CHI-TA-CRO-2021-2006893 · CFDA 11.303 · Discretionary

FY 2021 EDA University Center Competition - CRO

Federal grant opportunity posted by Department of Commerce, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$50K-$200K
Award range
Closed
Status
June 4, 2021
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

FY 2021 EDA University Center Competition - CRO is a closed discretionary listing from Department of Commerce that offered $50,000 -- $200,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 898 other opportunities from Department of Commerce.

$50K-$200K
award range
Closed
application status
11.303
CFDA program
898
other opportunities from Department of Commerce

Archived opportunity record

FY 2021 EDA University Center Competition is closed (last close June 4, 2021). The parent program page for CFDA 11.303 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Department of Commerce still indexes 898 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed June 4, 2021

Posted Apr 5 Closes Jun 4

Est. Total Funding

$1,400,000

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

This NOFO announces the availability of funding for EDA’s FY 2021 University Center Economic Development Program Competition. This program funds technical assistance provided by an accredited institution of higher education or a consortium of accredited institutions of higher education that is focused on one or more of the following program focus areas: advancing regional commercialization efforts, advancing high-growth entrepreneurship, cultivating innovation, encouraging business expansion in a region’s innovation cluster(s), developing a high-skilled regional workforce, and increasing the resiliency of a region. EDA solicits competitive applications from accredited institutions of higher education and from consortia of accredited institutions of higher education that are located in and have programs targeting only geographic areas served by EDA’s Chicago and Philadelphia Regional Offices.

Multi-door applicant board · 2 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 2 distinct applicant types for FY 2021 EDA University Center Competition (Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Private institutions of higher education). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). Only 8 other Department of Commerce listings share this exact eligibility-code string (1% of 899).

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 11.303

Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms

U.S. Department of Commerce

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Agency Contact

https://www.eda.gov/programs/university-centers/applicant-resources/

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What to do next

FY 2021 EDA University Center Competition is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 11.303 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms indexes 8 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • Department of Commerce lists 898 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants