Pandemic

EDA: $5.3 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to the Russell Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship to Expand Regional Economic Growth

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $5.3 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Russell Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Atlanta, Georgia, to improve and expand the facility and increase their capacity to promote entrepreneurship, support sustainable economic growth, and create jobs…

EDA: $4.45 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Improve Smith Reynolds Airport in Winston-Salem, NC

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4.45 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Forsyth County, North Carolina, to repair structural damages at Smith Reynolds Airport in Winston-Salem caused by Hurricane Michael and to offset additional economic adversity caused by the coronavirus pandemic….

EDA: $3 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance to Capitalize Revolving Loan Fund to Serve Small Businesses in 17-County Region of Kentucky

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 Community Ventures Corporation, Lexington, Kentucky, to provide critical gap financing to small businesses economically impacted by the coronavirus pandemic in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky. This EDA grant will…

EDA: $2.5 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Support Statewide Tourism Marketing Campaign in Wyoming

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.5 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Wyoming Office of Tourism, Cheyenne, Wyoming, to create a statewide tourism marketing campaign. This EDA grant, to be matched with $625,000 in local investment, is expected to retain…

EDA: $2.3 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Support Aviation Maintenance and Repair Industry in Lake City, FL

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.3 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Lake City Gateway Airport, Lake City, Florida, to retrofit two city-owned, World War II era hangars for use by the aircraft maintenance and repair service industry. This EDA grant,…

EDA: $2 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Establish Revolving Loan Fund to Assist Small Businesses in Berwyn, IL

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Berwyn Development Corporation, Berwyn, Illinois, to capitalize a Revolving Loan Fund that will provide critical gap financing to small businesses in the Chicago suburb. This EDA grant, to…

EDA: $2 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Support Marketing Plan to Aid Reopening of Tourism Economy in Mississippi Gulf Coast Region

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Mississippi Gulf Coast Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau, Biloxi, Mississippi, to develop and implement a tourism recovery marketing campaign in response to the economic downturn that resulted from…

EDA: $1.9 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Boost Broadband Capacity in North Carolina

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.9 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Yadkin Valley Telephone Membership Corporation, Yadkinville, North Carolina, to install fiber-optic cable across Davie County. This EDA grant will be matched with $485,729 in local investment. “President Biden…

EDA: $1.8 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Capitalize Revolving Loan Fund to Serve Businesses in Yellowstone County, MT

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.8 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Big Sky Economic Development Corporation, Billings, Montana, to capitalize and administer a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) that will provide critical gap financing to businesses adversely affected by the coronavirus…

EDA: $1.7 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance to Capitalize Revolving Loan Fund to Serve Businesses in Northern Montana

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.7 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Bear Paw Development Corporation of Northern Montana, Havre, Montana, to capitalize and administer a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) that will provide critical gap financing to coronavirus-impacted small businesses in…