EDA's Impact
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56
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$22.2M
Amount Awarded
2,063
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September 21, 2023
EDA Powered Capital is Helping Delaware and Pennsylvania Surge Business Growth
For more than thirty years, True Access Capital (TAC) has been empowering small business owners and entrepreneurs in Delaware and Pennsylvania, providing them with startup capital. Since opening its doors in 1991, TAC has provided nearly $50 million in funding to more than 1,400 organizations, allowing them to, in turn, open for business as well.

September 19, 2023
Data Driven Investing in America: New Tools Help Advance Regionally Focused Economic Development in Washington State and Beyond
In 2018, Brookings reported: “A central development problem is that high-quality, timely, accessible data are absent in most poor countries, where development needs are greatest. In a world of unequal distributions of income and wealth across space, age and class, gender and ethnic pay gaps, and environmental risks, data that provide only national averages conceal more than they reveal.”

September 12, 2023
Texas Putting More Commercial Drivers on the Road Through EDA Support
Commercial drivers play a critical role in our nation’s economy. Those with a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) operate the tractor-trailers, semi-trucks, and passenger buses that transport supplies, materials, products, and people across the country. Simply put, commercial drivers help America move forward.
