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July 19, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.8 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Tourism Growth in Rensselaer, Indiana

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.8 million grant to the city of Rensselaer, Indiana, to make streetscape infrastructure improvements that will help boost tourism in the core of the city’s downtown. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
  • Press Release
  • American Rescue Plan
July 19, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds for Roadway Construction to Support Business Development in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to St. Bernard Parish Government, Chalmette, Louisiana, to build a road to connect the St. Bernard Port, Harbor, and Terminal District and a local highway. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
  • Press Release
  • American Rescue Plan
July 19, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.6 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Build Mardi Gras Museum to Support Tourism in Lake Charles, Louisiana

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 Southwest Louisiana Convention & Visitors Bureau, Lake Charles, Louisiana, to help build the New Imperial Calcasieu Mardi Gras Museum. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
  • Press Release
  • American Rescue Plan
July 19, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3.8 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Infrastructure and Workforce Development Projects in Massachusetts

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $3.8 million in American Rescue Plan funds in the state of Massachusetts to support infrastructure and workforce development. These grants are funded by the American Rescue Plan.
  • Press Release
  • American Rescue Plan
July 19, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.4 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Waterfront Infrastructure Improvements to Boost Tourism in Cambridge, Maryland

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.4 million grant to the Chesapeake Conservancy, Annapolis, Maryland, to support development of infrastructure that will attract tourists to Cambridge, Maryland. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
  • Press Release
  • American Rescue Plan
July 14, 2022

Spotlight | EDA’s First Tribal Economic Development Representative Ernest Weston, Jr. is Building Stronger Relationships With Our Tribal Communities

Ernest Weston, Jr. is the Tribal Economic Development Representative (EDR) in the Denver Regional Office, the first Tribal specific EDR role within EDA. He came to EDA in 2021, at a time of historic funding opportunities made available through the American Rescue Plan. A key component of that is the Indigenous Communities program, which allocated $100 million specifically in grants to Indian country.
  • Blog
July 12, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $4.7 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Establish a Regional BMX Facility and Support Tourism in Morgantown, West Virginia

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4.7 million grant to the Mylan Park Foundation, Morgantown, West Virginia, to support construction of the Mylan Park Regional BMX Facility. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
  • Press Release
  • American Rescue Plan
July 12, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds for Marina Improvements and Development at Lake Mitchell in South Dakota

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1 million grant to the city of Mitchell, South Dakota, for improvements and development at the Lake Mitchell marina and surrounding trail system. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
  • Press Release
  • American Rescue Plan
July 12, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.2 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Tourism in Fredericksburg, Virginia

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.2 million grant to the city of Fredericksburg, Virginia, for infrastructure upgrades to support the local tourism industry. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
  • Press Release
  • American Rescue Plan