EDA: $500,000 in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Support Safe Businesses Reopening Efforts in Redmond, WA
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $500,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to OneRedmond, Redmond, Washington, to provide technical assistance needed to help coronavirus-impacted small businesses reopen safely and successfully. This EDA grant, to be matched with $160,000 in local investment, is expected to create or retain 2,000…
SBA: Changes to Paycheck Protection Program by Biden-Harris Administration Increases Equitable Access to Relief
Early indications show program reforms and efforts to engage with communities authentically are working in meaningful ways. Two weeks ago, the Biden-Harris Administration made several reforms to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to further ensure small businesses get the help they need, especially Mom-and-Pop businesses in underserved communities. Putting equity at the center of its policies and…
Census Bureau: Small Business Pulse Survey Phase 4 Weekly Data Released
The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from the fourth phase of the Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS). Data collection began Feb. 15. Results will be released weekly Feb. 25 to April 22. The SBPS includes questions on topics such as location closings, changes in employment, disruptions in the supply chain, the use of federal assistance initiatives such…
EDA: $5.5 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Support Industrial, Tourism, and Manufacturing Growth and Resiliency Efforts in Tennessee
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $5.5 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to help the state of Tennessee prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus. “The Economic Development Administration is committed to helping communities across the nation implement strategies to mitigate economic hardships brought on by the…
EDA: $3 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Support Coronavirus Pandemic Economic Recovery and Resiliency Efforts in Morganfield, KY
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Union County Fiscal Court, Morganfield, Kentucky, to make sanitary sewer infrastructure improvements needed to support business and job growth and to build economic resiliency in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. This EDA grant,…
EDA: $2 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Support Workforce Growth and Business Capital Assistance Efforts in Kansas
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $2 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to help the state of Kansas prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus. “The Economic Development Administration is committed to helping communities across the nation implement strategies to mitigate economic hardships brought on by the…
EDA: $1.5 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Support Business Recovery and Resiliency Efforts in West Virginia
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.5 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Natural Capital Investment Fund, Inc., (NCIF), Charles Town, West Virginia, to provide the staffing and technical assistance capacity needed to deploy technical assistance and up to $5 million in capital to West Virginia businesses…
EDA: $595,654 in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Launch Program to Support Regional Economies in Colorado
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $595,654 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Colorado State University (CSU), Grand Junction, Colorado, to launch the Planning and Technical Support to Diversify Colorado Economic Opportunities program. This EDA grant will be matched with $150,212 in local investment. “The Economic Development Administration…
EDA: $552,733 in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Provide Economic Recovery and Resiliency Assistance to Communities Across Missouri
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $552,733 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Missouri Main Street Connection, Inc., Branson, Missouri, to assist Missouri communities in responding to and recovering from the coronavirus pandemic through the Main Street economic recovery technical assistance and training program. This EDA grant, to…
EDA: $6 Million Invested to Establish Wood Innovation Center in Darrington, WA
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $6 million grant to the town of Darrington, Washington, to acquire land and provide infrastructure needed to establish the Darrington Wood Innovation Center. This EDA grant, to be matched with $1.7 million in state investment, is expected to create 156 jobs and…