EDA Grant History List

$2.64 million to the Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle, Weirton, West Virginia, to fund rehabilitation of the Wheeling Corrugating Steel Plant complex in Brooke County.

$2 million to Franklin County and the Tennessee College of Applied Technology Shelbyville, Tennessee, to fund the construction of a proposed training facility at the Tennessee College of Applied Technology.

$510,790 https://www.eda.gov/news/press-releases/2018/03/06/forsyth-ga.htmto the City of Forsyth, Georgia, to fund improvements to electrical infrastructure, doubling capacity for the Monroe County Industrial Park.

$486,000 to the InterBel Telephone Cooperative, Eureka, Montana, to fund the installation of fiber-optic cable to deliver high-speed Internet service to business customers located in the Town of Eureka.

$2,964,36https://www.eda.gov/news/press-releases/2018/01/18/highland-ca.htm0 to the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians and San Bernardino County, Highland, California, to fund the construction of two roadways to support access to an airport and commercial zone in Highland, which is in the vicinity of the San Manuel Reservation.

$615,673 to the City of Gothenburg, Nebraska, to support the extension of the water distribution and sanitary sewer collection systems to provide service to an existing industrial subdivision that currently has limited water service and utilizes an outdated septic system.

$1,860,871 to the Moultrie Colquitt County Development Authority, Moultrie, Georgia, to fund construction of an incubator in the Citizens Business Park to serve new and existing small businesses in the area.

$100,000 to The Hudson Valley Agri-Business Development Corporation to provide technical assistance for the Farm & Food Funding Accelerator Program in Hudson Valley, New York.

$827,580 to the Town of Black Mountain, Buncombe County, and the Metropolitan Sewerage District of Buncombe County, Black Mountain, North Carolina, to support the development of water infrastructure in the Black Mountain Commerce Park to enable the expansion of a fast-growing life sciences manufacturing firm.

$2,212,859 to the City of Davenport, Iowa, to fund the construction of a new track and rail infrastructure to serve new companies in the Davenport Industrial Park in Scott County.

$100,000 to The Da Vinci Discovery Center of Science and Technology, Allentown, Pennsylvania to fund a feasibility study of the proposed Science Center and Aquarium envisioned for Downtown Easton, Pennsylvania.

$3.81 million to the City of Shelby, North Carolina, to fund the construction of water infrastructure to serve the Washburn Switch Business Park in Cleveland County, North Carolina.

$3 million to Delaware Innovation Space, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, to fund the renovation of an existing building to create a science incubator and multi-tenant collaboration space.

$3 million to the City of North Las Vegas, Nevada, to support the construction of a sewer system to provide services to an industrial area in North Las Vegas. The completion of the project will lead to improved utility services to local business enterprises. This investment will help the city provide access to upgraded infrastructure that will contribute to increased capacity and help create new jobs for the region’s workforce. The grantee estimates that this investment will create 367 jobs and leverage $35.2 million in private investment.

$3 million to Newton County and the Newton County Water and Sewer District, Morocco, Indiana, to fund the construction of water and wastewater infrastructure for a county-owned site to accommodate development of a new 20-acre industrial park supporting continued implementation of the Newton County Industrial Infrastructure Project. Once completed, the project will serve as a catalyst for enhancing the region’s top innovation cluster of agribusiness, food development and technology, and for attracting new commercial and industrial development and job creation to the region. The grantees estimate that this investment will create 107 jobs and leverage $265.8 million in private investment.

$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.

$3 million to Southwestern Oregon Community College, Coos Bay, Oregon, to fund the development of a health and science technology building by expanding and modernizing old labs, classrooms, and lecture spaces for health and science programs at the main campus in Coos Bay, Oregon. Completion of the project will result in the training of workforce and an increase in employment within the health care sector and scientific professions which will strengthen the local economy, support private capital investment and diversify the region. The grantee estimates that this investment will create 241 jobs, save 637 jobs, and leverage $5 million in private investment.

$13.3 million ($13,309,065.93) in 11 Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms (TAAF). The TAAF program provides technical assistance to U.S. manufacturing and production firms affected by import competition in order to help them develop and implement projects to regain global competitiveness, increase profitability and create jobs, as follows: $1,709,960.89 to the Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, to fund the activities of the Great Lakes Trade Adjustment Assistance Center in Ann Arbor, MI, which serves import-impacted firms located in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio, to strengthen their competitiveness in the worldwide marketplace.

$120,000 in two Partnership Planning projects to support the development and implementation of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) process.

$2,806,240 to Community Solutions International, Inc., New York, New York, to fund construction of a business development center in North Hartford, Connecticut.

$350,000 in one Public Works project to Independence Community College, Independence, Kansas, to fund the expansion of an existing fabrication laboratory at Independence Community College in Montgomery County named Fab Lab.

$1,378,512 in 16 Partnership Planning projects to support the development and implementation of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) process.

$800,070 to the Bemidji Regional Airport Authority, the City of Bemidji, and Beltrami County, Minnesota, to support the emerging aviation cluster by expanding critical infrastructure at the Bemidji Regional Airport Authority.

$3 million to the Town of Sahuarita, Arizona, to fund the development of the Sahuarita Advanced Manufacturing and Technology Center (SAMTEC).

$450,000 to the Rural Nevada Development Corporation, Ely, Nevada, to provide resources to capitalize a Revolving Loan Fund that will cover 14 rural counties in Nevada, including Elko, Esmeralda, White Pine, Lincoln, Eureka, Lander, Pershing, Humboldt, Nye, Churchill, Storey, Douglas, Mineral, and Lyon.

$620,000 to the City of Shelby, Montana, to fund a main waterline extension to support the expansion of a manufacturing facility.

$1,946,625 to the Upton Economic Development Board, Upton, Wyoming, to fund the expansion of the Upton Logistics Park to include a cleaning and rail repair facility.

$199,200 to the Capital Region Planning Commission, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to fund the hiring of a local disaster recovery manager to develop and implement recovery plans for communities impacted by disasters.

$1,919,106 to the City of Eugene, the Lane Council of Governments, and the Eugene Water and Electric Board, Eugene, Oregon, to fund the installation of fiber-optic cable to deliver high-speed Internet service to businesses located in Eugene’s Central Business District area.

$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.

$1 million in Public Works funds to the University of Houston-Victoria, Texas, to fund renovation of a portion of the former Town Plaza Mall to establish the Regional Center for Economic Development and Entrepreneurship to be owned and operated by the University of Houston-Victoria.

$1.318 million in Economic Adjustment assistance to Marshall University Research Corporation, Huntington, West Virginia, to provide workforce training opportunities in advanced manufacturing and technical assistance to more than 300 supply chain companies and area manufacturers.

$1,665,725 in Public Works funds to the Yukon Delta Fisheries Development Association, Anchorage, Alaska, to fund the rebuilding and expansion of YDFDA’s roe processing and packing facility that was destroyed by a major fire in March 2016.

$346,697 in Public Works funds to the Southern Carolina Regional Development Alliance, Barnwell, South Carolina, to fund construction of critical rail infrastructure to support the location of a new industry to the Southern Carolina Advanced Technology Park.

$1.5 million to the City of Sapulpa, Oklahoma, to fund the extension of a sanitary sewer system, including the construction of lift stations to serve the wastewater capacity needs of an industrial park site in Sapulpa.

$2.5 million in Public Works funds to the City of Long Prairie, Minnesota, to fund infrastructure improvements to the city’s existing wastewater treatment facility.

$1.5 million in Public Works funds to St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners, Fort Pierce, Florida, to fund construction of a new hanger and related road infrastructure at the Treasure Coast International Airport, which is located in an active Foreign Trade Zone.

$1,514,280 in Public Works funds to the city of Roanoke, Virginia, to fund the construction of a road extension and improvements to surrounding infrastructure in the city of Roanoke.

$500,000 in RIS i6 funds to the Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, Alabama, to build upon and accelerate the momentum from the Alliance for Innovative Medical Technology, a proof-of-concept center founded by Southern Research and the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

$2.040 million in Public Works funds to the City of Bluefield, West Virginia, to support development of an industrial incubator to serve start-up businesses in southern West Virginia and portions of Virginia that have been negatively impacted by the downturn in the coal industry.

$110,650 in Technical Assistance funds to the City of Baltimore, Maryland, to support the “Made in Baltimore Business Certification Program.”

$3,197,160 in Economic Adjustment assistance to the Detroit Economic Growth Association and the City of Detroit, Michigan, to support the redevelopment and expansion of an area that was formerly abandoned residential homes in the City of Detroit.

$3,420,601 in Public Works funds to the City of Rochelle, Illinois, to fund the extension of a city-owned rail line and rail switch yard to support the expansion of industrial/commercial manufacturing businesses in the region. In addition, the improvements will serve as a catalyst for attracting new businesses looking to locate in the region.

$2,922,513 in Economic Adjustment assistance to the Herman J. Russell Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Atlanta, Georgia, to fund the design and renovation of an existing building for development of the Russell Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

$3,044,202 in Public Works funds to the City of Fresno, California, to fund construction of critical road and storm drain infrastructure necessary to provide access to an industrial area serving major businesses in Fresno County.

$2,912,165 in Public Works funds to the Chester Sewer District, Chester, South Carolina, to fund improvements to the city’s water and sewer infrastructure to support new businesses and expansion of existing industrial sites such as Carolina Poly, the largest polyethylene film manufacturers in the United States.

* This project is funded through the Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative. POWER is a coordinated effort, involving multiple federal agencies, with the goal of effectively aligning federal economic and workforce development programs and resources to assist communities negatively impacted by changes in the coal industry and power sector.

$1.4 million in Public Works funds to Endicott College and North Shore InnoVentures, Beverly, Massachusetts, to fund construction of an addition to the existing science center that will function as a bio-tech business incubator. The expansion will considerably enhance the economic development capacity and infrastructure in the region by creating opportunities in the life sciences for startups, students and faculty leading to job creation and private investment in the life sciences. This investment is part of a $4,939,440 project that the grantees estimate will create 335 jobs and leverage $201 million in private investment.

$1.595 million in Economic Adjustment assistance to Central Maine Community College, Auburn, Maine, to expand Central Maine Community College’s Precision Machining Technology Laboratory to accommodate students and businesses’ increasing demand for employee training, product development, and access to specialized equipment not available within their workplaces.

* The POWER Initiative is an integrated, multi-agency effort to invest Federal economic and workforce development resources in communities and regions negatively affected by changes in the coal economy.