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…
EDA: $5.5 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Provide Business Capital and Boost Broadband Capacity in Texas
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $5.5 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to help the state of Texas prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus. “President Biden remains steadfast in his support of small businesses as they build back better from the…
EDA: $3.5 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested for Infrastructure Improvements and Business Capital Support in New Mexico
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $3.5 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to help the state of New Mexico prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus. “President Biden is committed to supporting New Mexico communities as they build back better from the…
HUD: $1.5 Million Awarded to Improve the Main Street in Three Communities
Kit Carson, Colorado, El Cerrito, California, and Stayton, Oregon to each receive a $500,000 grant to expand redevelopment efforts The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded $1.5 million to help build affordable housing in Colorado, California, and Oregon. Kit Carson, Colorado will receive a $500,000 grant to redevelop two sites, the…
EDA: $3.3 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Support Production of PPE and Develop Related Training in Lowell, MA
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.3 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, Massachusetts, to continue the production of PPE and to develop related training and curriculum, creating new job and economic opportunities following the pandemic. “President…
HUD: $41 Million Funding Opportunity Announced to Provide Stable Housing to Low-Income Persons Living with HIV and Their Families
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is making $41 million in Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) competitive funding available to states, local governments, and non-profits through the HOPWA: Housing as an Intervention to Fight AIDS funding opportunity. Housing instability has been a major issue facing many persons living with HIV…