The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development (EDA) administration has awarded over $10 Million in CARES Act Funding to support economic development and economic recovery in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Investments include:
- July 17, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $8.4 Million in CARES Act Funding to Capitalize Revolving Loan Funds to Help Small Businesses in North Carolina Respond to Coronavirus
- July 17, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $400,000 in CARES Act Funding to Boost Economic Development Programs Critical to Helping Cumberland and York Counties in Maine Respond to Coronavirus
- July 17, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $300,000 in CARES Act Funding to Boost University of New Mexico Capacity to Help Communities and Businesses Respond to and Recover from Economic Impact of Coronavirus Pandemic
- July 17, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $300,000 in CARES Act Funding to Boost Michigan State University’s Capacity to Help Communities and Businesses Respond to and Recover from Economic Impact of Coronavirus Pandemic
- July 17, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $300,000 in CARES Act Funding to Boost University of Maine System’s Capacity to Help Communities and Businesses Respond to and Recover from Economic Impact of Coronavirus Pandemic
- July 17, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $300,000 in CARES Act Funding to Boost University of Maryland College Park and Morgan State University’s Capacity to Help Communities and Businesses Respond to and Recover from Economic Impact of Coronavirus Pandemi
- July 17, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $300,000 in CARES Act Funding to Boost University of Kansas’ Capacity to Help Communities and Businesses Respond to and Recover from Economic Impact of Coronavirus Pandemic
- July 17, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $300,000 in CARES Act Funding to Boost University of Illinois’ Capacity to Help Communities and Businesses Respond to and Recover from Economic Impact of Coronavirus Pandemic
- July 17, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $300,000 in CARES Act Funding to Boost Georgia Tech Research Corporation’s Capacity to Help Communities and Businesses Respond to and Recover from Economic Impact of Coronavirus Pandemic
- July 17, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $300,000 in CARES Act Funding to Boost University of Connecticut’s Capacity to Help Communities and Businesses Respond to and Recover from Economic Impact of Coronavirus Pandemic
- July 17, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $300,000 in CARES Act Funding to Boost Northern Arizona University’s Capacity to Help Communities and Businesses Respond to and Recover from Economic Impact of Coronavirus Pandemic
- July 17, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $281,204 in CARES Act Funding to Boost Fayetteville State University’s Capacity to Help Communities and Businesses Respond to and Recover from Economic Impact of Coronavirus Pandemic
- July 16, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $22 Million in CARES Act Funding to Capitalize Revolving Loan Funds to Help Small Businesses Across Mississippi Respond to Coronavirus
- July 16, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $5.2 Million in CARES Act Funding to Capitalize Revolving Loan Funds to Help Small Businesses Across Missouri Respond to Coronavirus
- July 16, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2 Million to Make Critical Infrastructure Improvements to Support Business Growth in Crockett, Texas
- July 16, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.9 Million to Provide Critical Infrastructure for Business Development in Orange Cove, California, Opportunity Zone
- July 16, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $946,000 in CARES Act Funding to Capitalize Revolving Loan Fund to Help Small Businesses in the North Delta Region of Mississippi and Tennessee Respond to Coronavirus
- July 16, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $800,000 to Support Development of GIS-based Economic Risk and Resiliency Tool to Serve 4-county Texas Region
- July 15, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $13.1 Million in CARES Act Funding to Capitalize Revolving Loan Funds to Help Small Businesses Across Iowa Respond to Coronavirus
- July 15, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $10.9 Million in CARES Act Funding to Capitalize Revolving Loan Funds to Help Small Businesses Across Idaho Respond to Coronavirus
- July 15, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $5.3 Million in CARES Act Funding to Capitalize Revolving Loan Fund to Help Small Businesses Across Alaska Respond to Coronavirus
- July 15, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $4.9 Million to Make Disaster Resilient Infrastructure Improvements in Oklahoma Foreign Trade and Opportunity Zone
- July 15, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $4.5 Million to Improve Wastewater Infrastructure for Business Growth and Resiliency in Wolcott, Indiana
- July 15, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3.4 Million to Make Critical Infrastructure Improvements Needed to Protect Businesses from Flooding in Ridgeland, South Carolina
- July 15, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.5 Million in CARES Act Funding to Capitalize Revolving Loan Funds to Help Small Businesses Across Kansas Respond to Coronavirus
- July 15, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2 Million in CARES Act Funding to Capitalize Revolving Loan Fund to Help Small Businesses Across American Samoa Respond to Coronavirus
- July 15, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.2 Million in CARES Act Funding to Capitalize Revolving Loan Fund to Help Small Businesses in Arizona Respond to Coronavirus
- July 15, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $649,000 in CARES Act Funding to Capitalize Revolving Loan Fund to Help Small Businesses Across Hawaii Respond to Coronavirus
- July 14, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $400,000 in CARES Act Funding to Boost Economic Development Programs Critical to Helping 3-County Eastern Shore Region in Maryland Respond to Coronavirus
- July 14, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $400,000 in CARES Act Funding to Boost Economic Development Programs Critical to Helping 4-County Lowcountry Region of South Carolina Respond to Coronavirus
- July 14, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $400,000 in CARES Act Funding to Boost Economic Development Programs Critical to Helping Southeast Tennessee Region Respond to Coronavirus
- July 14, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $397,671 in CARES Act Funding to Boost Economic Development Programs Critical to Helping Southern Plains Region of Texas Respond to Coronavirus
- July 14, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $383,350 in CARES Act Funding to Boost Economic Development Programs Critical to Helping 15-County Region in Central Nebraska Respond to Coronavirus
- July 14, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $300,000 in CARES Act Funding to Boost University of Wisconsin-Stout’s Capacity to Help Communities and Businesses Respond to and Recover from Economic Impact of Coronavirus Pandemic
- July 14, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $300,000 in CARES Act Funding to Boost Marshall University Research Corporation’s Capacity to Help Communities and Businesses Respond to and Recover from Economic Impact of Coronavirus Pandemic
- July 14, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $299,921 in CARES Act Funding to Boost University of North Dakota’s Capacity to Help Communities and Businesses Respond to and Recover from Economic Impact of Coronavirus Pandemic
- July 14, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $257,128 in CARES Act Funding to Boost Economic Development Programs Critical to Helping 11-County Nebraska Panhandle Region Respond to Coronavirus
- July 14, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $107,937 in CARES Act Funding to Boost Economic Development Programs Critical to Helping 3-County Lower Eastern Shore Region in Maryland Respond to Coronavirus
- July 13, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $400,000 in CARES Act Funding to Boost Economic Development Programs Critical to Helping 8-County South Central Idaho Region Respond to Coronavirus
- July 13, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $400,000 in CARES Act Funding to Boost Economic Development Programs Critical to Helping 9-County Eastern Idaho Region Respond to Coronavirus
- July 13, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $400,000 in CARES Act Funding to Boost Economic Development Programs Critical to Helping 6-County Region in Iowa Respond to Coronavirus
- July 13, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $400,000 in CARES Act Funding to Boost Economic Development Programs Critical to Helping 5-County Eastern Iowa Region Respond to Coronavirus
- July 13, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $400,000 in CARES Act Funding to Boost Economic Development Programs Critical to Helping 6-County Colorado Region Respond to Coronavirus
- July 13, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $400,000 in CARES Act Funding to Boost Economic Development Programs Critical to Helping 7-County Southeast Idaho Region Respond to Coronavirus
- July 13, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $400,000 in CARES Act Funding to Boost Economic Development Programs Critical to Helping 5-County Northern Idaho Region Respond to Coronavirus
- July 13, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $300,000 in CARES Act Funding to Boost Boise State University’s Capacity to Help Communities and Businesses Respond to and Recover from Economic Impact of Coronavirus Pandemic
- July 13, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $150,000 in CARES Act Funding to Boost Economic Development Programs Critical to Helping 4-County East Central Colorado Region Respond to Coronavirus
- July 13, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $107,918 in CARES Act Funding to Boost Economic Development Programs Critical to Helping Nez Perce Tribe Respond to Coronavirus
The CARES Act, signed into law by President Donald J. Trump, provides EDA with $1.5 billion for economic development assistance programs to help communities prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
On May 7, Secretary Ross announced that EDA is accepting applications for CARES Act Recovery Assistance funding opportunities.
EDA CARES Act Recovery Assistance, which is being administered under the authority of the bureau’s flexible Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) (PDF) program, provides a wide-range of financial assistance to eligible communities and regions as they respond to and recover from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. For complete information, please visit our recently updated EDA CARES Act Recovery Assistance page.
About the U.S. Economic Development Administration (www.eda.gov)
The mission of the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) is to lead the federal economic development agenda by promoting competitiveness and preparing the nation’s regions for growth and success in the worldwide economy. An agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce, EDA makes investments in economically distressed communities in order to create jobs for U.S. workers, promote American innovation, and accelerate long-term sustainable economic growth.