CRA Newswire

Census Bureau: American FactFinder Officially Retired; Data.census.gov Now Primary Data Tool

Today the U.S. Census Bureau retired American FactFinder (AFF), the primary dissemination tool on census.gov for the past 20 years. Beginning in June of 2019, the Census Bureau stopped releasing new data in AFF, and transitioned to data.census.gov for data releases formerly on AFF. Data.census.gov represents a new chapter in the Census Bureau’s dissemination approach by centralizing data access…

EDA: $1.95 Million Invested to Make Critical Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements in Phenix City, AL

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.95 million grant to the city of Phenix City, Alabama, to upgrade the city’s only wastewater treatment plant to accommodate new and expanding businesses. The EDA grant, to be located near a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act  Opportunity Zone,…

EDA: $992,576 Invested to Make Critical Infrastructure Upgrades in Seaboard, NC

 Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $992,576 grant to the town of Seaboard, North Carolina, to make critical infrastructure improvements needed to support existing businesses, including a major lumber manufacturing facility, and to attract new businesses. This EDA grant, to be matched with $248,144 in local investment, is…

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Kansas

 FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of Kansas to supplement the state, tribes and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on Jan. 20, 2020, and continuing. Federal funding is available to state, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain…

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Alabama

FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of Alabama to supplement the state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on Jan. 20, 2020, and continuing. Federal funding is available to state, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain…

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Colorado

FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of Colorado to supplement the state, tribes and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on Jan. 20, 2020 and continuing. Federal funding is available to the state, tribal and eligible local governments and…

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Oregon

FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of Oregon to supplement the state, tribes and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on Jan. 20, 2020, and continuing. Federal funding is available to state, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain…

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for the District of Columbia

FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the District of Columbia to supplement the District’s recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on Jan. 20, 2020, and continuing. Federal funding is also available to the District of Columbia and certain private nonprofit organizations on…

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Georgia

 FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of Georgia to supplement the state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on Jan. 20, 2020, and continuing. Federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit…

FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Connecticut

FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of Connecticut to supplement the state, tribes and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on Jan. 20, 2020, and continuing. Federal funding is available to state, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain…