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    EDA’s FY 2023 PWEAA NOFO is now live. Apply today!

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  • U.S. Economic Development Administration Issues Statement On Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriation

    Statement from Assistant Secretary Castillo on the President's Budget

    The EDA released a statement reflecting on President Biden’s 2024 Budget.
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  • The PA Wilds is home to 16,000 miles of streams and rivers and many Class A trout streams.

    EDA Invests to Support Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in the Pennsylvania Wilds

    Pennsylvania Wilds is one of the state’s eleven official tourism regions, which accounts for eleven percent of the economy in this 13-county area.
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March 24, 2023

EDA Invests to Support Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in the Pennsylvania Wilds

Pennsylvania offers visitors a variety of destinations for travel and tourism. While some are drawn to the history and culture of Philadelphia, others prefer outdoor recreational opportunities, such as those available in the rural Pennsylvania Wilds. It is one of the state’s eleven official tourism regions, which accounts for eleven percent of the economy in this 13-county area.
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The PA Wilds is home to 16,000 miles of streams and rivers and many Class A trout streams.
March 7, 2023

King County Businesses Navigate Pandemic with Support From EDA and OneEastside SPARK

On February 20, 2020, Washington state reported the first COVID-19 death in the United States. Within a month, the state issued one of the nation’s first stay-at-home orders, a directive that was initially to last for just two weeks. OneRedmond CEO Kristina Hudson, however, knew that preparation was the best precaution.
  • Disaster Recovery
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February 21, 2023

With EDA Support, Small Businesses Fulfill Big Dreams in Kentucky

“Your dream – our mission.” That’s the motto of Community Ventures, a community development financial institution (CDFI) that has been serving Kentucky since 1982. Today, they operate five offices throughout the state and are committed to improving the quality of life for all of its citizens.
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Willie Ray, owner of Lexington’s No Limits Innovative Strength Training, where every day is an opportunity.

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March 29, 2023

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.5 Million for Infrastructure Improvements Needed to Support Business Growth in Greeneville, Tennessee

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.5 million grant to the Greeneville Water Commission, Greeneville, Tennessee, for sewer infrastructure improvements to support business expansion and job creation in a region impacted by fluctuations in the energy economy.
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  • Assistance to Coal Communities
March 29, 2023

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1 Million to Capitalize Revolving Loan Fund to Support Small Businesses in Northeast Ohio

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1 million grant to Valley Economic Development Partners, Youngstown, Ohio, to capitalize and administer a Revolving Loan Fund that will serve small businesses in Mahoning and Trumbull counties, a region impacted by fluctuations in the energy economy.
  • Press Release
  • Assistance to Coal Communities
March 28, 2023

Notes from the Road: Chapter 1

This month EDA “hit the road” to discuss our programs, including two of our newest initiatives to create jobs and grow regional economies. Throughout America we are convening government officials and subject matter experts in economic and workforce development, community engagement, place-based programming, innovation, and other sectors, to share insights and suggestions to strengthen the scope of our programming and ensure we achieve the maximum impact.
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March 28, 2023

To Bolster Economic Competitiveness and Resiliency, U.S. Department of Commerce Funds Eight Communities of Practice

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) had completed awarding $27.9 million in cooperative agreements to establish eight economic development Communities of Practice. Communities of practice are designed to connect participants to capture and disseminate practical knowledge. Each Community of Practice supported through these EDA awards will bring together thematically related groups of economic development practitioners who are working to develop economic ecosystems conducive to the creation of quality jobs for American workers.
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March 22, 2023

EDA Looks Back, And Ahead, At The American Rescue Plan

On the first anniversary of the American Rescue Plan (ARP), President Biden noted that, “Few pieces of legislation – no hyperbole – in American history have done more to lift this country out of a crisis…”. A year later, the sentiment not only continues to ring true, but has even more evidence to prove it.
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March 14, 2023

BLOG | Building Better Regions Community of Practice and Research Grantees Make Early Progress in Support of Regional Coalitions

In 2022, the Economic Development Administration (EDA), working with leading economic development organizations, established a robust networking, technical assistance, and research program to guide innovation in place-based economic development. Using the work of the 60 coalitions selected to participate in EDA’s historic $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge as a living laboratory, the Building Better Regions Community of Practice – as well as three separate research projects – is now well underway.
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March 9, 2023

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2 Million to Support Educational Training for Advanced Manufacturing in Central Wisconsin

WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to Mid-State Technical College, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, to support the development of the College’s Advanced Manufacturing, Engineering Technology and Apprenticeship (AMETA) Center.
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