Grant

November 9 - 15, 2018

  • $261,000 in four Economic Adjustment Assistance projects as follows:
    • $120,000 in 2018 Disaster Supplemental funding to the Northeast Florida Regional Council, Jacksonville/Duval County, Florida, to fund a disaster resiliency plan for Northeast Florida Regional Planning Council in Duval County, Florida. The assessment will provide strategies to enhance coastal resiliency for the communities impacted by Hurricane Irma, which will lead to long-term economic growth and an increase in sustainable job opportunities throughout the region.
    • $80,000 in 2018 Disaster Supplemental funding to the Pee Dee Regional Council of Governments, Florence/Florence County, South Carolina, to fund the hiring of a consultant firm to conduct a study to address the current water and wastewater capacity in Dillon County, South Carolina. The study will include a comprehensive inventory of the water and wastewater assets and deficiencies at industrial sites throughout the County. Once completed, the study will provide a plan for future disasters associated with flooding and hurricanes, which will lead to long-term growth opportunities in the area and an economic development roadmap to strengthen the regional economy, support private capital investment and create jobs.
    • $36,000 in 2018 Disaster Supplemental funding to the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council, Orlando/Orange County, Florida, to support the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council in Orange County, Florida with developing a disaster economic valuation analysis of the SR 405 Causeway, which may be impacted by increased flooding and storm surge due to its low elevation and base material. The study will provide information that will help the County improve necessary infrastructure to address the resiliency of the roadway, which will lead to long-term economic growth and an increase in sustainable job opportunities throughout the region.
    • $25,000 to Lock Haven University, Lock Haven/Clinton County, Pennsylvania, to support the hiring of a consultant to conduct an incubator viability study and develop a master plan for an incubator to be located at Lock Haven University. Once completed, the study will identify factors to ensure the incubator is a success in the community, which will lead to the creation of new, higher paying job opportunities for the region’s workforce.