Grant

September 1 - 7, 2017

  • $472,308 in two Economic Adjustment assistance projects as follows:
    • $322,308 to the United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee, to support four Tribal Nations—Catawba, Poarch Creek, Seminole and Miccosukee—with developing, adopting and implementing their Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CEDS). Establishing effective CEDS for the four Tribal Nations will lead to enhanced economic development for the tribal enterprises, more successful small businesses, and higher employment rates. Also, for the Cherokee and Choctaw Tribal Nations, technical assistance will be provided to identify and strengthen their existing CEDS to ensure that tribal economic development goals and objectives are met and the reservation communities will thrive.
    • $150,000 to the Northeast Florida Regional Council, Jacksonville, Florida, to support the Innovate Northeast Florida 2.0 project which will encompass the development of a regional economic development strategy for a seven-county region centered around Jacksonville in northeast Florida. The project will position the region to be more competitive in the global marketplace which will bring together the public and private sectors to create an economic development roadmap to strengthen the regional economy, support private capital investments and create jobs, while also bolstering the region’s resilience.
  • $863,000 in 13 Partnership Planning projects 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.