EDA: $13 Million Invested to Support Manufacturers Damaged by Imports
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced $13 million in Economic Development Administration (EDA) grants will be issued to support 11 Trade Adjustment Assistance Centers (TAACs) that help American manufacturers hurt by imports adjust to increasing global competition. The TAACs are located in California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Massachussetts, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas,…
EDA: $600,000 Invested to Boost Growth of the Marine Science and Technology Section in Southeastern Massachusetts
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $600,000 grant to the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth to support the development of a formal Massachusetts Science and Technology Cluster Alliance where relevant regional institutions, businesses, and academia will work collaboratively to support the marine science and technology sector in Southeastern Massachusetts….
EDA: $592,357 Invested to Support International Trade Efforts in Arkansas
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $592,357 grant to the University of Arkansas’ World Trade Center Arkansas in Fayetteville, to promote the expansion of exports as well as job growth and retention in 57 Arkansas counties affected by natural disasters. According to grantee estimates, the project is expected…
FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Alaska
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced today that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Alaska to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by flooding from May 11 to May 13, 2018. Federal funding is available to state, tribal, eligible local governments, and certain private nonprofit…
FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Minnesota
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced today that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Minnesota to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding from June 15 to July 11, 2018. Federal funding is available to the state, tribal,…
HUD: $18 Million Awarded to Clean Up Dangerous Lead in Public Housing
Funding to protect children in 20 Public Housing Authorities WASHINGTON – In an effort to identify and eliminate lead-based paint hazards in public housing, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced it is awarding $18 million to 20 public housing agencies across the country. These funds are offered through HUD’s Lead-Based…
HUD: Choice Neighborhood Planning Grants Awarded
Communities in Alabama, Arizona, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey and Wisconsin awarded Planning Grants WASHINGTON – Expanding on its commitment to help local communities redevelop severely distressed HUD assisted housing and revitalize neighborhoods, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded nearly $5 million to six communities. Funded through HUD’s Choice Neighborhoods program,…
CDFI Fund: Request for Public Comment Regarding CDFI Certification Application
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the…