EDA: Investment Made to Increase Disaster Preparedness and Resiliency for Small Businesses in Texas
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $500,000 grant to LiftFund Inc., of San Antonio, Texas, to support a technical assistance program that will increase disaster preparedness and build resiliency for small businesses located in the 41 FEMA designated counties affected by Hurricane Harvey. The EDA grant will be…
EDA: $440,000 Invested to Improve Critical Infrastructure in Brattleboro, VT Opportunity Zone
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $440,000 grant to the Town of Brattleboro, Vermont, to make critical water infrastructure improvements needed to support commercial development. The project, to be located in a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act designated Opportunity Zone, will be matched with $320,000 in local funds and is expected…
EDA: $7.5 Million Invested to Help Establish the Tampa Bay Innovation Center Incubator
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $7.5 million grant to the Pinellas County Board of Supervisors of Clearwater, Florida, to help build the Tampa Bay Innovation Center Incubator, a 45,000 square foot state-of-the-art business facility. The project, to be located in a Tax Cuts…
EDA: $2 Million Invested to Grow Manufacturing Sector in Lavonia, GA
Today, 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 Lavonia, Georgia, to make critical wastewater infrastructure improvements needed to support development of the Gateway Industrial Park. This grant will be matched with $2.6 million in local investment, and is…
EDA: Investment Made to Help Build New Technical Educational Building in Estill County, KY Opportunity Zone
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4 million grant to the Estill County Board of Education in Irvine, Kentucky, to help build an Area Technology Center (ATC) educational building. The project, to be located in a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act designated Opportunity Zone, will be…
EDA: $23 Million Investment Made to Fuel High-Growth Entrepreneurship Across America
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross today announced that 44 organizations — including nonprofits, institutions of higher education, and entrepreneurship-focused organizations — from 28 states and two territories will receive grants totaling $23 million to create and expand high-growth entrepreneurship and increase access to capital for communities across America. The grants are made annually under…
EDA: Investment Made to Help Establish Welding Technology Training Facility in Tallahassee, FL Opportunity Zone
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.25 million grant to Tallahassee Community College of Tallahassee, Florida, to help establish the Welding Technologies Laboratory at the Kim B. Williams Advanced Manufacturing Training Center. The project, to be located in a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act designated Opportunity…
EDA: Investment Made to Boost Capacity and Enhance Resiliency at the Port of Panama City
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $10 million grant to the Panama City Port Authority of Panama City, Florida, to help build a new biomass bulk storage facility at the Port of Panama City. The project, to be matched with $3.2 million in…
EDA: $1 Million Invested to Boost Industrial Capacity in Darlington, WI
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1 million grant to the city of Darlington, Wisconsin, to make critical infrastructure improvements needed to expand an existing industrial park. This EDA grant will be matched with $1 million in local investment, and is expected to…
EDA: Investment Made to Help Establish Training Center for Maintenance Technology Programs at Pensacola International Airport
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $12.25 million grant to the city of Pensacola, Florida, to make critical infrastructure improvements needed to establish a maintenance training facility at Pensacola International Airport. The EDA grant, to be matched with more than $36 million in…