Workforce Development

EDA: $1.3 Million Invested to Support Workforce Training Efforts in Taos, NM

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.3 million grant to the Rocky Mountain Youth Corps, Ranchos De Taos, New Mexico, to construct a new workforce development training facility in Taos, New Mexico. This EDA project will be matched with $315,000 in local funds….

EDA: $2.5 Million Invested to Enhance Workforce Competitiveness and Manufacturing Resiliency in Virginia

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.5 million grant to the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR), Danville, Virginia, to purchase equipment needed to support advanced manufacturing workforce training initiatives. This EDA grant, to be matched with more than $2.5 million in…

EDA: $2 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Support Pipeline Workforce Training Efforts, in Fairbanks, AK

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 Fairbanks Pipeline Training Center Trust, Fairbanks, Alaska, to acquire heavy-duty equipment needed to expand workforce training efforts. This EDA grant, to be matched with $499,040 in local investment, is…

EDA: $2 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Support Workforce Growth and Business Capital Assistance Efforts in Kansas

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $2 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to help the state of Kansas prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus. “The Economic Development Administration is committed to helping communities across the nation implement strategies to mitigate economic hardships brought on by the…

EDA: $2.6 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Support Telehealth and Workforce Training Needs in Southeast Kansas

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.6 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center (NMRMC), Chanute, Kansas, to establish the Southeast Kansas Impact Center for Wellness, Education, and Business. This EDA grant, to be matched with $650,000 in local investment, is expected to…

EDA: $1.5 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Support Construction of Career Workforce Academy in Fargo, ND

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.5 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to North Dakota State College of Science Foundation, Wahpeton, North Dakota, to build the Career Workforce Academy in Fargo. This EDA grant, to be matched with $4,840,139 in local investment, is expected to create 109…

EDA: $10.3 Million Invested to Establish Workforce Training in Facility in Northern Marianas Islands

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $10.3 million grant to Northern Marianas Technical Institute, Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, to support workforce education and training through the construction of a new facility to house the school’s trades program. This EDA grant is expected to create 410…

EDA: $2 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Boost Telehealth Workforce Training Efforts at Des Moines University in Iowa

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Des Moines University Osteopathic Medicine Center, Des Moines, Iowa, to purchase equipment for the university’s planned state-of-the-art telehealth training center. This EDA grant, to be matched with $2.1 million in local investment, is expected…

EDA: $900,000 in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Bolster Workforce Development in Little Rock, AR

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $900,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas, to develop a workforce training strategy with a special emphasis on technological skills and to support business community recovery efforts across Arkansas. The EDA grant…

EDA $6.9 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Establish Workforce Training Facility at College of Southern Nevada

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $6.9 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Nevada System of Higher Education, Las Vegas, Nevada, to support workforce education and training at the College of Southern Nevada. This EDA grant is expected to help create 300 jobs. “EDA is pleased…