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Meharry Medical College has received a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to expand a seed-stage business incubator launched last year in the historically Black medical schoolâs Center for the Study of Social Determinants of Health.
ResilienSEED is a program aimed at helping vulnerable populations of diverse backgrounds develop businesses that address social inequities in their communities. The incubator provides investment capital, research and tech support, mentorships and a network of entrepreneurs to work with, bolstered by a partnership with Frist Cressey Ventures.
âItâs an idea for how we can provide resources to underserved communities that are having a fair amount of hardship in term of disparities, not only in economics but also in just the business numbers,â Bryan Heckman, founding director of Meharryâs Center for the Study of Social Determinants of Health, told theÂ
Meharry Medical College receives grant to expand ResilienSEED
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) gave Meharry Medical College a $750,000 grant from to expand ResilienSEED, a business incubator established by and housed in Meharryâs Center for the Study of Social Determinants of Health.
ResilienSEED is focused on improving socioeconomic disparities in underserved communities through innovation and entrepreneurship. The Centerâs work, through ResilienSEED and other programming, is dedicated to understanding how social conditions create barriers to achieving health equity and prosperous wellbeing, then establishing actionable programming that catalyzes a pendulum of change.
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