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July 1, 2024

Interweaving Equity

Through the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Build Back Better Regional Challenge (BBBRC), President Biden’s American Rescue Plan invested $1 billion in 21 coalitions to advance economic strategies across 24 states. These once-in-a-generation awards facilitated a new approach to place-based economic development, helping rebuild the economic infrastructures of underserved American communities grappling with decades of disinvestment.

June 25, 2024

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.5 Million to Support Disaster Recovery Planning in Connecticut

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.5 million grant to the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation in Mashantucket, Connecticut, to develop a comprehensive feasibility study for the Mashantucket Pequot Reshoring Essential Medicine Manufacturing (REMIND) effort.

June 25, 2024

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $4.1 Million to Support Aviation Workforce Development in Danville, Virginia

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 city of Danville, Virginia for construction of a new aviation training facility.

June 25, 2024

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $4.6 Million to Support Economic and Workforce Development Efforts in Rhode Island

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $4.6 million in the state of Rhode Island to support economic and workforce development efforts following natural disasters in the state.

June 25, 2024

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $4 Million to Make Critical Flood-Related Infrastructure Improvements in Atlantic City, New Jersey

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4 million grant to the city of Atlantic City, New Jersey, to support the Fisherman’s Park Pump Station Improvements and Atlantic City Inlets Retrofits projects.

June 25, 2024

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.4 Million to Support Industrial Park Development and Economic Resiliency in Kleberg County, Texas

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.4 million grant to Kleberg County, Texas, to boost industrial business growth in response to recent natural disasters.

June 25, 2024

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $790,000 to Support Tribal Disaster Recovery and Resiliency in Perkins, Oklahoma

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $790,000 grant to the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma in Perkins, Oklahoma, to help develop and implement disaster recovery and resiliency strategies.

June 25, 2024

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $7.8 Million to Support Educational and Workforce Development in Virginia

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $7.8 million in the state of Virginia to support educational and workforce development following natural disasters in the state.

June 25, 2024

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $500,000 to Support Entrepreneurship and Research on Maryland’s Eastern Shore

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $500,000 grant to Eastern Shore Entrepreneurship Center in Easton, Maryland, to purchase, position, and equip two modular laboratories.

June 25, 2024

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.5 Million to Support Manufacturing Business Growth in Conway, Arkansas

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.5 million grant to the city of Conway, Arkansas, to construct water and sewer infrastructure improvements.