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EDA: $9 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance to Support Businesses Capital and Infrastructure Needs in Michigan

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $9 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to help the state of Michigan prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus. “The Biden Administration is committed to helping Michigan’s economy recover from the challenges of the pandemic,” said…

EDA: $5.3 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to the Russell Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship to Expand Regional Economic Growth

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $5.3 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Russell Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Atlanta, Georgia, to improve and expand the facility and increase their capacity to promote entrepreneurship, support sustainable economic growth, and create jobs…

EDA: $4.5 Million Invested to Boost Workforce Training Efforts in Mid-Missouri Region

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4.5 million grant to the Southern Boone County R-1 School District, Ashland, Missouri, to construct the Ranken-Ashland Skilled Trade Training Facility, a construction trade and medical services workforce development training center in mid-Missouri. This EDA project, to…

EDA: $4.45 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Improve Smith Reynolds Airport in Winston-Salem, NC

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4.45 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Forsyth County, North Carolina, to repair structural damages at Smith Reynolds Airport in Winston-Salem caused by Hurricane Michael and to offset additional economic adversity caused by the coronavirus pandemic….

EDA: $2.7 Million Invested to Protect Commercial District Businesses from Flooding in Plymouth, NH

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.7 million grant to the town of Plymouth, New Hampshire, to make critical infrastructure improvements needed to protect businesses in the Downtown Commercial District from flooding. This EDA grant will be matched with $675,000 in local investment….

EDA: $3 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance to Capitalize Revolving Loan Fund to Serve Small Businesses in 17-County Region of Kentucky

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Community Ventures Corporation, Lexington, Kentucky, to provide critical gap financing to small businesses economically impacted by the coronavirus pandemic in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky. This EDA grant will…

EDA: $2.5 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Support Statewide Tourism Marketing Campaign in Wyoming

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.5 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Wyoming Office of Tourism, Cheyenne, Wyoming, to create a statewide tourism marketing campaign. This EDA grant, to be matched with $625,000 in local investment, is expected to retain…

EDA: $2.3 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Support Aviation Maintenance and Repair Industry in Lake City, FL

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.3 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Lake City Gateway Airport, Lake City, Florida, to retrofit two city-owned, World War II era hangars for use by the aircraft maintenance and repair service industry. This EDA grant,…

EDA: $2.2 Million Invested to Make Water Infrastructure Improvements to Support Baton Rogue Health District

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.2 million grant to the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to improve Pump Station 299 and increase capacity to support business development in the Baton Rouge Health District. This EDA project, to be matched with $560,000 in…

EDA: $2 Million Invested for Infrastructure Improvements to Spur Economic Growth in Thomasville, GA

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to the city of Thomasville, Georgia, to improve the city’s wastewater treatment plant to support current and future business needs. The EDA grant, to be matched with $2.125 million in local investment, is expected…