COVID-19 has highlighted the need for broadband and the gaps in broadband access. As part of our collaboration with Ice Miller, this video is designed to provide a review of the various approaches to expanding broadband access and how to assess...

This 2019 report from the Congressional Research Service (CRS) examines the the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program, which is operated by the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

"Moving America and the Environment Forward" is a House Ways and Means Committee statement of principles on how the committee wants to approach an infrastructure bill. It includes $760 billion of proposals.

This study by Summit Consulting and the W.E. Upjohn Institute finds that the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NIST MEP) Program generates a substantial economic and financial return of...

This webinar by the EDA’s Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIE) discusses the Regional Innovation Strategies Program competition to spur innovation capacity-building activities in regions across the nation.

This playbook offers any community a three-step approach to building such a strategy and describes existing Federal grant and technical assistance resources that communities can use to put that strategy into practice.

The EDA released their Annual Report for FY 2013. The administration provides a review of their economic development activities and programs. Also, the report lists the number of projects funded in each state and provides financial details for the...

The U.S. Government Accountability Office conducted an audit on Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP). They concluded most federal spending directly supports work...

The U.S. Government Accountability Office conducted an audit on Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP). They concluded most federal spending directly supports work...

The America COMPETES Act was authorized to provide loan guarantees for small- or medium-sized manufacturers for the use or production of innovative technologies. To determine the status of the Department of Commerce's efforts to execute this...

Mark Schmit at NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership explains the program's efforts to work with manufacturers and provide services and access to resources that enhance growth, improve productivity, and expand capacity.

Toby Rittner with the Council of Development Finance Agencies describes a variety of federal financing programs affecting the reshored manufacturing movement.

Toby Rittner, President & CEO Council of Development Finance Agencies, discusses CDFA, development finance trends, best practices, case studies, and a wide variety of development finance programs.

Overview information on four federal finance programs, one each from the EPA, USDA, SBA, and Commerce, are presented by Erin Tehan of CDFA in this article from Development Finance Perspectives, Issue 2 | 2012.

Douglas Devereaux of the National Institute of Standards and Technology discusses the Manufacturing Extension Partnership, which provides multiple forms of support to American manufacturers.

The Council of Development Finance Agencies released the Federal Financing Reference Guide with generous sponsorship support from Stifel Nicolaus and additional support from Business Oregon and the City of Minneapolis. The Federal Financing...

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has identified 254 federal programs that provide services to support the business sector. This report highlights these programs and distinguishes them by agency and highlights the programs available. ...