Grant

July 5 - 8, 2016

$1.04 million in Public Works funds to the South Central Louisiana Technical College, Morgan City, Louisiana, to fund critical infrastructure improvements to support development of the Wielding Training Center in Saint Mary County, Louisiana. The new training program will fill the gap and keep a strong workforce in place. The improvements will help strengthen and enhance diversification of the region’s advanced manufacturing cluster, boost new commercial and industrial development, and create opportunities for job creation in the region. This investment is part of a $1.3 million project that the grantee estimates will create 576 jobs.
$1 million in Economic Adjustment funds to the Village of Ruidoso, New Mexico, to support the restoration of Main Road No. 1 Bridge which was previously damaged by the floods. The new bridge will eliminate health and safety hazards for residents, businesses and emergency personnel vehicles and make the Village of Ruidoso more resilient in the face of natural disasters. This investment is part of a $1.326 million project.
$800,000 in Economic Adjustment funds to the City of Alamogordo, New Mexico, to support the Griggs Field Detention Phase I Project, which will provide limited upstream discharge attenuation by reconstructing the existing Griggs Reservoir. The project will allow the control of flood flows into the flood systems runoff at rates that will help mitigate major flooding along streets, businesses and homes in the region. This investment is part of a $1 million project.
$400,000 in Economic Adjustment funds to the Catalyst Connection, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to support the development of a regional strategy for economic transformation emphasizing job creation and private investment in the 20-county IMCP-designated Greater Pittsburgh Metals Manufacturing Community (GPMMC). This plan will bring together the public and private sectors in the creation of an economic development roadmap to diversify and strengthen the regional economy by addressing the needs of the coal-impacted communities and the emerging metals manufacturing sector. (In July 2015, Secretary Pritzker announced that the Greater Pittsburgh Metals Manufacturing Community led by Catalyst Connection in Pittsburgh, PA was selected as one of the twelve communities to be designated under the Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP) program. The U.S. Commerce Department-led program is designed to accelerate the resurgence of manufacturing in communities nationwide by supporting the development of long-term economic development strategies that help communities attract and expand private investment in the manufacturing sector and increase international trade and exports.) This investment is part of an $825,000 project.
$334,508 in Economic Adjustment funds to the University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida, to support the development of a regional strategy for economic transformation emphasizing job creation and private investment in Northwest Florida with particular emphasis on those counties most affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The project’s product will be used by stakeholders to guide the development of programs, partnerships, and investments. This investment is part of a $545,482 project.
$280,000 in Economic Adjustment funds to the Research Park Corporation, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to support Research Park Corporation’s Ecosystem Mapping Initiative, an innovation ecosystem portal and power user network which will increase the connection of entrepreneurs, innovators and technology-driven companies with financial and nonfinancial resources that could help accelerate growth. The initiative will the improve the region’s ability to grow and diversify during disaster recovery periods. This investment is part of a $350,000 project that the grantee estimates will create 1,000 jobs and leverage $31.5 million in private investment.