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August 16, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3.9 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds for Infrastructure Improvements to Boost Tourism in Stearns, Kentucky

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.9 million grant to McCreary County Heritage Foundation, Inc., Stearns, Kentucky, for revitalization projects and infrastructure upgrades needed to boost the region’s tourism economy. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
  • Press Release
  • American Rescue Plan
August 16, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.6 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Small Businesses and Economic Recovery and Diversification Efforts in Wayne County, Michigan

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.6 million grant to the Downriver Community Conference, Southgate, Michigan, to support the Downriver Riverfront Communities Economic Recovery Implementation Project. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA’s $300 million Coal Communities Commitment.
  • Press Release
  • American Rescue Plan
August 16, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $4.2 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds for a New Water Treatment Plant to Support Business and Job Growth in Northern Mississippi

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4.2 million grant to Nesbit Water Association, Inc., Nesbit, Mississippi, to help build a new water treatment plant and related system upgrades needed to support existing and future business needs. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
  • Press Release
  • American Rescue Plan
August 16, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Construction of Tribal Health Center on Rocky Boy Reservation

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1 million grant to the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy Reservation, Box Elder, Montana, for construction of the Rocky Boy Health Center. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
  • Press Release
  • American Rescue Plan
August 16, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.8 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Tourism in Eagle, Wisconsin

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.8 million grant to the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, to help build a guest services center at the Old World Wisconsin history museum. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
  • Press Release
  • American Rescue Plan
August 16, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $4.3 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Boost Business Development and Job Growth in Virginia

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $4.3 million in the state of Virginia to develop critical infrastructure needed to support current and future business needs and stoke innovation. These grants are funded by the American Rescue Plan.
  • Press Release
  • American Rescue Plan
August 16, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $6.4 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Develop a New Business Facility in Duffield, Virginia

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $6.4 million grant to the Lonesome Pine Regional Industrial Facilities Authority, Duffield, Virginia, for construction of a new multi-tenant business facility. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA’s $300 million Coal Communities Commitment.
  • Press Release
  • American Rescue Plan
August 16, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Autonomous Technology Innovation in Grand Forks, North Dakota

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1 million grant to the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, to conduct an economic impact study and commercialization strategy for the state’s Unmanned Aerial Systems network. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA’s $300 million Coal Communities Commitment.
  • Press Release
  • American Rescue Plan
August 16, 2022

U.S. Economic Development Administration Announces Grantees Under 2022 University Center Competition

WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo today announced the grantees of the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) 2022 University Center Economic Development Program Competition. EDA is providing a total of $3.1 million in grants to 26 colleges and universities in 16 states to administer programs to leverage their assets, promote innovation and strengthen regional economies.
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