EDA: $4 Million Invested to Boost Business and Job Growth Efforts in Alabama
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $4 million in the state of Alabama to make critical infrastructure improvements needed to support current and future business needs. “President Biden is committed to making sure the United States once again leads the world across the board…
EDA: $3.15 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Support Businesses Growth and Workforce Development Efforts in Northwest Ohio
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $3.15 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to help the state of Ohio prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus. “The Biden Administration is committed to providing our communities with the resources they need to build booming…
EDA: $3 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Increase Export Opportunities at Port of Port Arthur, TX
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Port of Port Arthur Navigation District, Port Arthur, Texas, to construct a new cargo handling, staging, and transport area that will enhance the Port’s capacity to handle exports….
EDA: $2.7 Million Invested to Support Growth of Technology Manufacturing Sector in Hancock, MI
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.7 million grant to the city of Hancock, Michigan, to provide flood resilient infrastructure for a new a business and technology park that will house technology and technology-driven light manufacturing businesses. This EDA project, to be matched…
EDA: $2.4 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Establish Revolving Loan Fund to Assist Disadvantaged Entrepreneurs in NY and NJ
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.4 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to BOC Capital Corporation, Brooklyn, New York, to capitalize and administer a Revolving Loan Fund that will provide critical gap financing to disadvantaged entrepreneurs in minority communities in New York…
EDA: $2 Million Invested to Support Business Retention and Growth Efforts in Carrollton, KY
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to the city of Carrollton, Kentucky, to support construction of a critical gas pipeline necessary for current and future economic growth and to keep businesses operating through natural disasters. This EDA grant, to be…
EDA: $1.78 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Support Growth of Tourism Sector in Angoon, AK
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.78 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the city of Angoon, Alaska, to support growth of the region’s tourism economy. This EDA grant is expected to create 22 jobs and generate $450,000 in private investment. “COVID-19…
EDA: $900,000 Invested to Support Revitalization of Downtown Bladenboro Business District in Elizabethtown, NC
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $900,000 grant to Bladen’s Bloomin’ Agri-Industrial, Inc., (BBAI), Elizabethtown, North Carolina, to support the economic revitalization of the city’s downtown Bladenboro business district. This EDA grant, to be matched with $600,000 in local investment, is expected to create 44. “The Economic Development…
HUD: $28 Million Awarded to Help Public Housing Residents Secure Employment and Higher-Paying Jobs
Housing Authorities in a dozen communities will receive funding under Jobs Plus The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced a $28 million investment to 12 public housing agencies (PHA) to help families increase their earned income and improve their economic mobility. See chart below of today’s funding announcement. Awarded through HUD’s…
SBA: Shuttered Venue Operators Grants Reopened for Applications on April 24th at 12:30 p.m. EDT
Applicants can register today; updated documents now available The U.S. Small Business Administration will reopen the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant application portal tomorrow, April 24, 2021, at 12:30 p.m. EDT for operators of live venues, live performing arts organizations, museums and movie theatres, as well as live venue promoters, theatrical producers and talent representatives to apply for…