This FFO announces the availability of funding for EDAÂ’s FY 2013 University Center Economic Development Program Competition.

The purpose of EDAÂ’s University Center Economic Development Program (also referred to as the University Center program) is to assist institutions of higher

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education and consortia of institutions of higher education in establishing and operating University Centers specifically focused on leveraging university assets to build regional economic ecosystems that support high-growth entrepreneurship.

University Centers collaborate with other EDA partners by providing resources to develop, implement, and support regional strategies that promote job creation, the development of high-skilled regional talent pools, and business expansion in a regionÂ’s innovation clusters.

These resources may include technology commercialization, feasibility studies, market research, economic impact analyses training, and other technical assistance to help communities foster vibrant economic ecosystems.

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 the following geographic areas in EDAÂ’s Austin Region:
Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas; and in EDAÂ’s Denver Region:
Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.