Impact that starts locally and spans nationally (Data for September 2024)
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Grants Awarded
$228M
Amount Awarded
14,254
Jobs Created or Saved
December 5, 2024

Economic Development Administration Supports Vacant Land Development at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Site in Massachusetts

The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, located in Plymouth, Massachusetts, first opened its doors in 1972. For nearly 50 years, it provided electricity to communities across New England, including Boston and Providence. Changes in the market, compounded by increased operating expenses, led to its closure in 2019. Today, the plant is being decommissioned, a process that will span the next 30 years.
Photo of the former Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station facility in Plymouth, Massachusetts, which closed its doors in 2019. EDA funding is supporting efforts to develop more than 1,500 acres of vacant land on the site. (Photo courtesy of Holtec International).
October 15, 2024

EDA’s Good Jobs Challenge Helps Miami Students Design New Careers

Kathleen Finch has always had a knack for design and enjoyed creating clothing and home good items for public consumption.  This led her to many years as a textile designer with a major department store chain. As technology continued to evolve, so too did Kathleen’s interest in applying emerging tech to her creative skills.
Photo of Kathleen Finch of Miami.
September 10, 2024

EDA Supports Aviation and Aerospace Education on the Mississippi Gulf Coast

Pearl River is just a short drive from the John C. Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, Mississippi. Operated by NASA, it is America’s largest and most productive test site for rocket propulsion systems, serving both the nation and the commercial sector. As early as 2005, school officials saw the need to develop a steady pipeline of skilled workers capable of supporting the growing aviation and aerospace fields on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves and other local officials welcomed faculty and students to the new facility in a ribbon cutting ceremony on August 5, 2024
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January 14, 2025

La administración Biden-Harris Otorga Subvenciones por $210 Millones Adicionales Para Centros Tecnológicos (Tech Hubs)

WASHINGTON, DC – La Administración de Desarrollo Económico (EDA) del Departamento de Comercio de los Estados Unidos anunció hoy que planea otorgar aproximadamente $210 millones en subvenciones de implementación, que oscilan entre aproximadamente $22 millones y $48 millones, a seis Tech Hubs designados como parte de una nueva ronda de financiación del Congreso. Además, la EDA tiene la intención de asociarse con la Fundación Nacional de Ciencias (NSF) de los Estados Unidos para extender recursos personalizados y apoyo a los centros tecnológicos. Esto se suma al anuncio de julio de 2024 de $504 millones para 12 Tech Hubs en todo Estados Unidos, lo que eleva el total a más de $700 millones para 18 centros de excelencia centrados en los empleos y las industrias del futuro.
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  • Tech Hubs
January 14, 2025

El Departamento de Comercio de los Estados Unidos Otorga 25 millones de dólares en La última entrega de fondos del Good Jobs Challenge (Desafío de Buenos Empleos) para Fortalecer los Programas de Capacitación de la Fuerza Laboral En Todo el País

WASHINGTON, DC — Hoy, la Secretaria de Comercio de los Estados Unidos., Gina Raimondo, anunció que la Administración de Desarrollo Económico (EDA, por sus siglas en inglés) del Departamento está otorgando $25 millones en fondos del programa Good Jobs Challenge a ocho beneficiarios para apoyar programas de capacitación de fuerza laboral de alta calidad, dirigidos localmente, que crean un camino para que los trabajadores obtengan empleos bien remunerados. Esto marca una expansión del programa Good Jobs Challenge, que ya ha capacitado y colocado a más de 12,000 trabajadores estadounidenses en empleos bien remunerados. Esta nueva cohorte de premios amplía el portafolio Good Jobs Challenge de la EDA a 35 estados y un territorio y aumenta el objetivo general de colocaciones de la cartera a 53,000.
  • Press Release
  • Good Jobs Challenge
January 14, 2025

Biden-Harris Administration Awards Additional $210 Million Tech Hub Grants

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced today that it plans to award approximately $210 million in implementation grants, ranging between approximately $22 million and $48 million, to six Tech Hub Designees as part of a new round of funding from Congress. In addition, EDA intends to partner with the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to extend tailored resources and personalized support to Tech Hubs. This builds on the July 2024 announcement of $504 million for 12 Tech Hubs across America, bringing the total to more than $700 million for 18 centers of excellence focused on jobs and industries of the future.
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  • Tech Hubs
January 14, 2025

U.S. Department of Commerce Awards $25 Million in Latest Installment of Good Jobs Challenge Funding to Strengthen Workforce Training Programs Across the Nation

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $25 million in Good Jobs Challenge program funding to eight grantees to support high-quality, locally-led workforce training programs that create a pathway for workers to be placed into good-paying jobs. This marks an expansion of the Good Jobs Challenge program, which already has trained and placed more than 12,000 American workers into good-paying jobs. This new cohort of awards expands EDA’s Good Jobs Challenge portfolio to 35 states and one territory and increases the portfolio’s overall placements target to 53,000.
  • Press Release
  • Good Jobs Challenge
December 23, 2024

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $5.5 Million to Support the Agriculture Industry and Provide Electrical Infrastructure Improvements in Kansas

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $5.5 million in the state of Kansas to support the agriculture industry and make electrical infrastructure improvements needed to bolster economic opportunity in the region.
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  • Disaster Recovery
December 23, 2024

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $4.1 Million for Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements Needed to Support Job Creation in Neah Bay, Washington

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4.1 million grant to the Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation in Neah Bay, Washington, for wastewater infrastructure improvements to support job creation.
  • Press Release
  • Disaster Recovery
December 22, 2024

U.S. Economic Development Administration’s Statement on the Signing of the American Relief Act, 2025

WASHINGTON — Acting U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Cristina Killingsworth issued the following statement on the American Relief Act, 2025: “I am pleased that Congress passed and President Biden has signed the American Relief Act of 2025 into law, appropriating $1.5 billion to the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) for relief to American communities impacted by natural disasters...."
  • Press Release
December 19, 2024

U.S. Economic Development Administration Reauthorized by Congress for First Time in 20 Years

Washington—The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) celebrates its historic reauthorization by Congress, allowing it to continue its legacy of promoting American innovation and competitiveness by providing grants and support to communities across the country. Since 1965, EDA has led some of the nation’s most impactful programs to strengthen public works and infrastructure, job creation and workforce development, disaster recovery, and technology and industry advancement. EDA has not been formally reauthorized since 2004.
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