EDA: $988,400 Grant Awarded to Support Workforce Training Efforts in Gallup, NM Opportunity Zone
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $988,400 grant to the Northwest New Mexico Council of Governments (NWNMCOG) of Gallup, New Mexico, to support a series of workforce development initiatives to make the region more resilient to economic downturns. The EDA grant, to be located in a Tax Cuts and…
EDA: $4 Million Grant Awarded to Make Critical Water Infrastructure Updates in Plaquemines Parish, LA
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4 million grant to the Plaquemines Parish Government in Belle Chasse, Louisiana, to make water infrastructure improvements needed to protect businesses from the impact of future natural disasters. The EDA grant, to be matched with more than…
EDA: $3.8 Million Investment Made to Help Expand Victoria College Industrial Workforce Training Program
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.8 million grant to the Victoria County Junior College District of Victoria, Texas, to support the expansion of the College’s industrial workforce training program. The EDA grant, to be located near a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act designated Opportunity Zone,…
EDA: $1.2 Million Invested to Fund Critical Infrastructure Upgrades in Darlington, SC
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.2 million grant to the city of Darlington, South Carolina, to make wastewater system infrastructure upgrades needed to support local business development efforts. This grant will be matched with $305,580 in local investments. “The Trump Administration has…
EDA: $914,981 Grant Awarded to Boost Business Growth in Newtown, CT Opportunity Zone
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $914,981 grant to the town of Newtown, Connecticut, to install a reliable sanitary sewer system that will encourage economic development, job creation and retention, and private investment on the Fairfield Hills Campus in the Naugatuck Valley Corridor Region. The project, to be…
EDA: $900k Grant Awarded to Support Advanced Manufacturing Businesses in Brownsville, TX Opportunity Zone
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $900,000 grant to the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation of Brownsville, Texas, to establish a state-of-the-art center that will help nurture the growth of technology-based entrepreneurial ventures. The project, to be located in a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act designated Opportunity Zone, will be matched with…
EDA: $850k Grant Announced to Make Infrastructure Improvements in Weslaco, TX
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $850,000 grant to the city of Weslaco, Texas, to expand hangar capacity at the Weslaco Mid Valley Airport to boost the competitiveness of the local Foreign Trade Zone. This EDA grant, to be matched with $566,667 in local investment, is expected to…
EDA: $845k Grant Made to Protect Business from Flood in Lawrence, AR
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $845,000 grant to Lawrence County, Arkansas, to help protect businesses in the event of future floods by improving Lawrence County Road 210. The EDA grant, to be matched with $550,000 in local investment, is expected to help create or retain 35 jobs….
EDA: $633,408 Grant Made to Boost Workforce Training Efforts in Wilmington, NC
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $633,408 grant to Cape Fear Community College of Wilmington, North Carolina, to help establish an Electrical Powerline Technician School. The grant, to be matched with $158,352 in local investment, is expected to attract nearly $6 million in private investment, and create 200…
EDA: $695,965 Grant Made to Support Commercial Fishing Fleet and Nuclear Power Station in Seabrook, NH
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $695,965 grant to the Town of Seabrook, New Hampshire, to make critical infrastructure improvements needed to support the local fishing fleet and the NextEra nuclear power station. The grant, to be located near a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act designated Opportunity Zone, will be matched…