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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $23.5 million American Rescue Plan Good Jobs Challenge grant to WTIA Workforce Institute, Issaquah, Washington, to develop information technology workforce training programs across eleven U.S. states: Alabama, Louisiana, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Washington.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $14.7 million American Rescue Plan Good Jobs Challenge grant to Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois, to create an information technology training program in partnership with local companies.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced grant awards to 32 industry-led workforce training partnerships across the country as part of the $500 million Good Jobs Challenge funded by President Biden’s American Rescue Plan. The Good Jobs Challenge is administered by the Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration and will enable communities across the country to invest in innovative approaches to workforce development that will secure job opportunities for more than 50,000 Americans.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $9.6 million American Rescue Plan Good Jobs Challenge grant to The Chamber Foundation, St. Paul, Minnesota, to strengthen the skilled workforce needed to support the local agriculture, manufacturing, and technology industries in the border region of Minnesota and North Dakota.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.5 million grant to the Center for Metal Arts, Inc. (CMA), Johnstown, Pennsylvania, to increase capacity for workforce training and tourism opportunities by upgrading three National Historic Landmark structures at the former Cambria Iron & Steel site. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA’s $300 million Coal Communities Commitment.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.9 million grant to the city of Fort Pierre, South Dakota, for make improvements and establish amenities on the Tatanka Trail. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $640,000 grant to the city of Pulaski, Tennessee, for construction of a new water boosting station and related materials to support the Dan Speer Industrial Park South. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.5 million grant to the Weslaco Economic Development Corporation, Weslaco, Texas, to provide critical infrastructure in support of the new Mid Valley International Industrial Park.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3 million grant to Outagamie County, Wisconsin, for road and utility infrastructure upgrades at the Appleton Aviation Business Park. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $5.5 million grant to the Canaan Valley Public Service District, Davis, West Virginia, for construction of a wastewater treatment plant to support current and future business needs. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA’s $300 million Coal Communities Commitment.