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EDA: $2.8 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Support Economic Growth and Resiliency Efforts in Missouri

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $2.8 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to help the state of Missouri prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus. “EDA is committed to helping communities across the nation implement strategies to mitigate economic hardships brought on by the coronavirus pandemic,” said…

EDA: $2.4 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance to Expand Manufacturing Skills Programs at Alpena Community College in Michigan

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.4 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Alpena Community College, Alpena, Michigan, to renovate space on campus to create an advanced manufacturing lab and an updated welding shop. This EDA grant, to be matched with $600,000 in local investment, is expected…

EDA: $2.4 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Establish a Revolving Loan Fund to Serve Businesses in Northwest Ohio

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.4 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, Toledo, Ohio, to create a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) that will provide critical gap financing to coronavirus-impacted small businesses in Lucas, Ottawa and Wood counties. This EDA grant, to…

EDA: $2 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Boost Telehealth Workforce Training Efforts at Des Moines University in Iowa

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Des Moines University Osteopathic Medicine Center, Des Moines, Iowa, to purchase equipment for the university’s planned state-of-the-art telehealth training center. This EDA grant, to be matched with $2.1 million in local investment, is expected…

EDA: $2 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Support Businesses by Improving Lee Boulevard in Lawton, OK

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the city of Lawton, Oklahoma, to make roadway improvements to Lee Boulevard to improve access to the Lawton Industrial Park, Great Plains Technology Institute, and Southwest Medical Center. The EDA grant, to be matched…

EDA: $1.2 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Capitalize Revolving Loan Fund to Serve Businesses in Southwest Montana

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.2 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Northern Rocky Mountain Economic Development District, Bozeman, Montana, to capitalize and administer a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) that will provide critical gap financing to businesses adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic in Gallatin…

CDFI Fund: FY 2021 CDFI Program and NACA Program Application Round Opened

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) opened the fiscal year (FY) 2021 funding round for the Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program) and Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program) today. The awards from these programs will support Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) that provide affordable financing…

FEMA: President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Alaska

FEMA announced federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Alaska to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in areas affected by severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides during the period of Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, 2020. Federal funding is also available to state, tribal, eligible local governments and certain…

Census Bureau: Data Collection Begins for Phase 4 of Small Business Pulse Survey

In response to the significant and continuing economic disruptions resulting from the coronavirus pandemic and the urgent need for data, the U.S. Census Bureau launched a fourth phase of the Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS) with data collection on Feb. 15. This experimental survey was designed to measure temporal economic trends in the nation’s small…

HUD: $38.8 Million in Loan Guarantee Assistance Announced for the District of Columbia for Affordable Housing Projects

Funds will support and preserve affordable housing in the Washington, DC area The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced that the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) in Washington, DC will receive a $38.8 million loan guaranteed by HUD to fund a variety of affordable housing rehabilitation projects that will…