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April 12, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.2 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance to Support Healthcare Workforce Development in The Dalles, Oregon

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.2 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Columbia Gorge Community College, The Dalles, Oregon, to renovate and modernize an existing facility to grow healthcare workforce development programs.
  • Press Release
  • CARES Act
April 12, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2 Million to Help Establish New Business Park in Kewaunee, Wisconsin

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 the city of Kewaunee, Wisconsin, for water and sewer infrastructure to support the construction of a new 30-acre business park, which is being implemented to help offset the region’s economic injury due to the closing of the Kewaunee Power Station.
  • Press Release
  • Assistance to Nuclear Closure Communities
April 12, 2022

Status of Funds Update for American Rescue Plan Programs

Due to the continued high volume of applications and interest EDA has received for its programs funded through the American Rescue Plan, EDA is providing the following status update on its Economic Adjustment Assistance and Indigenous Communities programs.
  • Blog
  • American Rescue Plan
April 1, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.6 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Small Businesses in Southwestern Oregon

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 CCD Business Development Corporation, Roseburg, Oregon, to capitalize and administer a Revolving Loan Fund. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
  • Press Release
  • American Rescue Plan
April 1, 2022

EDA Focused on Equity

The pandemic has affected communities across the country, but widely reported statistics show how it is disproportionately impacting communities of color and those of lower income. It is critical that as local economies across our country continue to recover from the pandemic, it is done in an inclusive, equitable way.
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