Grant

May 8 - 12, 2017

$200,000 in Public Works funds to the Tri-County Council, Salisbury, Maryland, to fund the installation of new sewer and water connections to assist in improving the expansion of a mass transit access facility. The project involves replacing the existing well and septic services with new public water and sewer lines provided by the City of Salisbury. The investment addresses the need to support job training and placement in the economically challenged region of the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland. This investment is part of a $400,000 project that the grantee estimates will create 40 jobs, save 3 jobs, and leverage $967,000 in private investment.
EDA invested $135,000 in two Partnership Planning projects totaling $245,000, to support the development and implementation of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) process. The CEDS process is designed to bring together the public and private sectors in the creation of an economic development roadmap to diversify and strengthen the regional economy.