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May 10, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2 Million to Support Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurs in Akron, Ohio

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to the city of Akron, Ohio, to expand and renovate its Bounce Innovation Hub, a business incubator facility.

May 10, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.7 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support the Manufacturing Sector in Trumbull County, Ohio

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.7 million grant to Trumbull County, Ohio, for road and sewer infrastructure improvements in the 1,000-acre Golden Triangle Industrial Area. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA’s $300 million Coal Communities Commitment.

May 10, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.6 Million to Boost Business and Job Growth in Goldsby, Oklahoma

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.6 million grant to the town of Goldsby, Oklahoma, to build a wastewater infrastructure system.

May 10, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.1 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance to Capitalize Revolving Loan Fund to Support Small Businesses in Southeast Texas

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.1 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Gulf Coast Economic Development District, Inc., Houston, Texas, to capitalize and administer a revolving loan fund.

May 10, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.4 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Construct Events Center to Boost Tourism in Farmers Branch, Texas

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.4 million American Rescue Plan Travel, Tourism and Outdoor Recreation program grant to the city of Farmers Branch, Texas, to build a new events center to increase tourism.

May 10, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3.9 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Business and Job Growth in Texas

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $3.9 million in American Rescue Plan grants to support Texas as it recovers from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 10, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $7 Million to Make Critical Improvements to Maritime Infrastructure in Port Townsend, Washington

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $7 million grant to the Port of Port Townsend, Washington, to fund the replacement of the Point Hudson Breakwaters.

May 10, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.4 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds for Wastewater System Upgrades to Spur Business Expansion in Athens, Tennessee

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.4 million grant to the Athens Utility Board, Athens, Tennessee, to upgrade the town’s wastewater treatment plant. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA’s $300 million Coal Communities Commitment.

May 10, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $500,000 in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing in Acadiana Region of Louisiana

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $500,000 grant to Acadiana Planning Commission, Inc., Lafayette, Louisiana, to create a strategic plan to develop a biopharmaceutical manufacturing cluster. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.

May 3, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance to Expand High-Speed Internet in Michigan’s Eastern Upper Peninsula

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Merit Network, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan, to support construction of a 70-mile, middle-mile fiber optic infrastructure, which will expand access to high-speed internet in the region.