EDA: $2 Million Invested to Support Workforce Development Efforts in Hazard, KY
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to the Pine Ridge Regional Industrial Authority, Inc. in Hazard, Kentucky, to construct a new laboratory building for the Hazard Community and Technical College. This grant will support workforce development in a variety of sectors,…
EDA: $1.3 Million Invested to Support Business and Job Growth in South Boston, VA
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.3 million grant to the SOVA Innovation Hub in South Boston, Virginia, to bolster small business development in the region. This grant will support building renovation to create a digital maker space, community gathering space and co-working offices….
EDA: $1.2 Million Invested to Support Disaster Relief and Recovery Efforts in Berea, KY
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.2 million grant to the Mountain Association for Community Economic Development (MACED) in Berea, Kentucky, to support disaster relief and recovery efforts following severe storms and flooding in July 2022. This investment will support a disaster recovery coordinator…
EDA: $960,000 Invested to Support Construction Business Development in Newark, NJ
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $960,000 grant to The Enterprise Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to establish the Infrastructure Innovations and Business Opportunities Center in Newark, New Jersey. This grant will connect socially and economically disadvantaged contractors and businesses to large-scale infrastructure projects in the region. This EDA…
EDA: $2 Million Invested to Expand Construction Industry Workforce Development in Converse County, WY
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to Converse County, Wyoming, to expand the workforce training lab at Eastern Wyoming College in Douglas. This grant will support construction of a building addition to house new classrooms, administrative space, and a wood technology…
HUD: $256 Million Available in New Choice Neighborhoods Funding
Future awardees will revitalize public and/or HUD-assisted housing, surrounding neighborhoods. Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the availability of $256 million in Choice Neighborhoods Implementation (CNI) Grants funding to communities across the country. The CNI Grants will ultimately transform public and other HUD-assisted housing, while investing in the surrounding neighborhood and resident…
SBA: $20 Million Dedicated to New Small Business Export Growth
Administrator Guzman Announces 2023 State Trade Expansion Program Awardees Today, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s 33 million small businesses, announced $20 million in grants awarded to 49 state and territory international trade agencies across the country as part of the SBA’s State Trade Expansion Program…
HUD: Over $24 Million Awarded to 57 Grantees to Fight Housing Discrimination
Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the allocation of $24,195,749.33 from its $56 million FY 2023 budget to support 57 fair housing organizations across the nation through the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP). These funds are being directed to second and third year multi-year grantees of the Private Enforcement Initiative (PEI) to…
HUD: $128 Million Awarded to Tribal Communities for Construction of New Affordable Housing
Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced 22 awards totaling approximately $128 million for affordable housing investments in Tribal communities. HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge made the announcement today in Kenai, Alaska, where she presented $7.5 million to the Kenaitze-Salamatof to build 18 new housing units to increase the number of…
EDA: $2.5 Million Invested for Water Infrastructure Improvements to Support Aluminum Manufacturing Industry in Bay Minette, AL
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.5 million grant to North Baldwin Utilities in Bay Minette, Alabama, for water infrastructure upgrades to support a new aluminum manufacturing facility and create jobs in the region. This investment will support construction of an elevated water tank…