CDFI Fund: Request for Public Comment Issued on Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
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. Currently, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI…
EDA: $7.3 Million Invested to Catalyze Maritime Sector Employment with New Industrial Park in Port Angeles, WA
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $7.3 million grant to the Port of Port Angeles, Washington, to support construction of a new industrial park. This project will catalyze the creation of good-paying jobs in the maritime services sector by developing the infrastructure…
EDA: $1.1 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested for Biotechnology Expansion to Develop Treatments for COVID-19 in Brooklyn, NY
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.1 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to BioBAT, Inc., Brooklyn, New York, for the renovation of workspace designated for two biotechnology companies. This investment will support the development of products to treat COVID-19 and will…
ABA: Instagram Voting Opened for National “Lights, Camera, Save!” Teen Video Contest
Cast your vote on ABA’s Instagram page beginning April 13 The American Bankers Association Foundation today kicks off its Lights, Camera, Save! social media contest via ABA’s Instagram page to allow people to vote for their favorite video entry submitted by teens from across the country. Lights, Camera, Save!, now in its 12th year, is a national…
HUD: First-Ever HUD-Held Single Family Note Sale Announced Exclusively for Mission-Driven Nonprofits and State or Local Governments
June 8 competitive bid sale of approximately 1,450 vacant property notes furthers Biden-Harris Administration objectives to return more properties to future owner-occupancy. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Asset Sales announced on Tuesday that it will conduct a competitive bid HUD-held vacant note sale (HVLS 2022-2) on June 8, 2022. The sale…
EDA: $7.3 Million Invested to Help Get Employees to Work in North Slope Borough, AK
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $7.3 million grant to the North Slope Borough, Alaska, for transportation infrastructure. Recent climate-linked flooding has disrupted the only existing route to Ilisagvik College and the Barrow Arctic Research Center. This project will support community resiliency…
EDA: $2.8 Million Invested to Support Clean Energy Business Development in Paulsboro, NJ
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.8 million grant to Paulsboro, New Jersey, to expand the Paulsboro Water Treatment Plant in support of business development and job growth in the offshore wind industry. This project will provide the wastewater infrastructure capacity needed…
EDA: $2 Million Invested to Support Business Growth in Laurens, SC
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to the Laurens County Water and Sewer Commission, Laurens, South Carolina, for sewer infrastructure upgrades to service a prime industrial corridor. This project will promote job creation through sewer upgrades necessary for business…
EDA: $2 Million Invested to Help Establish New Business Park in Kewaunee, WI
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to the city of Kewaunee, Wisconsin, for water and sewer infrastructure to support the construction of a new 30-acre business park, which is being implemented to help offset the region’s economic injury due…
EDA: $1.2 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Support Healthcare Workforce Development in The Dalles, OR
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.2 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Columbia Gorge Community College, The Dalles, Oregon, to renovate and modernize an existing facility to grow healthcare workforce development programs. This project will provide new and expanded training opportunities…