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August 16, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $6.4 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Develop a New Business Facility in Duffield, Virginia

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $6.4 million grant to the Lonesome Pine Regional Industrial Facilities Authority, Duffield, Virginia, for construction of a new multi-tenant business facility. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA’s $300 million Coal Communities Commitment.
  • Press Release
  • American Rescue Plan
August 16, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $4.3 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Boost Business Development and Job Growth in Virginia

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $4.3 million in the state of Virginia to develop critical infrastructure needed to support current and future business needs and stoke innovation. These grants are funded by the American Rescue Plan.
  • Press Release
  • American Rescue Plan
August 16, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.4 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Agricultural Workforce Training and Entrepreneurship in Central Utah

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 Snow College, Ephraim, Utah, to help diversify the regional economy by building the Innovative Agricultural Center. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA’s $300 million Coal Communities Commitment.
  • Press Release
  • American Rescue Plan
August 16, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3.5 Million for Wastewater System Upgrades to Support Diversified Business Growth in Londonderry Township, Pennsylvania

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.5 million grant to the Derry Township Municipal Authority, Hershey, Pennsylvania, to boost business and job growth in the region by upgrading the Southwest Wastewater Treatment Plant in Londonderry Township.
  • Press Release
  • Assistance to Nuclear Closure Communities
August 16, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.4 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Boost Business Innovation and Investment in Texas

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $2.4 million in the state of Texas to develop critical infrastructure and other resources needed to support business innovation and investment in the state. These grants are funded by the American Rescue Plan.
  • Press Release
  • American Rescue Plan
August 16, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $691,420 in American Rescue Plan Funds for Renovations to Support a New Workforce Training Center in Marion, North Carolina

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $691,420 grant to McDowell Technical Community College, Marion, North Carolina, to increase workforce training opportunities and diversify the economy 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.
  • Press Release
  • American Rescue Plan
August 16, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Develop a New Workforce Training Center in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3 million grant to the Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology (CPI), Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, to construct a new workforce training facility. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA’s $300 million Coal Communities Commitment.
  • Press Release
  • American Rescue Plan
August 16, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.5 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds for Wastewater System Improvements to Support Business and Job Growth in Stilwell, Oklahoma

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.5 million grant to the city of Stilwell, Oklahoma, for wastewater system improvements needed to support economic development. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
  • Press Release
  • American Rescue Plan
August 15, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Build Wastewater Infrastructure to Support Tribal Businesses in Espanola, New Mexico

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 Santa Clara Pueblo, Espanola, New Mexico, to bring wastewater infrastructure into a commercial area. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan’s Indigenous Communities program.
  • Press Release
  • American Rescue Plan