HUD: Over $47 Million Awarded to Fight Housing Discrimination
Grants to support and promote fair housing nationwide The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded $47.4 million to fair housing organizations across the country under its Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP). The grants will support the efforts of 120 national and local fair housing organizations working to address violations of the Fair…
EDA: $3.5 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Support Tech-Based Business Growth in Bloomington, IN
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.5 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the city of Bloomington, Indiana, to construct the Trades District Technology Center to support the growth of tech-based businesses. This EDA grant, to be matched with $1.6 million…
EDA: $3 Million Invested to Increase Commercial Space for Tech-Based Companies in Amherst County, VA
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3 million grant to the Economic Development Authority of Amherst County, Virginia, to provide operational space to technology-based industries. This EDA project, to be matched with $1.3 million in local funds, is expected to create 45…
EDA: $2.5 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Boost Workforce Development Efforts in Amarillo, TX
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.5 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Panhandle Regional Planning Commission, Amarillo, Texas, to support the purchase and renovation of a workforce development center. This EDA grant will be matched with $551,187 in local…
EDA: $1.5 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Support Construction of a Healthcare Facility in Anthony, NM
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.5 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the city of Anthony, New Mexico, to support construction of an Urgent Care medical facility. This EDA grant, to be matched with $375,000 in local funds, is expected…
EDA: $1.2 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Support Post-Pandemic Recovery of Pennsylvania’s Small Businesses
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.2 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to support the post-pandemic recovery of Pennsylvania’s small businesses through the PA Digital Transformation and E-commerce Program. This EDA grant, to be matched with…
EDA: $960,000 Invested to Support Infrastructure Study of Vallejo, California’s Mare Island
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $960,000 grant to the city of Vallejo, California, to conduct an infrastructure study of Mare Island. This EDA grant will be matched with $540,000 in local investment. “Improving our nation’s infrastructure is a critical component of President Bidens’s Build Back Better agenda…
SBA: Funding Awarded for Veteran Federal Procurement Entrepreneurship Training Program
The U.S. Small Business Administration today announced the awarding of $500,000 in a grant agreement with the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce Community Foundation’s National Center for the Veteran Institute for Procurement (VIP) to deliver the SBA’s Veteran Federal Procurement Entrepreneurship Training Program. The funding opportunity, offered by SBA’s Office of Veterans Business Development, enables VIP to deliver…
CDFI Fund: $5 Billion in New Markets Tax Credits Announced
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced $5 billion in New Markets Tax Credits today that will spur investment and economic growth in low-income urban and rural communities nationwide. A total of 100 Community Development Entities (CDEs) were awarded tax credit allocations, made through the calendar year (CY)…
EDA: $19.6 Million Invested to Build Disaster Resilient Infrastructure in Support of Business Growth in the Northern Mariana Islands
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $19.6 million grant to the Department of Finance of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to fund construction of disaster-resilient infrastructure needed to ensure continuity of government operations and support business growth. The EDA grant…