Impact Overview
We improve the livelihoods of Americans by strengthening communities and driving innovation through locally-driven economic development.
EDA's Impact
Impact that starts locally and spans nationally (Data for June 2024)
27
Grants Awarded
$18.7M
Amount Awarded
4,066
Jobs Created or Saved
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EDA Impact by State Reports
Explore how EDA is making a difference for Americans in every community in every state and territory. For questions or support with EDA economic data reporting, please contact [email protected].
Featured Success Stories
August 13, 2024
EDA Helps the Wood Products Industry Branch Out in the Northern Forest
Timber markets are one of America’s most valuable, yet unpredictable, natural resource industries. It is no stranger to volatility, going from boon to bust and back again. As recently as 2019, paper mills and biomass electric plants were closing in Maine, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont, a four-state region collectively referred to as the Northern Forest. As the plants continued to close, the demand for wood harvested in the region began to decline.
![Old black and white photo of the Great Northern Paper Company opened for business in 1899, employing multiple generations for more than a century. (Photo courtesy of the Maine Historical Society.)](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4_3/public/2024-07/FFEI_01_0.png?h=77a6fccc&itok=-QX33Vkg)
July 16, 2024
EDA-Funded Manufacturing Revival Underway in New England
Pittsfield, Massachusetts is a small New England community about two hours from Boston. Throughout the 20th Century, it was known as a hub for manufacturing, providing residents with a host of jobs in regional production plants. General Electric (GE) was the town’s biggest employer, operating a plastic production facility along the Housatonic River.
![Photo of the The Berkshire Innovation Center building in Pittsfield, Massachusetts](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4_3/public/2024-07/BIC_01.png?h=968de510&itok=9zzsxX0b)
June 11, 2024
EDA Opens the Door to Success for Alabama Entrepreneurs
It is in that same spirit of preparedness that Vivian’s Door provides business training to the community, maintaining an open-door policy with its students - small business owners and entrepreneurs. It’s more than just helping them grow their businesses, but rather serving the whole community.
![Photo of Vivian Malone attending classes at the University of Alabama](/sites/default/files/styles/small_4_3/public/2024-05/Vivians-Door-01_0.png?h=29f52475&itok=o9MLS9as)
Explore Our Impact
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Historic Impact
The Urban Institute, a nonprofit research organization, received an EDA grant on October 1, 2018. This research, funded in FY2019 and running through FY2023, examined EDA’s funding allocations and grantmaking programs, the agency’s history and goals, the attributes of communities receiving EDA investments, and the extent to which EDA investments spur local economic growth.
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Annual Reports
EDA’s Annual Reports are designed to be a web-based resource. An interactive map allows readers to quickly retrieve the FY 2020 summary and case studies of investments in any given state or territory. With just one click, communities can see the projects EDA has undertaken with local partners in their region and around the country.
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Performance
EDA collects and reports on performance measures in compliance with Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 that, as amended by the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010, establishes requirements for all agencies to collect, analyze, and report on their performance. EDA’s performance goals and specific performance metrics are tied to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s performance management structure, and performance targets are tied to EDA’s annual budget request and appropriations.