Discover Funding Opportunities for Cooperative Extension and Higher Education

Explore funding opportunities curated by the Extension Foundation currently available for Cooperative Extension. New grants are added twice a month, so make sure to check back frequently! 

National Opportunities

Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Digital Infrastructure

  • NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Phase I | NASA Headquarters
    Eligibility label: Direct Applicant Eligible
    Amount: Up to $225,000
    Estimated number of awards: 16
    Synopsis: NIAC Phase I supports nine-month feasibility studies of highly innovative, potentially transformative aerospace concepts. NASA explicitly states that all categories of U.S. organizations may apply, allowing university-led teams to compete directly. Simpler Grants
    Best-fit screen: Worth targeted circulation to research-intensive LGUs with advanced engineering, computing, autonomy, robotics, sensing, energy, aerospace, materials, or other high-risk/high-reward technology concepts; this is research-driven rather than Extension-focused.
    Deadline: October 28, 2026
    Freshness note: Posted September 28, 2026; not present in the September 28 tracker scan.
    Tags: Federal; Research-heavy; Emerging Technology
    Link: Official NIAC Phase I opportunity

  • Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets) | U.S. National Science Foundation
    Eligibility label: Direct Applicant Eligible
    Amount: Planning grants up to $200,000; Impact awards up to $2,000,000; Flagship awards up to $5,000,000
    Estimated number of awards: 25 to 50
    Synopsis: Supports projects that enhance existing scientific datasets for AI-enabled discovery through feature extraction, metadata generation, dataset integration, harmonization, augmentation, and development of automated data pipelines. Two- and four-year U.S. institutions of higher education, including community colleges, may apply directly.
    Best-fit screen: Strong fit for research-intensive LGUs with substantial scientific datasets, data-governance expertise, cyberinfrastructure, and interdisciplinary AI capacity; planning grants may be especially useful for institutions still building a research-community consortium.
    Deadline: Full proposal deadline, November 4, 2026
    Publication date: July 21, 2026; federal listing last updated August 1, 2026
    Tags: Federal; Research-heavy; AI; Digital Infrastructure
    Link: NSF 26-512: Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery

Workforce Preparation & Job Readiness

  • National Parks Business Plan Internship | National Park Service
    Eligibility label: Direct Applicant Eligible
    Amount: Up to $1,700,000
    Estimated number of awards: 1
    Synopsis: Funds administration of a graduate-level internship program placing students in National Park Service business-management and operational-analysis roles. Eligible recipients expressly include educational institutions, and the program targets graduate students in business, public policy, environmental management, and similar fields.
    Best-fit screen: Best for an LGU with strong graduate programs in business, public administration, public policy, environmental management, conservation, or parks/recreation plus the administrative capacity to operate a national internship program.
    Deadline: January 4, 2027
    Tags: Federal; Workforce; Conservation; Professional Development
    Link: Official National Parks Business Plan Internship listing

  • Strategically Responsive Grants / LOI Process | ECMC Foundation
    Eligibility: Postsecondary institutions and systems or their affiliated/supporting foundations
    Amount: Not stated
    Deadline: Rolling LOI
    Why it fits: ECMC is explicitly interested in projects that improve postsecondary persistence, completion, and career success for underserved students; national higher-ed institutions may submit LOIs directly. (ecmcfoundation.org)
    Link: Nurse Faculty Loan Program
  • Strategically Responsive Grants / LOI Process | ECMC Foundation
    Eligibility: Postsecondary institutions and systems or their affiliated/supporting foundations
    Amount: Not stated
    Deadline: Rolling LOI
    Why it fits: ECMC is explicitly interested in projects that improve postsecondary persistence, completion, and career success for underserved students; national higher-ed institutions may submit LOIs directly. (ecmcfoundation.org)

Agriculture, Food Systems & Natural Resources Innovation

  • Conservation, Food & Health Foundation Grant Cycle | The Conservation, Food & Health Foundation
    Eligibility label: Direct Applicant Eligible
    Amount: Not stated
    Estimated number of awards: Not stated
    Synopsis: This recurring foundation program supports applied research, pilot projects, training, technical assistance, professional development, and capacity building in conservation, agriculture/food production, and public health in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East. Colleges, universities, and other academic institutions are expressly eligible to apply.
    Best-fit screen: Worth review for LGUs with international Extension, agriculture, conservation, One Health/public health, or applied research partnerships in eligible regions; less useful for domestic-only programs. Prior grantees include multiple U.S. universities, including land-grant institutions.
    Deadline: Concept application window opens October 15, 2026; concept application due December 22, 2026; invited full proposals due February 15, 2027.
    Tags: Private Foundation; Research-heavy; Implementation; Capacity Building / TA
    Freshness note: Newly discovered in this scan rather than newly announced.
    Link: Official Conservation, Food & Health Foundation guidelines
  • Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program | U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture
    Eligibility label: Direct Applicant Eligible
    Amount: $150,000–$2,500,000
    Estimated number of awards: Not stated
    Synopsis: TCRGP supports research-capacity development at Tribal colleges in agriculture, natural resources, and human sciences, with explicit encouragement for projects involving AI, data science, robotics, and other digital tools. Eligibility is limited to 1994 land-grant institutions.
    Best-fit screen: High-priority review for 1994 institutions seeking research-capacity growth with agriculture, community vitality, and emerging technology components.
    Deadline: Rolling / open through December 31, 2026
    Link: Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program | NIFA (Nation Institute of Food and Agriculture)
  • Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program | USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
    Eligibility label: Direct Applicant Eligible
    Amount: $25,000–$1,200,000
    Estimated number of awards: 40
    Synopsis: Supports Hispanic-Serving Institutions in strengthening education, applied research, and related community development in food, agriculture, natural resources, and human sciences. Projects may incorporate applied research and community outreach into formal education programs.
    Best-fit screen: Strong review candidate for eligible LGUs designated as Hispanic-Serving Institutions, particularly programs combining agricultural education, workforce preparation, applied research, and Extension/community engagement.
    Deadline: Full application — December 3, 2026
    Link: USDA NIFA, Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program Official funding opportunity
  • Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives Program (DBI), FY 2026 | USDA Agricultural Marketing Service
    Eligibility label: Direct Applicant Eligible — restricted to four existing DBI initiatives
    Amount: 2,300,000–3,450,000; approximately $12.65 million total program funding
    Estimated number of awards: 4
    Synopsis: Supports dairy-market diversification, higher-value dairy products, dairy-business development and processing/marketing innovation. This cycle is expressly restricted to the existing initiatives administered by the California State University Fresno Foundation, University of Tennessee, Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, and University of Wisconsin.
    Best-fit screen: Immediate review item for University of Tennessee and University of Wisconsin, plus the CSU Fresno Foundation; other LGUs should not treat this particular NOFO as a lead-applicant opportunity. AMS also encourages the initiatives to prioritize equipment and infrastructure within their subaward strategies.
    Deadline: December 1, 2026
    Freshness note: Posted September 30, 2026.
    Tags: Federal; Agriculture; Dairy; Implementation; Infrastructure
    Link: Official FY2026 DBI opportunity
  • Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension Program (ECDRE): Pre-Applications | USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture 

    Amount:  $500,000 to $15 million per award; approximately $46.2 million in total program funding. 

    Estimated number of awards: Not stated. 

    Synopsis: Supports collaborative research and Extension projects developing practical strategies to combat Huanglongbing (citrus greening disease) and related threats to financially sustainable U.S. citrus production. Colleges, universities, State Agricultural Experiment Stations, Cooperative Extension Services, and qualifying groups of entities may submit pre-applications. 

    Best-fit screen: Highest-priority direct Extension opportunity in this scan for citrus-producing land-grant systems with plant pathology, entomology, breeding, integrated pest management, grower engagement, and multistate research partnerships. 

    Deadline: Pre-application closing date, November 2, 2026. 

    Link: Official USDA NIFA ECDRE opportunity.

Resilient Lands & Communities

  • FY2026 Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Grant Program | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
    Eligibility label: Direct Applicant Eligible — specialized eligibility requirements apply
    Amount: Up to $150,000; approximately $2.35 million total program funding
    Estimated number of awards: 21
    Synopsis: Supports marine-mammal rescue, response, rehabilitation, scientific data/sample collection, facility costs related to response, and development of stranding-network capacity. Public and private IHEs are explicitly eligible, although applicants must also satisfy the program’s marine-mammal-stranding authorization/collaborator requirements.
    Best-fit screen: Highly targeted opportunity for coastal LGUs already participating in marine-mammal stranding networks or conducting qualifying marine mammal health, veterinary, wildlife, or response work; not a general conservation grant.
    Deadline: November 30, 2026
    Freshness note: Posted September 29, 2026.
    Tags: Federal; Conservation; Research; Implementation
    Link: Official Prescott Marine Mammal opportunit

Organizational Capacity, Professional Development & Learning Networks

  • 1890 Institution Teaching, Research and Extension Capacity Building Grants Program | U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture
    Eligibility label: Direct Applicant Eligible
    Amount: $50,000–$750,000; approximately $56,000,000 total program funding
    Estimated number of awards: 125
    Synopsis: NIFA’s newly posted 1890 Capacity Building Grants competition supports teaching, research, and Extension capacity at eligible 1890 land-grant universities, including workforce preparation, stronger institutional linkages, and higher-quality education, research, and Extension programs across food and agricultural sciences. Eligibility is specifically limited to 1890 land-grant institutions.
    Best-fit screen: Worth a review by 1890 LGUs. The program is well aligned with the full land-grant mission because it can strengthen teaching, research, and Extension capacity and explicitly seeks stronger linkages among 1890 universities, other institutions, USDA, other federal agencies, and private industry.
    Deadline: Full application deadline, November 4, 2026
    Freshness note: First posted Thursday, September 3, 2026.
    Link: Official NIFA 1890 Institution Teaching, Research and Extension Capacity Building Grants Program
  • Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture (NLGCA) | USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture 

    Eligibility label: Consortium / Partner-Eligible for LGUs; direct eligibility is limited to NIFA-certified non-land-grant colleges of agriculture.
    Amount: $30,000 to $750,000 per award; $5.7 million in total program funding.
    Estimated number of awards: Not stated.
    Synopsis: Supports agricultural education, research, outreach, and institutional capacity at certified non-land-grant colleges of agriculture. Lead applicants may subaward to organizations that are otherwise ineligible to apply when those organizations are necessary to carry out the project.
    Best-fit screen: Relevant for land-grant universities with established partnerships involving certified non-land-grant colleges, especially in teaching, research mentoring, or shared Extension-related activities. LGUs cannot lead solely by virtue of land-grant status, and their subaward amount is not guaranteed. 

    Deadline: Full application, November 10, 2026.

    Link: Official USDA NIFA NLGCA opportunity.

  • Regional Collaboration Grants | Campus Compact
    Eligibility label: Both
    Amount: Up to $1,500 for Planning & Network Development grants; $1,501–$5,000 for Capacity-Building & Implementation grants
    Estimated number of awards: Not stated
    Synopsis: Announced August 25, this new program provides seed funding for Campus Compact member institutions to build regional higher-education/community partnerships, convene partners, pilot shared initiatives, and strengthen regional civic and community-engagement ecosystems. Applications require a lead and co-applicant from two different Campus Compact member institutions in good standing.
    Best-fit screen: Small-dollar but highly Extension/public-engagement-aligned opportunity for institutions wanting to seed a multi-campus regional partnership, test a collaboration model, or build the groundwork for a larger external proposal.
    Deadline: Rolling, with strong preference for applications received by September 30, 2026; later applications considered while funding remains.
    Tags: Private/Nonprofit; Capacity Building / TA; Implementation; Learning Networks
    Link: Official Campus Compact Regional Collaboration Grants page
  • Tribal Colleges Extension Program: Special Emphasis | USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
    Eligibility label: Direct Applicant Eligible
    Amount: $50,000–$200,000 ($1.5 million total will be awarded)
    Estimated number of awards: Not stated
    Synopsis: Supports community-focused Extension pilot projects at 1994 Land-grant Institutions addressing emerging Tribal community needs, including agricultural productivity, food systems, community vitality, workforce and economic development, public health and wellbeing, youth engagement, and preparation of future Tribal agricultural leaders.
    Best-fit screen: Strong fit for 1994 LGUs with Extension-led, community-based pilot projects and established Tribal outreach capacity, particularly projects integrating agriculture, workforce, health, youth, or community development.
    Deadline: Full application — November 2, 2026
    Link: USDA NIFA — Tribal Colleges Extension Program: Special Emphasis
    Tags: Federal; Capacity Building / TA; Implementation; Rural

  • Landmarks of History and Culture and Summer Institutes | National Endowment for the Humanities
    Eligibility label: Direct Applicant Eligible
    Amount: Up to $460,000.
    Estimated number of awards: 17.
    Synopsis: Supports humanities professional development for K–12 teachers and higher education faculty. This is the newly posted December competition.
    Best-fit screen: Worth review for a university team capable of hosting a substantial humanities institute and recruiting educators beyond its campus.
    Deadline: Full application, December 9, 2026.
    Link: December 2026 NEH opportunity

Youth, Family & Consumer Heath and Wellbeing

  • STOP School Violence Program | Bureau of Justice Assistance
    Eligibility label: Both
    Amount: Up to $2 million for Category 1, which includes public universities; up to $1 million for Category 2, which includes private universities.
    Estimated number of awards: 15 in Category 1; 80 in Category 2.
    Synopsis: Supports school-violence prevention through training, threat-assessment or intervention teams, reporting tools, and related school safety strategies.
    Best-fit screen: A strong outreach and implementation prospect for a university with established K–12, school safety, behavioral health, and law-enforcement partnerships.
    Deadline: Grants.gov step, October 30, 2026; full JustGrants application, November 6.
    Link: Official STOP School Violence notice

  • Multistate Mentoring Programs | Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
    Eligibility label: Both
    Amount: $1 million for the one-state expansion category; $1 million–$4 million or $2 million–$4 million for the two multistate categories.
    Estimated number of awards: 5 in each of three categories.
    Synopsis: Expands existing structured mentoring programs for young people at risk of delinquency or victimization.
    Best-fit screen: Relevant only to a university with at least three years of operating an established mentoring model and the geographic reach required by its chosen category.
    Deadline: Grants.gov step, October 29, 2026; full JustGrants application, November 5.
    Link: Official multistate mentoring notice

Community and Economic Development

  • FY 2027 AmeriCorps State and National Competitive Grants | AmeriCorps
    Eligibility label: Direct Applicant Eligible
    Amount: Not stated
    Estimated number of awards: Not stated
    Synopsis: Posted August 28, this competition supports organizations that engage AmeriCorps members in evidence-based or evidence-informed service addressing community needs. Public and private institutions of higher education are expressly eligible, and current priorities include service to communities with concentrated poverty, rural communities, and Tribal communities.
    Best-fit screen: High-value review for LGUs capable of deploying substantial service cohorts through Extension, community engagement, public health, education, disaster preparedness, food systems, economic opportunity, or rural development. Single-state applicants generally apply through their state service commission, so local deadlines may precede the federal date.
    Deadline: Federal application deadline, January 13, 2027, 5:00 p.m. ET; state-commission deadlines may be earlier.
    Tags: Federal; Implementation; Rural; Community Engagement
    Link: Official FY 2027 AmeriCorps State and National Grants page
  • National Science Foundation Translation to Practice (NSF TTP), NSF 25-540 | U.S. National Science Foundation 

    Amount: Up to $1,200,000 for TTP-Translate projects over three years; up to $2,000,000 for TTP-Partner projects over four years. 

    Estimated number of awards: 29 across all program tracks. 

    Synopsis: Supports use-inspired research and partnerships that move scientific discoveries toward practical applications, industry adoption, commercialization, and other measurable societal benefits. The Partner track requires a qualifying collaboration with an organization that can help translate the work into practice. 

    Best-fit screen: High-priority review for LGUs with agricultural technology, environmental innovation, manufacturing, transportation, or other applied research ready for real-world testing and adoption. Especially attractive where the university already has industry, government, or community implementation partners. 

    Deadline: Full proposal, November 17, 2026; another scheduled round follows on May 18, 2027. 

    Link: Official NSF Translation to Practice solicitation.

  • Limited Competition: NIH Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hubs (REACH), RFA-OD-27-009 | National Institutes of Health 

    Eligibility label: Direct Applicant Eligible — restricted institutional eligibility 

    Amount: Up to $1,000,000 annually for four years, or $4,000,000 per hub.

    Estimated number of awards: Up to 5. 

    Synopsis: Supports university-based commercialization hubs that help promising biomedical discoveries advance toward proof of concept, intellectual property development, startup formation, licensing, and follow-on financing. Activities include training researchers and entrepreneurs while improving regional biomedical innovation capacity. 

    Best-fit screen: Strong but narrowly targeted opportunity for LGUs with biomedical research portfolios, technology-transfer offices, entrepreneurial development programs, and existing commercialization infrastructure. The lead institution must have previously participated as a formal university or research-institution partner on an NIH STTR award; prior NCAI and REACH hub recipients are ineligible to lead. 

    Deadline: Full application, November 10, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. applicant local time. Earliest submission date is October 10, 2026. 

    Link: Official NIH REACH funding announcement.

State by State Opportunities

Alaska

  • CATEGORY: Community & Economic Development | Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center, Region 6 | U.S. Department of Transportation: $441,559 – supports operation of a regional center delivering capital-access, bonding, procurement, training, counseling, and technical-assistance services to transportation-sector small businesses. Learn more

California

  • CATEGORY: Community & Economic Development | Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center, Region 6 | U.S. Department of Transportation: $441,559 – supports operation of a regional center delivering capital-access, bonding, procurement, training, counseling, and technical-assistance services to transportation-sector small businesses. Learn more

Connecticut

  • CATEGORY: Community & Economic Development | Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center, Region 1 | U.S. Department of Transportation: $452,420 – supports operation of a regional center helping transportation-related small businesses build financial capacity, obtain bonding, and compete for government and infrastructure contracts. Learn more

Delaware

  • CATEGORY: Community & Economic Development | Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center, Region 1 | U.S. Department of Transportation: $452,420 – supports operation of a regional center helping transportation-related small businesses build financial capacity, obtain bonding, and compete for government and infrastructure contracts. Learn more

Hawaii

  • CATEGORY: Community & Economic Development | Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center, Region 6 | U.S. Department of Transportation: $441,559 – supports operation of a regional center delivering capital-access, bonding, procurement, training, counseling, and technical-assistance services to transportation-sector small businesses. Learn more

Idaho

  • CATEGORY: Community & Economic Development | Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center, Region 6 | U.S. Department of Transportation: $441,559 – supports operation of a regional center delivering capital-access, bonding, procurement, training, counseling, and technical-assistance services to transportation-sector small businesses. Learn more

Indiana

  • CATEGORY: Community & Economic Development | Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center, Region 3 | U.S. Department of Transportation: $278,272 – supports a regional center providing business training, counseling, outreach, financing assistance, bonding support, and procurement readiness for transportation-sector small businesses. Learn more

Maine

  • CATEGORY: Community & Economic Development | Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center, Region 1 | U.S. Department of Transportation: $452,420 – supports operation of a regional center helping transportation-related small businesses build financial capacity, obtain bonding, and compete for government and infrastructure contracts. Learn more

Maryland

  • CATEGORY: Community & Economic Development | Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center, Region 1 | U.S. Department of Transportation: $452,420 – supports operation of a regional center helping transportation-related small businesses build financial capacity, obtain bonding, and compete for government and infrastructure contracts. Learn more

Massachusetts

  • CATEGORY: Community & Economic Development | Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center, Region 1 | U.S. Department of Transportation: $452,420 – supports operation of a regional center helping transportation-related small businesses build financial capacity, obtain bonding, and compete for government and infrastructure contracts. Learn more

Michigan

  • CATEGORY: Community & Economic Development | Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center, Region 3 | U.S. Department of Transportation: $278,272 – supports a regional center providing business training, counseling, outreach, financing assistance, bonding support, and procurement readiness for transportation-sector small businesses. Learn more

Minnesota

  • CATEGORY: Community & Economic Development | Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center, Region 3 | U.S. Department of Transportation: $278,272 – supports a regional center providing business training, counseling, outreach, financing assistance, bonding support, and procurement readiness for transportation-sector small businesses. Learn more

Montana

  • CATEGORY: Community & Economic Development | Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center, Region 6 | U.S. Department of Transportation: $441,559 – supports operation of a regional center delivering capital-access, bonding, procurement, training, counseling, and technical-assistance services to transportation-sector small businesses. Learn more

Nevada

  • CATEGORY: Community & Economic Development | Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center, Region 6 | U.S. Department of Transportation: $441,559 – supports operation of a regional center delivering capital-access, bonding, procurement, training, counseling, and technical-assistance services to transportation-sector small businesses. Learn more

New Hampshire

  • CATEGORY: Community & Economic Development | Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center, Region 1 | U.S. Department of Transportation: $452,420 – supports operation of a regional center helping transportation-related small businesses build financial capacity, obtain bonding, and compete for government and infrastructure contracts. Learn more

New Jersey

  • CATEGORY: Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Digital Infrastructure | Higher Education AI Readiness Grant | New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education: $675,000 total; awards up to $100,000 — funds partnerships of two to five eligible New Jersey higher-education institutions to create shared assets around AI faculty development, student AI literacy, or AI planning and governance. Eligible applicants include New Jersey county colleges, four-year public institutions, and qualifying independent four-year institutions; applications are due October 30, 2026. NJ.gov
    Learn more from New Jersey OSHE

New York

  • CATEGORY: Community & Economic Development | Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center, Region 1 | U.S. Department of Transportation: $452,420 – supports operation of a regional center helping transportation-related small businesses build financial capacity, obtain bonding, and compete for government and infrastructure contracts. Learn more

North Dakota

  • CATEGORY: Community & Economic Development | Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center, Region 3 | U.S. Department of Transportation: $278,272 – supports a regional center providing business training, counseling, outreach, financing assistance, bonding support, and procurement readiness for transportation-sector small businesses. Learn more

Ohio

  • CATEGORY: Community & Economic Development | Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center, Region 3 | U.S. Department of Transportation: $278,272 – supports a regional center providing business training, counseling, outreach, financing assistance, bonding support, and procurement readiness for transportation-sector small businesses. Learn more

Oregon

  • CATEGORY: Community & Economic Development | Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center, Region 6 | U.S. Department of Transportation: $441,559 – supports operation of a regional center delivering capital-access, bonding, procurement, training, counseling, and technical-assistance services to transportation-sector small businesses. Learn more

Pennsylvania

  • CATEGORY: Community & Economic Development | Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center, Region 1 | U.S. Department of Transportation: $452,420 – supports operation of a regional center helping transportation-related small businesses build financial capacity, obtain bonding, and compete for government and infrastructure contracts. Learn more

Rhode Island

  • CATEGORY: Community & Economic Development | Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center, Region 1 | U.S. Department of Transportation: $452,420 – supports operation of a regional center helping transportation-related small businesses build financial capacity, obtain bonding, and compete for government and infrastructure contracts. Learn more

South Dakota

  • CATEGORY: Community & Economic Development | Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center, Region 3 | U.S. Department of Transportation: $278,272 – supports a regional center providing business training, counseling, outreach, financing assistance, bonding support, and procurement readiness for transportation-sector small businesses. Learn more

Utah

  • CATEGORY: Community & Economic Development | Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center, Region 6 | U.S. Department of Transportation: $441,559 – supports operation of a regional center delivering capital-access, bonding, procurement, training, counseling, and technical-assistance services to transportation-sector small businesses. Learn more

Vermont

  • CATEGORY: Community & Economic Development | Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center, Region 1 | U.S. Department of Transportation: $452,420 – supports operation of a regional center helping transportation-related small businesses build financial capacity, obtain bonding, and compete for government and infrastructure contracts. Learn more

Washington

  • CATEGORY: Community & Economic Development | Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center, Region 6 | U.S. Department of Transportation: $441,559 – supports operation of a regional center delivering capital-access, bonding, procurement, training, counseling, and technical-assistance services to transportation-sector small businesses. Learn more

Wisconsin

  • CATEGORY: Community & Economic Development | Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center, Region 3 | U.S. Department of Transportation: $278,272 – supports a regional center providing business training, counseling, outreach, financing assistance, bonding support, and procurement readiness for transportation-sector small businesses. Learn more

Wyoming

  • CATEGORY: Community & Economic Development | Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center, Region 6 | U.S. Department of Transportation: $441,559 – supports operation of a regional center delivering capital-access, bonding, procurement, training, counseling, and technical-assistance services to transportation-sector small businesses. Learn more

Guam

  • CATEGORY: Community & Economic Development | Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center, Region 6 | U.S. Department of Transportation: $441,559 – supports operation of a regional center delivering capital-access, bonding, procurement, training, counseling, and technical-assistance services to transportation-sector small businesses. Learn more

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