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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 million American Rescue Plan Good Jobs Challenge grant to the Fresno County Economic Development Corporation, Fresno, California, to develop and launch a program that aims to bolster and diversify the regional economy by placing thousands of workers into good-paying jobs.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $23 million American Rescue Plan Good Jobs Challenge grant to the Economic Development and Industrial Corporation of Boston, Massachusetts, to create the Greater Boston Region Workforce Training System, a healthcare, energy and resilience, and childcare workforce training program.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $21.5 million American Rescue Plan Good Jobs Challenge grant to the Foundation for California Community Colleges, Sacramento, California, to develop and launch California Resilient Careers in Forestry, a forestry workforce training program.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $23.7 million American Rescue Plan Good Jobs Challenge grant to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, North Carolina, to create STEPs4GROWTH, a clean energy workforce training program.

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $678,128 grant to Santa Fe County, New Mexico, to boost tourism by helping to complete the 15-mile Santa Fe Rail Trail.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.6 million grant to the city of Douglas, Georgia, for natural gas, water, and sewer system upgrades needed to support business growth at the Barrington Agri-Business Park. 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 $1.8 million grant to the West Community Economic Development Corporation, Denver, Colorado, to support expansion of the Kitchen Network Park Hill incubator. 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 $5.9 million grant to the city of Milton, Florida, for construction of a wastewater treatment plant needed to support new economic development projects. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.

WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $948,000 grant to the city of Streator, Illinois, to renovate the Streator Incubator building. 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 $3 million grant to the city of Henderson, Kentucky, for construction of a high-pressure natural gas line needed to support manufacturing growth. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA’s $300 million Coal Communities Commitment.