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September 6, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.4 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds for Road Improvements to Support Business Growth in Sulphur Springs, Texas

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.4 million grant to the city of Sulphur Springs, Texas, for roadway improvements needed to boost business growth at the Thermal Industrial Park. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA’s $300 million Coal Communities Commitment.

September 6, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.4 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Tourism in Southeast Ohio

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.4 million grant to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Columbus, Ohio, to boost tourism in southeast Ohio by making upgrades to Burr Oak State Park. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.

September 6, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.5 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Business Growth in Rochelle, Illinois

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 city of Rochelle, Illinois, for water infrastructure upgrades to serve current and future industrial users. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.

September 6, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.9 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Food Business Development and Workforce Training in Towaoc, Colorado

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.9 million grant to the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Towaoc, Colorado, to support the Food Entrepreneurs as Economic Development (FEED) Towaoc project. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan’s Indigenous Communities program.

September 6, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.9 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds for Critical Water Infrastructure to Support Businesses in Vernon, Texas

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.9 million grant to the city of Vernon, Texas, for water supply line improvements to support diversified business growth in a region impacted by the declining use of coal. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA’s $300 million Coal Communities Commitment.

September 6, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds for Water System Improvements Needed to Spur Business and Job Growth in Butte-Silver Bow, Montana

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3 million grant to the city and county of Butte-Silver Bow, Montana, to modernize the water system to boost economic development in the region. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.

September 6, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3.2 Million for Trail Upgrades to Boost Tourism and Create Jobs in Columbia, South Carolina

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.2 million grant to the Irmo Chapin Recreation Commission, Columbia, South Carolina, for completion of the Lower Saluda Greenway, a recreational trail.

September 6, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3.1 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds for High-Speed Internet Service to Support Chickasaw Nation Business Growth

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.1 million grant to the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, Ada, Oklahoma, to build a fixed wireless high-speed internet network. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan Indigenous Communities program.

September 6, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3.5 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds for Water Utility Improvements at Industrial Park in Gallup, New Mexico

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.5 million grant to the city of Gallup, New Mexico, for water utility infrastructure at the McKinley County Industrial Park within the Gallup Energy Logistics Park. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA’s $300 million Coal Communities Commitment.

September 6, 2022

EDA Enlists Research Partners to Document Lessons and Outcomes of the Build Back Better Regional Challenge

EDA’s $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge is not only a generational investment in place-based economic policy, it is also a significant opportunity for practice-observant research in the field of economic development. To capitalize on this historic moment, this month, EDA’s Research and National Technical Assistance program is announcing two investments designed to stimulate a robust research agenda that will explore, document, and disseminate the lessons, outcomes, and replicable models of the Build Back Better Regional Challenge, helping amplify its impact beyond the regional coalitions awarded federal funding. This grant is funded through EDA’s ARPA Research and Networks Funding Opportunity.