Investment

EDA: $7.4 Million Invested to Support Workforce Training and Emergency Management Efforts in Disaster-Impacted Areas of California

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $7.4 million in the state of California to support disaster-related workforce training and emergency management efforts. The EDA grants will be matched with $1.075 million in local investment. “Ensuring that communities have the trained workforce and adequate planning…

HUD: 2019 Year in Review Highlighting Accomplishments Released

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today released its 2019 Year in Review outlining the major accomplishments of the agency under Secretary Ben Carson. “The Trump Administration continues to deliver on its promise to create greater economic opportunity for low-income families and revitalize underserved communities,” said, Secretary Carson. “HUD is committed to doing its…

HUD: $5 Million Awarded to Public Housing Authorities to Help Tenants Relocate

Tenant protection vouchers will help relocate tenants whose public housing units have been converted or demolished  The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded $5 million to public housing authorities to provide tenant protection vouchers to public housing residents. These vouchers will help families with relocation or replacement housing from demolition or…

EDA: Investment Made to Support Business Education in New York

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $800,000 grant to TruFund Financial Services, Inc., of New York, New York to support the Hunts PoinEt Growth and Resiliency Program. The two-year program will provide business education classes and one-on-one counseling led by TruFund staff and subject matter experts. The EDA…

EDA: Investment Made to Support Entrepreneurial and Start-up Growth in West Virginia

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $708,300 grant to New River Gorge Regional Development Authority in Beckley, West Virginia to promote business development, job creation, job retention, and private investment in Southern West Virginia by expanding WV HIVE entrepreneur and business assistance programs. The EDA grant project, to…

EDA: $550,000 Invested to Support Critical Infrastructure to New Industrial Park in Belchertown, MA

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $550,000 grant to the Massachusetts Development Finance Authority of Boston, Massachusetts to make critical infrastructure improvements needed to support the development of a new 17-acre industrial site in Belchertown. The EDA grant project, to be located near a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act designated Opportunity…

FDIC: Proposed Rule on Brokered Deposit Restrictions Issued

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) to modernize its brokered deposit regulations. The proposal would, among other things, modernize a regulatory framework built for a different era to remove regulatory disincentives to offering deposit accounts to customers through different channels. The proposal would establish a new framework…

EDA: $2 Million Invested to Make Critical Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements in Fort Fairfield, ME

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to the Fort Fairfield Utilities District of Fort Fairfield, Maine to support the local business community by replacing the town’s existing 60-year-old wastewater treatment facility. The EDA grant will be matched with $4.4 million…

EDA: $1.6 Million Invested to Support Growth of Wood Products Sector in Clarke County, AL

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.6 million grant to Clarke County, Alabama to make infrastructure improvements at North Clark Industrial Park needed to support a new lumber mill operation. The EDA grant, to be matched with $1.1 million in local funds, is…