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2015

November

• November 23, 2015 - EDA to Host Webinar on New Grants Process

October

• October 30, 2015 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests $300,000 to Support the National Urban League’s New Entrepreneurship Center Program in Baltimore
• October 15, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Awards Nearly $10 Million in "POWER" Grants (Commerce Press Release)
• October 2, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2 Million to Support Manufacturing in the Brooklyn Navy Yard

September

• September 30, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3.5 Million to Upgrade Roads and Increase Capacity for Businesses on the Missouri-Illinois Border
• September 30, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests More Than $1.2 Million to Assist Small Businesses in Riverside, California
• September 30, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests More than $4 Million to Provide Access to Industrial Areas and Create Jobs in Indiana and Ohio
• September 30, 2015 - U.S. Commerce Department to Celebrate American Manufacturing
• September 30, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.3 Million to Support Business and Job Creation in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
• September 30, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce $2.5 Million Investment Aims to Grow Manufacturing, Infrastructure in Northern California
• September 30, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests Nearly $2.4 Million to Support American Manufacturing in Granite City
• September 30, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests More Than $1.9 Million to Increase Business and Shipping Capacity in Central California
• September 30, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests Nearly $4.6 Million to Support Startups and Workforce Training in Los Angeles
• September 30, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.5 Million to Support Workforce Development and Entrepreneurship in Western Michigan
• September 29, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3.7 Million to Support Business and Entrepreneurship in Minnesota and Wisconsin
• September 29, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.7 Million to Expand TechVentures Incubator in Northeastern Pennsylvania
• September 29, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests More Than $2.5 Million to Support Business Growth and Job Creation in Rockford, Illinois
• September 29, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests Nearly $3.4 Million to Support Biomedical Cluster Growth in Maine
• September 28, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests Nearly $2.2 Million to Promote Disaster Resiliency Efforts in Texas
• September 28, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests Nearly $3 Million to Support Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Alabama
• September 28, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.5 Million to Upgrade Highway Infrastructure and Support Job Growth in Oklahoma
• September 25, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.4 Million to Support the Agriculture Sector in New Mexico
• September 24, 2015 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests Nearly $774,000 to Create New Employment Opportunities in West Virginia Coal Community
• September 23, 2015 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests $750,000 to Support Native American Entrepreneurs in South Dakota
• September 23, 2015 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests $750,000 to Strengthen Biotechnology Innovation in Nebraska
• September 22, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests More than $1 Million to Support Job Creation in Gulf Coast Region of Texas
• September 22, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests More Than $1 Million to Support Manufacturing and Job Creation in Central Missouri
• September 22, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests Nearly $1.2 Million to Train Entrepreneurs and Displaced Workers
• September 21, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests Nearly $1.3 Million to Support Job Creation and Retention in Western Maryland
• September 17, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.5 Million to Support Disaster Resiliency in Arkansas
• September 16, 2015 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests Nearly $700,000 to Support Manufacturing and Foreign Investment in Georgia
• September 14, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.4 Million to Support Advanced Manufacturing in Florida
• September 11, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests Nearly $2 Million to Support Health Care Workforce Training in South Carolina
• September 11, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.2 Million to Expand Skills Training for East Central Missouri Workforce
• September 1, 2015 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests $750,000 to Strengthen Aviation and Transportation-Related Industries in Georgia
• September 1, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.25 Million for Vocational Training in Las Vegas
• September 1, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $8 Million to Bolster Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Florida
• September 1, 2015 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests $600,000 to Upgrade Critical Infrastructure and Support Job Creation in Tennessee

August

• August 31, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests Nearly $1.4 Million to Strengthen Workforce and Job Creation in Brenham, Texas
• August 27, 2015 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Continues Resiliency Efforts in the Gulf 10 Years after Hurricane Katrina
• August 25, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests Nearly $1.7 Million to Upgrade Infrastructure to Support Job Creation in South Carolina
• August 25, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests Nearly $2 Million to Create Jobs in Southern Virginia
• August 25, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.7 Million to Create and Save Jobs in Williamsport, Pennsylvania
• August 24, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.6 Million to Support Business Growth in Northern Arizona
• August 24, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests Nearly $1.5 Million to Increase Import and Export Capacity at Critical Southern California Port
• August 24, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests Nearly $2.5 Million to Improve Infrastructure in Northern California
• August 24, 2015 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests $700,000 to Bolster Manufacturing in Wilkes County, North Carolina
• August 24, 2015 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests More Than $800,000 to Improve Infrastructure to Help Strengthen a Vital Cluster in Northwest Georgia
• August 13, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests more than $1 Million to Support Workforce Training in Iowa
• August 5, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3 Million to Support Workforce Development in Southern Oregon
• August 4, 2015 - U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker Announces Competition for $10 Million in Grants to Advance Innovation
• August 3, 2015 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests $500,000 to Spur Entrepreneurship in New York

July

• July 23, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests More Than $2 Million to Support Workforce Development in North Carolina
• July 23, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.5 Million to Support Job Creation in Kentucky
• July 16, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2 Million to Boost Green Job Training Opportunities in Washington State
• July 14, 2015 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests More Than $300,000 to Support Resiliency in Mississippi
• July 8, 2015 - U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces Designation of 12 New Manufacturing Communities Under the Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership Program
• July 6, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests More than $1 Million to Support Experiential Engineering at Wichita State University
• July 2, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1 Million to Upgrade Critical Infrastructure and Support Business Growth in Texas

June

• June 19, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.5 Million to Upgrade Infrastructure in Louisiana
• June 9, 2015 - U.S. Commerce Department Invests $1.25 Million to Upgrade Infrastructure and Support Investment in Arkansas
• June 9, 2015 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests $960,000 to Support Workforce Development in South Texas
• June 1, 2015 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests More Than $862,000 to Support Creative Arts Entrepreneurs in Colorado

May

• May 28, 2015 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests Nearly $993,000 to Upgrade Roadways to Support Job Creation in Maine
• May 22, 2015 - U.S. Commerce Department Announces $5 Million in Grants to Advance Innovation Across America
• May 21, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests Nearly $2.2 Million to Support Manufacturing and Reshoring in Utah
• May 11, 2015 - U.S. Commerce Department Announces Up To $35 Million in Available Funding Through Obama Administration’s Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative
• May 8, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests More than $2 Million to Support American Jobs through Foreign Direct Investment in South Carolina

April

• April 27, 2015 - U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Aspen Institute Announce Partnership to Strengthen Workforce Development Efforts Across the Nation
• April 17, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.5 Million to Increase Industrial Capacity in Oklahoma
• April 14, 2015 - U.S. Commerce Department Announces Third Americas Competitiveness Exchange
• April 9, 2015 - New Administration Report: Exports Helping to Support Jobs, Grow Small Businesses Across America
• April 7, 2015 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests More Than $900,000 to Support Workforce Development in Memphis, Tennessee
• April 7, 2015 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests More than $670,000 to Support Small Business Start Ups in the Ozarks

March

• March 31, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Names Aspen Institute as National Partner for Talent Development
• March 31, 2015 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests Nearly $900,000 to Pave the Way for New Advances in Food Entrepreneurship in St. Lucie, Florida
• March 30, 2015 - U.S. Commerce Secretary Announces $10 Million in Grants to Advance Innovation Across America
• March 27, 2015 - Senior Administration Officials and KY Governor Steve Beshear Announce the Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative
• March 24, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3 Million to Support Business Growth in Southwestern Pennsylvania
• March 10, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.2 Million to Support Entrepreneurship and Small Business Creation in East Austin, Texas
• March 10, 2015 - U.S. Commerce Department Invests $1.2 Million to Advance the Brooks City Base Development Project in San Antonio, Texas
• March 9, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1 Million to Support Foreign Direct Investment in Tennessee
• March 9, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2 Million to Support Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing in South Carolina
• March 9, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.5 Million to Bolster Workforce Development in Mississippi
• March 6, 2015 - U.S. Department of Commerce Announces $2 Million Investment to Grow the Health Care Workforce in North Carolina

January

• January, 29, 2014 - U.S. Commerce Secretary Pritzker Announces Competition for Next Round of Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership Designations
• January 8, 2014 - National Association of Counties and the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Research Foundation, with EDA support, launch new partnership to support county and regional leaders in coal-reliant communities (NACO County News)
• January 7, 2015 - U.S. Commerce Department Invests $2 Million to Strengthen Workforce in North Carolina