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WASHINGTON, DC – The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), today launches a new phase of funding for the Good Jobs Challenge. This funding opportunity builds on the success of the first round of the Good Jobs Challenge awards, funded by the American Rescue Plan, and this round will invest $25 million into high-quality, locally-led workforce training programs that lead to good jobs. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Tech Hubs Director Eric Smith will visit Texas to meet with representatives of the Texoma Semiconductor Tech Hub, which serves both Oklahoma and Texas. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), designated the Texoma Semiconductor Tech Hub, led by Southern Methodist University, as a Regional Technology and Innovation Hub (Tech Hubs) in October 2023.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Deputy Assistant Secretary Cristina Killingsworth will visit the Pacific Northwest Mass Timber Tech Hub, serving Oregon and Washington. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), designated the Pacific Northwest Mass Timber Tech Hub, led by Oregon State University, as a Regional Technology and Innovation Hub (Tech Hub) in October 2023.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Deputy Assistant Secretary Cristina Killingsworth will visit the Corvalis Microfluidics Tech Hub, serving Oregon. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), designated the Corvalis Microfluidics Tech Hub, led by Oregon State University, as a Regional Technology and Innovation Hub (Tech Hub) in October 2023. 

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $574,588 grant to Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, to expand entrepreneurial support to three Utah regions.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to the Three Rivers Solid Waste Management Authority in Pontotoc, Mississippi, for infrastructure improvements to support disaster resiliency in the region.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $6.9 million in the state of Texas to support workforce training and port operations.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.9 million grant to TKC Fish Wheel in Anchorage, Alaska, to support the establishment of a sustainable manufacturing enterprise for the Middle Kuskokwim Tribes.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4 million grant to the Pascua Yaqui Development Corporation, in Tucson, Arizona, to support workforce development at the Pascua Yaqui Reservation and surrounding community.