CWA Awarded $300k in EDA Build To Scale Grant Program

November 30, 2022
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The US Economic Development Administration awarded Cleveland Water Alliance nearly $300k through their Build To Scale Grant Program! This award will support the creation and launch of the Freshwater Innovation Fund.

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Thanks to the US Economic Development Administration for awarding us nearly $300k through their Build To Scale Grant Program! This award will support the creation and launch of the Freshwater Innovation Fund. Through this initiative, we will harness our role as the leading Great Lakes freshwater technology cluster, convener, and implementor to identify technologies, engage and educate investors, and explore program-related investments by regional philanthropic and community foundation partners. This will allow us to provide capital and technical assistance to bring freshwater technologies to market. We're proud of our work to create a robust freshwater innovation ecosystem in the Lake Erie Basin! Learn more here:

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