September 5 - 8, 2022

EDA announced 48 investments from September 5-8, 2022, totaling $54,218,486, which is matched by $18,497,306 in local investments. These investments include the following: (1) $48,695,937 in 27 American Rescue Plan Economic Adjustment Assistance projects to assist communities nationwide in their efforts to respond to and recover from the devastating impacts to the economy caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which includes 19 projects for $38,577,689 that will help create 2,145 jobs, save 1,717 jobs, and leverage $669,988,500 in private investments; (2) $3,611,242 in five Economic Adjustment Assistance projects to help communities design and implement strategies to adjust or bring about change to their economy in response to structural damage to their underlying economic base, which includes one project that will help create 10 jobs and save 30 jobs; (3) $40,000 in one Local Technical Assistance project to strengthen the capacity of local or state organizations and institutions to undertake and promote effective economic development programs; and (4) $1,871,307 in 15 Technical Assistance University Center projects to make the varied and vast resources of universities available to the economic development practitioner community.

• $48,695,937 in 27 American Rescue Plan projects, matched by $14,170,264 in local investments, as follows:
  • Nine Economic Adjustment Assistance Projects for $14,885,322 matched by $9,904,800 in local investments, to help communities nationwide plan, build, innovate, and put people back to work through infrastructure, technical assistance, planning, and revolving loan programs designed to meet their local needs.
    • $3,015,693, matched by $753,923 in local investment, to the City and County of Butte-Silver Bow, Butte/Silver Bow County, Montana, to support the construction of four key improvements to the Silver Lake Water System, to provide water for mining, smelting and other industrial purposes in Butte, Montana. The improvements will modernize the system and increase the reliability of water flow through the system and to the industries and customers that rely on it. Once completed, the project will help the region with recovery efforts from the COVID-19 pandemic, promote economic sustainability, expand job opportunities, and promote growth throughout the region. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 82 jobs and leverage $53,000,000 in private investment.
    • $2,478,291, matched by $4,735,709 in local investment, to the City of Rochelle, Rochelle/Ogle County, Illinois, to support the construction of water infrastructure upgrades to serve current and future industrial users in Ogle County, Illinois. The project will construct a new water treatment building for mitigating elevated levels of iron and manganese in the municipal water supply, which are critical for ensuring businesses can access clean water. Once completed, the project will provide economic stability, foster new private capital investment, partnerships, and job creation, while bolstering activity for existing businesses, to boost economic resiliency throughout the region. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 50 jobs, save 519 jobs, and leverage $1,000,000 in private investment.
    • $2,000,000, matched by $2,800,000 in local investment, to the Lancaster County Water and Sewer District, Lancaster/Lancaster County, South Carolina, to support the Lancaster County Water and Sewer District with boosting business development and job growth by providing wastewater system improvements in Lancaster, South Carolina. The project will provide the infrastructure necessary to accommodate a new winery distribution center and attract other industries to the region. In addition, the improved water capacity will provide service to existing businesses as well as boost emerging business opportunities in the area, which will help advance economic resiliency, attract private investment, and further economic diversification throughout the region. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 238 jobs and leverage $203,000,000 in private investment.
    • $2,000,000, matched by $500,000 in local investment, to the Clarke County Development Corporation, Osceola/Clarke County, Iowa, to support the construction of a workforce training center in Osceola, Iowa, to provide training in advanced manufacturing and construction trades in southern Iowa. The new facility will be located adjacent to Southwestern Community College and will be a regional asset, anticipated to be used to support industrial training needs of local community colleges, regional secondary schools, and private industry partners. The project will address worker shortages by matching targeted industries with individuals that have received cutting-edge training on modern equipment in advanced manufacturing and construction trades. Once completed, the project will provide additional capacity to train individuals with the skills to fill regional workforce needs, which will lead to further economic resilience, opportunity, and growth throughout the region. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 118 jobs.
    • $1,500,000, matched by $17,000 in local investment, to the City of Jacksboro, Jacksboro/ Jacks County, Texas, to support the construction of road and water infrastructure improvements to support business growth in the Jacksboro Business Park in Jack County, Texas. The project will support local business expansion while attracting new employers to the region. Once completed, the project will help better serve existing industries and create good-paying jobs, which will spur private investment and strengthen the regional economy. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 194 jobs and leverage $2,800,000 in private investment.
    • $1,393,000, matched by $597,000 in local investment, to the Town of Middlebury, Middlebury/Elkhart County, Indiana, to support upgrades to the wastewater infrastructure to support business expansion, including the region’s critical recreational vehicle manufacturing industry in Elkhart County, Indiana. The project will replace and relocate the outdated Hardwoods Lift Station in support the growth of local industrial employers. Once completed, the project will attract new industries, create jobs, increase global competitiveness, and promote economic resiliency throughout the region. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 326 jobs, save 22 jobs, and leverage $50,000,000 in private investment.
    • $1,173,108, matched by $293,277 in local investment, to the City of Ladysmith, Ladysmith/Rusk County, Wisconsin, to support upgrades of the road and water infrastructure needed to support business growth at the city’s industrial park. The project will reconstruct roads within the city’s industrial park and build water infrastructure to ensure reliable water pressure for business tenants in Rusk County, Wisconsin. Once completed, the project will help the city sustain recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, which will strengthen and diversify the regional economy and advance economic resiliency throughout the region. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 50 jobs, save 50 jobs, and leverage $1,000,000 in private investment.
    • $825,230, matched by $207,891 in local investment, to the Noyo Center for Marine Science/West Enterprise Development Center, Inc., Fort Bragg/Mendocino County, California, to support the Noyo Center for Marine Science with boosting tourism in Mendocino County, California through the development of new visitor infrastructure. The project will support design work and a feasibility study for the Noyo Center for Marine Science’s Ocean Science Center, a planned marine research and visitor center. Once completed, the project will help the county sustain recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, which will strengthen and diversify the regional economy and advance economic resiliency throughout the region.
    • $500,000 to the Shivwits Band of Paiutes, Ivins/Washington County, Utah, to support the design and engineering of a solar farm and hydroelectric power plant for the Shivwits Band of Paiutes in Ivins, Utah. The project will develop energy infrastructure on the Tribal Reservation to support economic diversity and resilience for the Tribe. Once completed, the project will help the Tribe recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic by establishing a strong foundation for the Tribe’s economic development and job creation efforts.
  • Nine Indigenous Communities Projects for $16,612,952, matched by $406,855 in local investments, to support the needs of Tribal Governments and Indigenous communities.
    • $4,678,831, matched by $406,855 in local investment, to the Fort Apache Heritage Foundation, Inc., Fort Apache/Navajo County, Arizona, to support the Fort Apache Heritage Foundation, Inc. with expanding and growing small business on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation through the development of new commercial infrastructure in Navajo County, Arizona. The project will support the renovation of an existing residential building for use as office and commercial space, providing operating infrastructure for Tribal entrepreneurs as they start and grow businesses on reservation land. Once completed, the project will provide new employment opportunities with improved wages, save jobs, and boost the socioeconomic factors on the Reservation. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 78 jobs and save 112 jobs.
    • $3,120,000 to the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, Ada/Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, to support the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma with building a fixed wireless high-speed internet network for the Ada, Oklahoma region. The project will provide expanded, high-speed internet access to the Tribal community, promoting entrepreneurship and workforce development, which will help create new employment opportunities with improved wages, spur private investments, and boost the socioeconomic factors on the Reservation.
    • $2,929,574 to the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Towaoc/Montezuma County, Colorado, to support the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe with addressing the local and regional need for access to healthy food, business development and workforce training in rural areas through the Food Entrepreneurs as Economic Development (FEED) Towaoc project. The project will provide infrastructure to support an innovative food hub and will create opportunities for workforce job training and entrepreneurship development. New facilities will provide innovative space for food production, retail, and classroom/meeting space for participants to attend business development courses. Once completed, the project will help increase employment opportunities, spur private investment, and advance economic resiliency throughout the region. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 22 jobs and leverage $2,000,000 in private investment.
    • $1,043,123 to the Little Big Horn Community College, Crow Agency/Big Horn County, Montana, to investment support Little Big Horn Community College with establishing the design and engineering for the Apsaalooke Cultural Center in Montana. The cultural center will support the recovery and expansion of the tribe's tourism economy, by highlighting often overlooked cultural amenities and the rich heritage of the tribe. By doing this, more stable, year-round jobs will be created, new business opportunities will arise to fill the gap of those that closed during the coronavirus pandemic, while also creating new workforce opportunities for those displaced from the recent coal mine closing. Once completed, the new cultural center will help increase employment opportunities, spur private investment, and advance economic resiliency throughout the region, which will boost the socioeconomic factors on the Reservation.
    • $1,530,000 to the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, Miami/Ottawa County, Oklahoma, to support development of an agriculture workforce training program. The project will provide greenhouse equipment and on-the-job training in cultivating native seeds and crops, preparing workers for high-skill jobs, and bringing back traditions of the Tribe’s native foods in Miami, Oklahoma. Once completed, the project will help entrepreneurship training and small business support, to create new employment opportunities with improved wages, spur private investments, and boost the socioeconomic factors on the Reservation.
    • $1,000,000 to the Rosebud Economic Development Corporation, Mission/Todd County, South Dakota, to support the planning, design and engineering for the Sicangu Innovation Center, a proposed flexible, multipurpose facility designed to support the transformation of the socioeconomic landscape of the Sicangu Lakota Oyate (Rosebud Sioux Tribe). The project will assist regional economic development efforts by creating a blueprint for the installation of an innovative business incubator and workforce training center that will provide reliable access to classroom space and educational opportunities for residents and businesses in Mission, South Dakota. Once completed, the project will support the growth of existing businesses, enhance access to quality housing, increase educational opportunities, and support workforce development, bolster job creation, attract private investment, and advance economic resiliency throughout the region.
    • $725,000 to the Standing Rock Renewable Energy Authority, Fort Yates/Sioux County, South Dakota, to support the planning, evaluation, and design of the proposed Aneptu Wi Wind Farm, which will be located on the tribal lands of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (SRST) near Selfridge and Fort Yates, North Dakota. The project work includes surveying, developing plats and legal descriptions of land, environmental studies (wildlife, assessment), meteorological data collection, and design of a wind energy collection system. In addition, the project includes legal consultation and hiring a Project Coordinator. Once completed, the project will stimulate long-term prosperity and growth, to help spur job creation and diversify the local economy. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 28 jobs and save 1 job.
    • $486,424 to the Seneca Nation of Indians, Irving/Chautauqua County (Project: Steamburg/Cattaraugus County), New York, to fund the Highbanks Campground Improvements project, to improve the existing campground, increasing tourism to the Cattaraugus Territory, New York region. The project will help the Seneca Nation of Indians Tribe boost the socioeconomic factors on the Reservation, which will help increase employment opportunities, spur private investment, and advance economic resiliency. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 15 jobs and leverage $10,000 in private investment.
    • $200,000 to the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, Providence Forge/Charles City County, Virginia, to support the Chickahominy Indian Tribe with the preliminary engineering and environmental work towards the construction of a childcare center in Virginia. The center would serve the Chickahominy Tribal Service Area comprised of Charles City, New Kent, James City, and Henrico Counties. The project will help address the pressing need for childcare for up to 164 tribal children, creating an estimated 35 new jobs and enabling 50 tribal citizens or family members to better participate in the labor force. Additionally, this center will aid pandemic recovery by increasing the community’s resilience in the face of future pandemics and other economic dislocations. Once completed, the project will help increase employment opportunities and advance economic resiliency throughout the region.
  • Four Travel, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation Projects for $7,036,500, matched by $2,186,625 in local investments, to help accelerate the recovery of the travel, tourism and outdoor recreation industry and build back the communities that depend on the industry.
    • $2,418,500, matched by $604,625 in local investment, to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Columbus/Franklin County (Project: Glouster/Morgan County), Ohio, to support the Ohio Department of Natural Resources with making upgrades to Burr Oak State Park, to boost tourism in southeast Ohio. The project will include new campsite amenities, trail segments, and docks at the marina to enhance the visitor experience at the park. The project will encourage new business ventures, create new jobs opportunities, spur private investment, and advance economic resiliency in the area. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 100 jobs and save 25 jobs.
    • $2,052,000, matched by $513,000 in local investment, to the Sault Convention and Visitors Bureau/City of Sault Saint Marie, Sault Saint Marie/Chippewa County, Michigan, to support the Sault Convention and Visitors Bureau with boosting tourism by enhancing the Sault Ste. Marie International 500 Raceway in Chippewa County, Michigan. The project will construct new roads, a parking lot, vendor building and other upgrades that will help make the raceway venue a year-round tourist destination. Once completed, the project will assist in the region's recovery and make it more resilient to fluctuations in tourism, which will help increase employment opportunities, save jobs, spur private investment, and advance economic resiliency throughout the region. The grantees estimate that this investment will help create 20 jobs, save 30 jobs, and leverage $2,000,000 in private investment.
    • $1,716,000, matched by $829,000 in local investment, to the Colbert County Tourism and Convention Bureau/City of Tuscumbia, Tuscumbia/Colbert County, Alabama, to support the Colbert County Tourism and Convention Bureau with building a visitors center to boost tourism in Tuscumbia, Alabama. The project will provide a large, separate visitors facility that will allow for the organization and flow of more visitors to the Helen Keller birthplace and other local attractions. Once completed, the project will help the region become more resilient to fluctuations in tourism and assist in the region's recovery, which will help increase employment opportunities, save jobs, and advance economic resiliency in the area. The grantees estimate that this investment will help create 2 jobs and save 4 jobs.
    • $850,000, matched by $240,000 in local investment, to the City of Manistee, Manistee/Manistee County, Michigan, to support the city of Manistee with boosting tourism by upgrading the city’s downtown riverwalk along the Manistee River in Michigan. The project will provide safety upgrades and improve access and walkability on the south riverwalk bringing new visitors to the region and stimulating business and job growth. Once completed, the project will help build resiliency to withstand future economic disruptions, which will boost and promote economic growth throughout the region. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 21 jobs, save 26 jobs, and leverage $178,500 in private investment.
  • Five Coal Communities Commitment Projects for $10,161,163, matched by $1,671,984 in local investments, to support coal-reliant communities’ expansion into new industry sectors and recovery from the pandemic.
    • $3,515,108 to the City of Gallup, Gallup/McKinley County, New Mexico, to support the construction of water utility infrastructure at the McKinley County Industrial Park within the Gallup Energy Logistics Park in New Mexico. The project will extend watermain utilities and well features into new groundwater wells to service the industrial park and support health care product manufacturing business growth in a region impacted by the declining use of coal. Once completed, the project will create job opportunities, attract private investment, and advance economic resiliency to strengthen the local economy. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 440 jobs and leverage $80,000,000 in private investment.
    • $2,930, 000, matched by $741,000 in local investment to the City of Vernon, Vernon/Wilbarger County, Texas, to support the City of Vernon with making water supply line improvements to support diversified business growth in a region impacted by the declining use of coal. The project will replace a portion of the city’s main waterline, which is currently plagued by frequent breakages, to provide reliable service to businesses in Wilbarger County, Texas. Once completed, the project will help the region address the significant and sudden loss of jobs caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the decline in the coal industry by enhancing job creation and retention in an area, which will advance economic resiliency throughout the region. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 25 jobs, save 928 jobs, and leverage $25,000,000 in private investment.
    • $2,380,000, matched by $596,960 in local investment, to the City of Sulphur Springs, Sulphur Springs/Hopkins County, Texas, to support the city of Sulphur Springs with making roadway improvements needed to boost business growth at the Thermal Industrial Park in Hopkins County, Texas. The project will redevelop East Haul Roadway to accommodate heavy truck traffic in a region impacted by the declining use of coal. Once completed, the project will help the region diversify its local economy, create jobs, attract private investment, and advance economic resiliency throughout the region. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 180 jobs and leverage $250,000,000 in private investment.
    • $999,895, matched by $249,983 in local investment, to the Arizona Board of Regents-Arizona State University, Tempe/Maricopa County, Arizona, to support the Arizona Board of Regents-Arizona State University with implementing community redevelopment through reuse planning of coal facilities in Tempe, Arizona. The project will facilitate an inventory of current coal facilities in Northern Arizona, and the creation of an assessment report outlining reuse and redevelopment options for former coal plants. Once completed, the project will help the region with recovery efforts from the COVID-19 pandemic, strengthen economic growth, and advance economic resiliency to an area that has been impacted by the decline in the coal industry.
    • $336,160, matched by $84,041 in local investment, to the Hutchings Museum, Lehi/Utah County, Utah, to support the development of a pilot program for extending the availability and reach of in-person instruction for technology-centered professional certification courses to rural areas of Utah, including communities heavily reliant on the coal industry. The program will focus on communities that were disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and were heavily impacted by recent coal economy downturns and coal power plant closures. The project will provide residents of these communities with access to skills they can use to start new technology-based businesses in their communities to diversify their local economies and make them more resilient to market changes, which will create job opportunities and advance economic resiliency throughout the region. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 156 jobs.
• $3,611,242 in five Economic Adjustment Assistance projects, matched by $2,193,723 in local investments, as follows:
  • $3,225,667 in Assistance to Nuclear Closure Communities, matched by $1,928,000 in local investment, to the Irmo Chapin Recreation Commission, Columbia/Lexington County, South Carolina, to support the completion of the Lower Saluda Greenway, a recreational trail. The project will provide for construction of two miles of trail and related infrastructure, boosting the tourism economy in a region impacted by the closure of a nuclear energy facility. Once completed, the project will provide employment opportunities, spur private investment, and strengthen the regional economy.
  • $146,050, matched by $148,500 in local investment, to the Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission, Worcester/Worcester County, Massachusetts, to support the Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission with establishing and implementing a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the Worcester, Massachusetts region. The CEDS will assist in the advancement of equity and inclusiveness throughout the region, support recovery and resiliency efforts, provide a road map that will support the long-term recovery efforts moving forward, and respond to challenges for businesses, and those issues that were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • $104,000 in Assistance to Coal Communities, matched by $26,000 in local investment, to the Capital Area Development Corporation of West Virginia, Charleston/Kanawha County, West Virginia, to support the development of a Master Plan for the downtown Business Improvement District Strategic Plan to assist with economic recovery and resiliency in Charleston, West Virginia. Once completed, the project will help create new job opportunities to boost economic development in an area that has been severely impacted by the decline in the coal industry.
  • $75,525, matched by $76,223 in local investment, to the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Lynchburg, Lynchburg/Lynchburg County, Virginia, to support the development of a workforce development initiative to support high school graduates by offering workforce development programs and establishing six-week summer training programs that provide hands-on vocational experiences in Lynchburg, Virginia. The program will develop two career pipelines for participants either at the City of Lynchburg’s Public Works department or in the private sector. Once implemented, the pilot program will help future graduates gain stable employment and job skills to provide the region with exceptional employees that can effectively serve the community in the long term, which will help strengthen the regional economy. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 10 jobs and save 30 jobs.
  • $60,000 in Assistance to Coal Communities, matched by $15,000 in local investment, to the Greenbrier Valley Economic Development Corporation, Maxwelton/Greenbrier County, West Virginia, to support the development of a Strategic Plan for the Greenbrier Valley Economic Development Corporation to assist with economic recovery and resiliency in a three-county Maxwelton, West Virginia region impacted by the downturn in the coal industry. Once completed, the project will help stabilize and increase the working population and boost resiliency of the local economy, which will the support job retention, create new opportunities, and attract private investment.
• $40,000 in one Local Technical Assistance project, matched by $40,000, as follows:
  • $40,000, matched by $40,000 in local investment, to the Western Piedmont Council of Governments, Hickory/Catawba County, North Carolina, to support the expansion and enhancement of data analytics and data visualization to allow for outputs that provide a greater understanding of key elements to a healthy economy in Hickory, North Carolina. The project will facilitate data that will lead to a greater understanding of the intersection of multiple factors that influence economic development, allowing elected officials to better address the needs for vulnerable communities in the region. The data collected will demonstrate regional preparedness to help lessen the impact of disaster and increase resiliency. This tool will also allow policy makers to be prepared to better understand inputs related to the business environment that will be necessary for a viable manufacturing sector in the region. Once completed, the project will provide economic stability, create jobs, and strengthen the local economy
• $1,871,307 in 15 Technical Assistance University Center projects, matched by $2,093,319 in local investments, to support the second year of a five-year University Center program, which is a competitively based partnership between EDA and academic institutions that makes the varied and vast resources of universities available to the economic development practitioner community. The program provides technical assistance and research and development tools to increase productivity, spur innovation, and promote entrepreneurship to help increase long-term regional competitiveness and economic diversification.
  • Kean University, Union/Union County, NJ ($137,923)
  • PA State University, University Park/Centre County, PA ($137,923)
  • Cleveland State University, Cleveland/Cuyahoga County, OH ($126,000)
  • University of Illinois, Chicago/Cook County, IL ($106,000)
  • University of Delaware, Newark/New Castle County, DE ($137,923)
  • University of Rhode Island, Kingston/Washington County, RI ($137,923)
  • Northeastern University, Boston/Suffolk County, MA ($137,923)
  • University of Illinois-Champaign, Urbana/Champaign County, IL ($106,000)
  • Marshall University, Huntington/Cabell County, WV ($137,923)
  • University of Connecticut, Storrs/Tolland County, CT ($137,923)
  • University of Maine System, Portland/Cumberland County, ME ($137,923)
  • Trustees of Indiana University, Bloomington/Monroe County, IN ($96,000)
  • Regents of the University of Michigan, Flint/Genesee County, MI ($116,000)
  • VA Polytechnic Institute & State Univ, Blacksburg/Montgomery County, VA ($137,923)
  • University of Wisconsin System, Madison/Dane County, WI ($186,000)