EDA: $1.5 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Support Construction of a Healthcare Facility in Anthony, NM
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.5 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the city of Anthony, New Mexico, to support construction of an Urgent Care medical facility. This EDA grant, to be matched with $375,000 in local funds, is expected…
EDA: $1.2 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Support Post-Pandemic Recovery of Pennsylvania’s Small Businesses
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.2 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to support the post-pandemic recovery of Pennsylvania’s small businesses through the PA Digital Transformation and E-commerce Program. This EDA grant, to be matched with…
EDA: $960,000 Invested to Support Infrastructure Study of Vallejo, California’s Mare Island
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $960,000 grant to the city of Vallejo, California, to conduct an infrastructure study of Mare Island. This EDA grant will be matched with $540,000 in local investment. “Improving our nation’s infrastructure is a critical component of President Bidens’s Build Back Better agenda…
FEMA: President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration for North Dakota
FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of North Dakota to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe storm, straight-line winds and flooding from June 7-11, 2021. Federal funding also is available to state, tribal and eligible local governments and certain…
HUD: Disaster Mitigation Plan to Build Resilience to Future Wildfires in California Approved
Department’s action greenlights California proposed uses of disaster mitigation funds The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today signed off on California’s second Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) Program Action Plan, approving the state’s proposed uses of previously-allocated disaster mitigation funds to build resilience to future wildfires. “As conflagrations in California continue…
HUD: Disaster Assistance Announced for Louisiana Disaster Survivors
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance for areas in the State of Louisiana affected by Hurricane Ida. On August 29, President Biden issued a major disaster declaration for the following parishes: Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberia, Iberville, Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, Pointe…
HUD: Cross-Agency Efforts Announced to Increase Affordable Housing Supply
Federal Finance Bank Risk-Sharing Program, Guidance for Affordable Housing Funding, Zoning Research Among HUD Actions in Administration-wide Agenda FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Immediate Steps to Increase Affordable Housing Supply WASHINGTON – The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Wednesday announced a series of actions it is taking as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s…
SBA: Funding Awarded for Veteran Federal Procurement Entrepreneurship Training Program
The U.S. Small Business Administration today announced the awarding of $500,000 in a grant agreement with the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce Community Foundation’s National Center for the Veteran Institute for Procurement (VIP) to deliver the SBA’s Veteran Federal Procurement Entrepreneurship Training Program. The funding opportunity, offered by SBA’s Office of Veterans Business Development, enables VIP to deliver…
SBA: National Small Business Week Virtual Summit Event Schedule for September 13-15 Announced
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s National Small Business Week Virtual Summit event schedule is set. This annual event, happening September 13-15, 2021, honors the nation’s 31 million small businesses for their perseverance, ingenuity, triumphs, and creativity. SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman announced National Small Business Week in a news release last month. The free, three-day conference will take place in a…