Federal Reserve: Announcing the Puerto Rico Nonprofit Leadership Development Initiative
The Puerto Rico Nonprofit Capacity Building Network, a collaboration among Enterprise Community Partners (Enterprise), NeighborWorks America (NeighborWorks) and Fundación Comunitaria de Puerto Rico (FCPR), today announced the six Puerto Rico nonprofits selected for the inaugural cohort of the Puerto Rico Leadership Development Initiative. The six nonprofits, representing all major regions across the island, will each receive a $35,000 grant, technical assistance, one-to-one staff mentoring, peer learning…
EDA: $10 Million Invested in Florida to Support Business Recovery Efforts and Advanced Manufacturing
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced $10 million in Economic Development Administration (EDA) grants to the state of Florida during a visit to Indian River State College (IRSC) in Ft. Pierce. The two EDA grants will help recovering businesses gain access to capital and will fund the construction of a new IRSC worker…
Interagency Joint FAQs on CRA Consideration for Activities in Response to the Coronaviurs
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency have issued the attached Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on CRA consideration for activities in response to the Coronavirus Disease (referred to as COVID-19). This FAQ provides additional clarification of the information included…
EDA: $2 Million Invested to Protect Businesses from Flooding in Wells, NV
oday, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to the city of Wells, Nevada, to make critical water infrastructure improvements needed to maintain commercial and industrial operations during significant flood events. The EDA grant, to be matched with more than $270,000 in…
FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Alabama due to Severe Storms and Flooding
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Alabama to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms and flooding from Feb. 5 to March 6, 2020. Federal funding also is available to state, tribal and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit…
EDA: $562,000 Invested to Install New Boat Moorings to Boost U.S. Virgin Islands Tourism Industry
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $562,000 grant to the Virgin Islands Professional Charter Association of Saint Thomas, U.S.V.I., to support the tourism sector by installing moorings in the bays of the U.S. Virgin Islands as part of the recovery effort following Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The EDA…
EDA: $800,000 Invested to Establish Revolving Loan Fund to Serve Small Businesses in Seven Disaster-Impacted South Dakota Counties
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding an $800,000 grant to the West River Foundation for Economic and Community Development in Sturgis, South Dakota, to establish a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) to assist small businesses impacted by natural disasters in Bennett, Butte, Custer, Fall River, Meade, Pennington, and Perkins counties….
FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Arkansas due to Severe Storms
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Arkansas to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes on March 28, 2020. Federal funding also is available to state, tribal and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on…
FEMA: Barnwell, Berkeley Counties in South Carolina Designated for Individual Assistance
South Carolina families and households in Barnwell and Berkeley counties who suffered damage as a result of the April 13 storms may be eligible for federal disaster assistance. FEMA help for disaster survivors in Aiken, Colleton, Hampton, Marlboro, Oconee, Orangeburg and Pickens counties was designated May 1. You can register for assistance in one of…
FEMA: Disaster Survivors in Six Additional Counties in Mississippi May Apply for Assistance
Individuals and households in Clarke, Grenada, Jasper, Lawrence, Panola and Walthall counties in Mississippi may now apply for federal disaster assistance under FEMA’s Individuals and Households Program for uninsured damages and losses as a result of the severe storms, tornados, straight-line winds, and flooding on April 12, 2020. These counties have been added to the disaster…