State and Local Workforce Activities
(July 16, 2012)
EDA Awards Grants to Assist Southern Universities in Strengthening Regional Economic Ecosystems
The Economic Development Administration recently announced a $1.2 million in grants-in-aid to universities in eight states as part of the University Center Economic Development Program, a partnership to leverage university assets to promote American innovation and strengthen regional economic ecosystems.
The grants, which will give each institution $129,000, include:
- Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
- Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia
- University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, Kentucky
- Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, North Carolina
- Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina
- University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
