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HSC’s Sparkyard Amps Up Support for Fort Worth Entrepreneurs with Innovative Features and Inclusive Approach

by Lance Murray | Jun 7, 2023

The UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Sparkyard platform recently completed an online economic dashboard of Tarrant County entrepreneurial activity and two other website updates funded by a U.S. Economic Development Administration grant.

Sparkyard is a free, one-stop collaborative platform for entrepreneurs. The other updates included an enhanced interactive growth circuit showing users what phase they are in and a translation of Sparkyard into Vietnamese, which is the third-most spoken language in Tarrant County....

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UNT Dallas Gets $651K TI Foundation Grant to Fund STEM School Principals Master’s Program

by Lance Murray | May 23, 2023

Beginning this fall, the grant will cover tuition and fees for candidates entering the rigorous, two-year Master of Educational Leadership program with a STEM concentration. Candidates will be drawn from Cedar Hill, Dallas, DeSoto, Duncanville and Lancaster independent school districts.

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DFW Airport Gets $35M DOT Grant for Central Utilities Plant, Terminal D Energy Enhancements

by Lance Murray | Mar 13, 2023

The electric Central Utilities Plant will run on 100% renewable electricity, aiding DFW AIrport in its goal to be carbon net zero by 2030. Energy enhancements to Terminal D will include smart glass, sensors, high-efficiency HVAC, eco-friendly roofing, and passenger boarding bridges with advanced controls for use in DFW’s digital twin program.

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Highland Park ISD Gets $4.9M Grant from Moody Foundation for STEAM and MAPS Initiatives

by Lance Murray | Jan 9, 2023

The grant will benefit HPISD's Moody Innovation Institute and its STEAM and MAPS initiatives, and expand the institute's programs to include the Moody Education Solutions Accelerator. Programs benefiting from the grant include those for mathematics education in grades K-8 and for dyslexia across the HPISD curriculum.

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Berkshire Biomedical Awarded Second Phase of $2M Research Grant

by Lance Murray | Dec 7, 2022

Dallas-based Berkshire, innovating for improved patient wellness with personalized drug dispensing technology, has been granted a total of $2 million across two phases. This funding will aid the development and eventual introduction of their tech to provide opioid users at-home access to vital methadone treatment.

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SMU professor Harsha Gangammanavar is leading a multidisciplinary team to develop algorithms that improve complex energy systems—like the management of the energy grid under intermittent renewable power.

DOE Awards SMU-Led Research Team $2M Grant for Algorithms Improving Complex Energy Systems

by Lance Murray | Nov 14, 2022

SMU researchers aim to help address problems in the broad area of computational mathematics for sustainability—such as the management of the energy grid under intermittent renewable power. The research is aimed at developing new algorithms for materials design, bioengineering, and power grid applications.

Researchers will use SMU's high-performance computing system—enhanced with an NVIDIA DGX SuperPODTM—as well as the supercomputing resources at Argonne National Laboratory.

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Smart City Boost: Agency Adds Broadband to its Transportation Solutions Toolkit

by Dave Moore | Apr 13, 2022

Most anyone who has been commuting to work over the past two years has likely noticed a decrease in traffic.

Brookings Institution noted that metro traffic congestion was cut in half after COVID-19 hit in 2020, attributing it largely to employees working virtually from home, and more flexible work schedules (though government stay-at-home orders figured prominently as well)....

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Bank of America Invests $200K to Continue Dallas’ B.U.I.L.D. Collaborative Small Business Grant Program

by Alex Edwards | Nov 30, 2021

Broadening Urban Investment to Leverage Dallas (B.U.I.L.D.)—launched last year by the City of Dallas, [email protected], and more than 200 Dallas County business service organizations—will continue its grant program that serves as a catalyst to Southern Dallas’ small business owners of color and women business owners.

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Capital One Grants $500K to The Commit Partnership to Accelerate Closing the Equity Gap in Dallas

by Alex Edwards | Nov 12, 2020

The Commit Partnership is a Dallas-based nonprofit that works to ensure all local students have access to an equitable education. Capital One's grant is part of a more than $3 million commitment to address critical community needs.

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MyTelemedicine telehealth startup McKinney innovation fund

Fast-Growing Telehealth Startup Expands HQ With McKinney EDC Innovation Fund Grant

by Alex Edwards | Oct 12, 2020

The incentive-based innovation fund, launched just this year, continues to fuel the growth of tech startups in McKinney. The latest is MyTelemedicine, a SaaS platform that powers modern remote healthcare technologies.

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Microsoft community skills program black-led nonprofits

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Future Readiness: This $15M Microsoft Training Program Aims to Accelerate Digital Skills in Minority Communities

by Dave Moore | Sep 25, 2020

The Sept. 30 deadline looms for the Microsoft community skills grant that's open to Black-led nonprofits. Up to 50 organizations will receive up to $100,000 over three years for training purposes.

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Robotics Education and Competition Foundation Receives $750K from Texas Workforce Commission

by Chantal Canales | Sep 16, 2020

The grant will be used to give thousands of Texas students access to robotics and STEM learning resources.

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Plano-Based Purpose Tea Among Stacy’s Rise Project $10,000 Grant Winners

by Chantal Canales | Jul 29, 2020

Purpose Tea Founder Chi Nguyen is one of 15 female founders taking part in the 2020 Stacy’s Rise Project, an initiative by Plano-headquartered Frito-Lay to support women and their food and beverage businesses.

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EnginSoft Expands its U.S. Headquarters in McKinney With a Grant From MEDC’s Innovation Fund

by Alex Edwards | Jul 27, 2020

Engineering company EnginSoft is expanding its headquarters at Adriatica, a 45-acre mixed-use development inspired by a Croatian village. Driving EnginSoft's growth is the work it does for companies such as NASA, Xerox, Toyota, and more.

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HSC’s Sparkyard Amps Up Support for Fort Worth Entrepreneurs with Innovative Features and Inclusive Approach

Berkshire Biomedical Awarded Second Phase of $2M Research Grant

Future Readiness: This $15M Microsoft Training Program Aims to Accelerate Digital Skills in Minority Communities

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