EDA: $1.7 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Boost Kansas State University Efforts for Coronavirus Pandemic
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.7 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, to modernize and retool the University’s Technology Development Institute in response to adverse economic impacts caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The EDA grant, to…
EDA: $1.1 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Capitalize Revloing Loan Fund in Del Norte County, CA
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.1 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Arcata Economic Development Corporation, Eureka, California, to capitalize and administer a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) that will provide critical gap financing to small businesses and entrepreneurs adversely affected…
Census Bureau: Small Business Pulse Survey Phase 3 Weekly Data Released
The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from the third phase of the Small Business Pulse Survey. Data collection began November 9, 2020. Results will be released weekly starting November 19, 2020, through January 14, 2021. No changes were made to the questionnaire for this phase. Data are available through the Small Business Pulse Survey Interactive…
EDA: $8 Million Invested in CARES Act Recovery Assistance to Establish Revolving Loan Fund in Colorado
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding an $8 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Colorado Lending Source, LTD, Denver, Colorado, to establish a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) that will provide critical loans to small businesses and entrepreneurs adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic…
Census Bureau: More Resources Released on COVID-19 Interactive Data
The U.S. Census Bureau has released an updated version of the interactive data hub on its COVID-19 resource page. The resource page is designed to help federal agencies, businesses and communities make decisions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Version 2.0 of the interactive data hub includes new Census Bureau data, Community Resilience Estimates, and phase 3 results from the Small…
Census Bureau: Household Pulse Survey Phase 3 Biweekly Data Released
The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from the third phase of the experimental Household Pulse Survey. The Household Pulse Survey is the result of an effort by the Census Bureau and other federal statistical agencies to document temporal trends in how individuals are experiencing business curtailment and closures, stay-at-home orders, school closures, changes in the…
EDA: $3 Million Invested in CARES Act Recovery Assistance to Aid Reopening of Tourism Economy in South Carolina
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism, Columbia, South Carolina, to support the implementation of the state’s Tourism Recovery Marketing Plan to assist its tourism industry’s economic…
Census Bureau: Small Business Pulse Survey Phase 3 Weekly Data Released
The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from the third phase of the Small Business Pulse Survey. Data collection began November 9, 2020. Results will be released weekly starting November 19, 2020, through January 14, 2021. No changes were made to the questionnaire for this phase. Data are available through the Small Business Pulse Survey Interactive…
FHFA: COVID-Related Loan Flexibilities Further Extended Until January 31st
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced today that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) will extend several loan origination flexibilities until January 31, 2021. The changes are to ensure continued support for borrowers during the COVID-19 national emergency. The flexibilities were set to expire on December 31, 2020. Extended flexibilities include: Alternative appraisals on…
EDA: $360,000 in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Support Statewide Tourism Economic Recovery Strategy in Louisiana
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $360,000 grant to the Louisiana Office of Tourism, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to support a statewide economic recovery strategy in a key tourism sector. The project will be matched with $90,000 in local funds. “This investment comes at a crucial time to help…