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September 13, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3.2 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Business Growth in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.2 million grant to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to build infrastructure and develop the Kneeland Properties site. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA’s $300 million Coal Communities Commitment.

September 13, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $4 Million to Boost Workforce Development Efforts in Panola County, Mississippi

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4 million grant to Panola County, Mississippi, to renovate a former outlet mall building for use as a workforce training center that will serve North Mississippi.

September 13, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $4.6 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Tourism-Related Business Growth in the Lummi Nation

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4.6 million grant to the Lummi Nation, Bellingham, Washington, to develop infrastructure needed to support tourism-related business. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.

September 13, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.2 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Boost Business Development and Job Growth in Austin, Minnesota

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.2 million grant to the city of Austin, Minnesota, to support business and job growth and economic diversification efforts by making infrastructure upgrades at the Creekside Business Park. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA’s $300 million Coal Communities Commitment.

September 13, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3.1 Million to Support Business Development and Job Growth in North Carolina

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $3.1 million in grants to support business development and job growth in North Carolina communities impacted by the declining use of coal.

September 13, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.5 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds for Water Infrastructure Improvements to Boost Manufacturing Business Growth in Gregory, Texas

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.5 million grant to the city of Gregory, Texas, for water infrastructure improvements needed to spur business growth. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.

September 13, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $4.9 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Boost Tourism in Guadalupe, California

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4.9 million grant to the city of Guadalupe, California, to improve local tourism infrastructure and amenities. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.

September 6, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3.1 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds for High-Speed Internet Service to Support Chickasaw Nation Business Growth

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.1 million grant to the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, Ada, Oklahoma, to build a fixed wireless high-speed internet network. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan Indigenous Communities program.

September 6, 2022

EDA Enlists Research Partners to Document Lessons and Outcomes of the Build Back Better Regional Challenge

EDA’s $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge is not only a generational investment in place-based economic policy, it is also a significant opportunity for practice-observant research in the field of economic development. To capitalize on this historic moment, this month, EDA’s Research and National Technical Assistance program is announcing two investments designed to stimulate a robust research agenda that will explore, document, and disseminate the lessons, outcomes, and replicable models of the Build Back Better Regional Challenge, helping amplify its impact beyond the regional coalitions awarded federal funding. This grant is funded through EDA’s ARPA Research and Networks Funding Opportunity.

September 6, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $725,000 in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Development of Wind Farm on Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Reservation in North Dakota

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $725,000 grant to the Standing Rock Renewable Energy Authority, Fort Yates, North Dakota, for planning, evaluation, and design of the proposed Aneptu Wi Wind Farm. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan’s Indigenous Communities program.