EDA: $1.17 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Support Small Businesses and Manufacturers in Underserved Areas of San Jose, CA
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.17 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the city of San Jose, California, to provide technical assistance to coronavirus-impacted small businesses and manufacturers in underserved areas of the city. “The Economic Development Administration is committed to helping communities across the nation…
EDA: $1.5 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Support Construction of Career Workforce Academy in Fargo, ND
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.5 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to North Dakota State College of Science Foundation, Wahpeton, North Dakota, to build the Career Workforce Academy in Fargo. This EDA grant, to be matched with $4,840,139 in local investment, is expected to create 109…
EDA: $842,522 in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Support Economic Recovery and Resiliency Efforts in Bershires Region of Massachusetts
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $842,522 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, to develop and implement an economic recovery and resiliency plan and provide technical assistance to bolster the region’s ability to withstand future economic disruptions. This EDA grant will…
EDA: $800,000 in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Capitalize Revolving Loan Fund to Serve Businesses in Albany County, WY
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding an $800,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Laramie Chamber Business Alliance, Laramie, Wyoming, to capitalize and administer a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) that will provide critical gap financing to businesses adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic in Albany County. The EDA grant,…
EDA: $500,000 in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Support Business Education and Mentorship in Eugene, OR
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $500,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Eugene Chamber of Commerce, Eugene, Oregon, to provide education and mentoring support needed to help area businesses respond to the coronavirus pandemic. This EDA grant, to be matched with $184,771 in local investment, is…
CDFI Fund: Applications Open for COVID-19 Stimulus Funds Under CDFI Rapid Response Program
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 CDFI Rapid Response Program (CDFI RRP) today. The program will provide $1.25 billion, authorized by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 (P.L. 116-260), to Community Development Financial Institutions…
Census Bureau: Household Pulse Survey Phase 3 Biweekly Data Released
The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from the extension of the third phase of the experimental Household Pulse Survey. The extension includes intent-to-vaccinate and stimulus payment questions. The Household Pulse Survey is the result of an effort by the Census Bureau and other federal statistical agencies to document temporal trends in how individuals are experiencing…
OCC: Second and Third Quarters 2021 CRA Evaluation Schedule Issued
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released its schedule of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) evaluations to be conducted in the second quarter and third quarter 2021. The OCC encourages public comment on the national banks and federal savings associations scheduled to be evaluated under the CRA. Public comments should be submitted…
FEMA: Texas Winter Storm Survivors in 31 Additional Counties Can Apply for Federal Disaster Assistance
Texas homeowners and renters in 31 additional counties who suffered damage from the winter storm that recently struck Texas may now apply for disaster assistance with FEMA. If you have insurance and are applying for disaster assistance, you must also file a claim with your insurance company as soon as possible. By law, FEMA cannot…
HUD: $2.7 Billion Awarded to Improve, Preserve Nation’s Public Housing
Housing authorities will use funding to modernize housing for families, seniors The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded more than $2.7 billion in funding to nearly 2,900 public housing authorities (PHAs) in all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to make…