EDA: $13.5 Million Invested for Water Infrastructure Improvements to Support Business Growth in Lake City, SC
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $13.5 million grant to the city of Lake City, South Carolina, for water infrastructure improvements needed to support local businesses. This grant will alleviate flooding in the downtown area, helping to reduce structural and economic damage to businesses,…
EDA: $2.5 Million Invested to Support Business Expansion and Industrial Growth in Milbank, SD
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.5 million grant to the city of Milbank, South Dakota, to boot business growth in the region. This grant will help build new roadways and utilities needed to expand the industrial park in Milbank. This EDA investment will…
EDA: $2.1 Million Invested to Support Agriculture and Ecotourism in Belen, NM
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.1 million grant to the Valencia Soil and Water Conservation District in Belen, New Mexico, to support economic resiliency efforts in agriculture and ecotourism following wildfires in 2023. This grant will support construction of an operations and economic…
SBA: Nominations Open for 2025 National Small Business Week Awards
Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s more than 34 million small businesses, opened nominations (video) for the 2025 National Small Business Week (NSBW) Awards. For more than 60 years the SBA has been uplifting small businesses in America, and the annual NSBW awards recognize…
HUD: Disaster Aid Offered to South Dakota Storm Victims
Federal aid supports state, tribal and local recovery for June/July 2024 Storm The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance for the state of South Dakota and ordered federal aid to supplement State, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line…
FEMA: President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration for South Dakota
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of South Dakota to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds and flooding from June 16 to July 8, 2024. The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Davison, Lincoln, Turner and Union counties. Assistance can…
HUD: $773 Million Invested to Benefit Renters Across the Country
Two Years After Signage of President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, HUD is Creating More Affordable, Energy Efficient and Climate Resilient Homes for Renters. Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is commemorating the two-year anniversary of President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, the largest investment in clean energy and climate action ever, which…
SBA: Small Dollar Lending and Lending To Underserved Entrepreneurs Continues to Rise as Record 19 Million New Business Applications Filed Since 2021
Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s more than 34 million small businesses, announced the Biden-Harris Administration has tripled SBA lending to Black-owned businesses while doubling small-dollar lending and lending to Latino- and women-owned small businesses. The new data comes as the United States reaches a record 19 million(Link…
HUD: More than 25 Federal Agencies Partner in Coordinated Fight Against Extreme Heat and Climate Change
HUD joins the National Integrated Heat Health Information System to build awareness about the dangers of extreme heat and develop solutions to reduce the negative impacts of extreme heat on communities throughout the country. Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is joining the White House and interagency National Integrated Heat Health Information…
HUD: Nearly $140 Million Awarded to Expand Affordable Housing for People with Disabilities
Funding supports efforts by 18 state housing agencies to create affordable homes and expand support services for adults living with disabilities. Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded $138.5 million in grants for more than a dozen state housing agencies to expand the supply of housing and supportive services for low-income persons…