EDA: $1.2 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds Invested to Expand Resources for Creative Arts Businesses and Entrepreneurs in Albuquerque, NM
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.2 million American Rescue Plan Economic Adjustment Assistance grant to the Keshet Dance Company, Albuquerque, New Mexico, to renovate the Keshet Ideas and Innovation Center. The project will create additional space and support for artisans and creative-based…
EDA: $1.1 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds Invested to Provide Technical Assistance to Small Buisnesses in South San Francisco, CA
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.1 million American Rescue Plan Economic Adjustment Assistance grant to the city of South San Francisco, California, to develop the North County Business Resource Center. The new facility will benefit low and moderate income. and previously underserved…
EDA: $800,000 Invested in American Rescue Plan Funds to Plan Redevelopment of Former Coal Power Plant Site in Springfield, MO
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding an $800,000 grant to the city of Springfield, Missouri, to conduct planning efforts for the redevelopment of the Lake Springfield area. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA’s $300 million Coal Communities Commitment. This grant…
EDA: $2 Million in “STEM Talent Challenge” Grants Announced to Strengthen Innovation Workforce Pipeline
8 Organizations Receive Funding for Programs that Support Regional Industry Workforce Needs Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the eight grant recipients of the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) STEM Talent Challenge, a national competition that supports programs to train science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) talent to create a robust STEM-capable workforce across the country,…
EDA: $3 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Capitalize Revolving Loan Fund to Serve Small Businesses in South Central Louisiana
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the South Central Planning and Development Commission, Houma, Louisiana, to capitalize and administer a Revolving Loan Fund. This grant will provide gap financing to small, local businesses in…
EDA: $2.3 Million Invested for Broadband Infrastructure in Anacortes, WA
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.3 million grant to the city of Anacortes, Washington. This project will support the installation of broadband infrastructure throughout Anacortes, expanding high-speed internet service to all of the city’s households, and providing additional connectivity to local…
EDA: $1.6 Million Invested to Support Foreign Business Investment in Binghamton, NY
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.6 million grant to the Research Foundation for the State University of New York, Binghamton, New York. This investment will support the Southern Tier Soft Landing Program, to attract foreign business investment in Upstate New York…
EDA: $1.6 Million Invested to Support Development of New Business and Healthcare Infrastructure in King and Queen County, VA
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.6 million grant to King and Queen County, Virginia. This project will address a pressing need for new medical and business development space in King and Queen County by supporting the construction of a multi-tenant, pre-engineered…
EDA: $955,000 Invested to Improve Transportation Infrastructure in Moscow, ID
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $955,000 grant to the city of Moscow, Idaho. This investment will provide for the construction of a new bridge on Paradise Creek, to support local businesses in the medical and agricultural sectors of the economy. The 24-foot, single-span bridge will replace a…
EDA: $3 Million Invested to Establish a Diesel Mechanics Training Facility in Lewistown, PA
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3 million grant to the Mifflin County Academy of Science and Technology, Lewistown, Pennsylvania, to establish a diesel mechanics and heavy equipment operator training facility and diversify the local economy. This EDA project will provide secondary…