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WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden will announce the Tulsa Regional Advanced Mobility (TRAM) Corridor as one of 21 winners of the $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge, the most impactful regional economic development competition in decades. Funded by President Biden’s American Rescue Plan and administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), the Regional Challenge is awarding approximately $39 million in grants to the TRAM Corridor, led by the Indian Nations Council of Governments (INCOG), to advance aerial mobility technology in northeast Oklahoma.

WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden will announce the Appalachian Climate Technology (ACT Now) coalition as one of 21 winners of the $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge, the most impactful regional economic development competition in decades. Funded by President Biden’s American Rescue Plan and administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), the Regional Challenge is awarding approximately $62.8 million in grants to ACT Now, led by Coalfield Development Corporation, to create a hub of clean energy and green economy jobs. 

WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden will announce the Fresno-Merced Future of Food Innovation (F3) Coalition as one of 21 winners of the $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge, the most impactful regional economic development competition in decades. Funded by President Biden’s American Rescue Plan and administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), the Regional Challenge is awarding approximately $65.1 million in grants to the Fresno-Merced Future of Food Innovation (F3) Coalition, led by the Central Valley Community Foundation, to drive agriculture innovation in California’s Central Valley.

WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden will announce the Georgia AI Manufacturing (GA-AIM) coalition as one of 21 winners of the $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge, the most impactful regional economic development competition in decades. Funded by President Biden’s American Rescue Plan and administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), the Regional Challenge is awarding approximately $65 million in grants to GA-AIM, led by the Georgia Tech Research Corporation, to accelerate integration of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in industry.

WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden will announce the New Energy New York coalition as one of 21 winners of the $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge, the most impactful regional economic development competition in decades. Funded by President Biden’s American Rescue Plan and administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), the Regional Challenge is awarding approximately $63.7 million in grants to the New Energy New York coalition, led by The State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton, to accelerate battery technology innovation in New York.

WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden will announce the Southwestern Pennsylvania New Economy Collaborative as one of 21 winners of the $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge, the most impactful regional economic development competition in decades. Funded by President Biden’s American Rescue Plan and administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), the Regional Challenge is awarding approximately $62.7 million in grants to the Southwestern Pennsylvania New Economy Collaborative to supercharge the region’s globally recognized robotics and autonomy cluster.

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $677,440 grant to Huerfano County, Colorado, to establish a business incubator program to support local, retail-based entrepreneurs. 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 $716,004 grant to Strategy for Access Foundation NFP, Chicago, Illinois, to boost tourism growth and increase accessibility and equity within the city’s tourism industry by increasing awareness of accessible tourism options across Chicago. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.5 million grant to Cole County, Missouri, for rail and transportation infrastructure improvements needed to support economic development in the region.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.4 million grant to the Northwest Michigan Council of Governments, Traverse City, Michigan, to boost the outdoor recreation sector by enhancing trail capacity along the Manistee County Rural Communities Multi-Use Trail. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.