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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.3 million grant to Exploration Place, Inc., Wichita, Kansas, to create an outdoor riverfront park at Exploration Place. 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 $1.4 million grant to Retreat Farm, Limited, Brattleboro, Vermont, to renovate its North Barn facility for use as an event venue that will boost tourism. 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 $1.6 million grant to the Board of Regents, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, to create new academic space needed to support their hospitality, restaurant and tourism management programs. 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 $5.4 million grant to the Laurens County Water and Sewer Commission, Laurens, South Carolina, for construction of a new water tank, water line, and ancillary infrastructure to support economic development. 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 $3 million grant to the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, Plummer, Idaho, for infrastructure improvements to the water supply system of De Smet, Idaho. 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 $2.7 million grant to Murray State College, Tishomingo, Oklahoma, to renovate an existing campus building to create an 11-room hotel that will accommodate local visitors. 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 million grant to Rend Lake College, Ina, Illinois, for development of the new Southern Illinois Manufacturing Academy. 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 the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.7 million grant to the city of Reedsburg, Wisconsin, to build road, sewer and stormwater infrastructure needed to expand the Reedsburg Business Park. 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 the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.1 million grant to the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, Onamia, Minnesota, to construct a new Tribal business incubator to support entrepreneurs. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan’s Indigenous Communities program.

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 Patoka Lake Regional Water and Sewer District, Dubois, Indiana, for construction of a one-million-gallon elevated water tank to support business growth. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA’s $300 million Coal Communities Commitment.