EDA: $600,000 Invested to Boost Workforce Training and Entrepreneurial Growth Efforts in Lawrence, MA Opportunity Zone
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $600,000 grant to Lawrence Partnership Inc., Lawrence, Massachusetts, to promote workforce training, job creation, entrepreneurial growth, and private investment in northeastern Massachusetts by expanding the Lawrence Revolving Test Kitchen. The project, to be located in a Tax Cuts and Jobs ActOpportunity Zone, will…
EDA: $624,000 Invested to Support Disaster Economic Resliency Efforts Near Keani, AK Opportunity Zone
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $624,000 grant to the Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District, Kenai, Alaska, to increase the economic resilience of the Kenai Peninsula to future disasters. The EDA grant, to be located near a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Opportunity Zone, will be matched with $176,000 in…
EDA: $4.4 Million Invested to Support Commercial Fishing Workforce Development Efforts in American Samoa Opportunity Zone
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4.4 million grant to the American Samoa Government, Pago Pago, American Samoa, to support commercial fishing workforce development and economic diversification efforts. The EDA grant, to be located in a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Opportunity Zone, will create…
EDA: $1.9 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance to Expand Simulation Training Laboratory for Nursing Students in Springfield, MO Opportunity Zone
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.9 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Cox College, Springfield, Missouri, to renovate and expand a simulation laboratory to train nursing students on critical equipment so they are better equipped to assist patients during and after…
EDA: $3 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Support Manufacturing Expansion Near Opportunity Zone in Sharp County, AR
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 Sharp County, Arkansas, to renovate and rebuild a manufacturing facility and boost county economic diversification and resiliency efforts. The EDA grant, to be located near a Tax Cuts and Jobs…
EDA: $1.9 Million Invested to Extend Potable Water Service in Marshall County, WV Opportunity Zone
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.9 million grant to Grandview Doolin Public Service District, Proctor, West Virginia, for water infrastructure that will provide potable water service to industrial customers in Marshall County. The EDA grant, to be located in a Tax Cuts and…
EDA: $600,000 in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Support Regional Economic Recovery Strategies in Gallup, NM Opportunity Zone
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $600,00 grant to the city of Gallup, New Mexico, to support regional economic recovery strategies for healthcare and transportation industries. The project, to be located in a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Opportunity Zone, will be matched with $150,000 in local funds….
EDA: $4 Million Invested to Establish Workforce Training Facility Near Wabash County, IN 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 Wabash County, Indiana, to expand the Heartland Career Center to provide adult career training in healthcare and advanced manufacturing. The EDA grant, to be located near a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Opportunity Zone, will…
CDFI Fund: $650,000 in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Implement a Technical Assistance Program Near Fayetteville, AR Opportunity Zone
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $650,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Community Venture Foundation, Fayetteville, Arkansas, to provide technical assistance to small businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic in Northwest Arkansas. The EDA grant project, to be located near a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Opportunity Zone, will…
EDA: $2.2 Million Invested to Support the Growth of Meat Processors Near Cody, WY Opportunity Zone
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.2 million grant to Forward Cody Wyoming, Inc., Cody, Wyoming, to expand a facility in the North Cody Industrial Park that serves meat processors. The EDA grant, to be located near a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Opportunity Zone,…