Grant
August 18 - 22, 2014
- $2,510,100 in Public Works funds to the Fresno Metropolitan flood Control District, Fresno, California, to fund the improvement of storm drain and roadway infrastructure including the installation of pipelines, construction of two pumping stations, excavation of a storm water basin, street widening, and reconstruction of irrigation canal, curbs, gutters, and sidewalks in Fresno. This project facilitates the expansion of industrial firms in the region including advanced manufacturing food production. This investment is part of a $4,183,500 project that the grantee estimates will create 258 jobs and leverage $134 million in private investment.
- $300,000 in Technical Assistance funds to the United Brownsville Coordinating Board, Inc., Brownsville, Texas, to support the development of a competitive bi-national advanced manufacturing cluster by completing a backward integration supply chain analysis of the greater Brownsville-Matamoros region. This analysis identifies opportunities and constraints, and develops strategies for import substitution of manufacturer's supply chains with products manufactured locally in the project region. This investment is part of a $377,042 project.
- $200,000 in Economic Adjustment funds to the Pennsylvania Economy League, Inc. and the Pennsylvania Economy League, Southeastern PA, LLC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to support the development of a broad-based World Class Business Growth Network in the Greater Philadelphia region, which is comprised of New Castle County in Delaware, the New Jersey counties of Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, and Salem, and the Philadelphia counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia. The project will bring together the public and private sectors in the creation of an economic development roadmap to boost export opportunities and diversify and strengthen the regional economy. This investment is part of a $400,000 project.