Impact that starts locally and spans nationally (Data for September 2024)
125
Grants Awarded
$228M
Amount Awarded
14,254
Jobs Created or Saved
December 5, 2024

Economic Development Administration Supports Vacant Land Development at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Site in Massachusetts

The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, located in Plymouth, Massachusetts, first opened its doors in 1972. For nearly 50 years, it provided electricity to communities across New England, including Boston and Providence. Changes in the market, compounded by increased operating expenses, led to its closure in 2019. Today, the plant is being decommissioned, a process that will span the next 30 years.
Photo of the former Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station facility in Plymouth, Massachusetts, which closed its doors in 2019. EDA funding is supporting efforts to develop more than 1,500 acres of vacant land on the site. (Photo courtesy of Holtec International).
October 15, 2024

EDA’s Good Jobs Challenge Helps Miami Students Design New Careers

Kathleen Finch has always had a knack for design and enjoyed creating clothing and home good items for public consumption.  This led her to many years as a textile designer with a major department store chain. As technology continued to evolve, so too did Kathleen’s interest in applying emerging tech to her creative skills.
Photo of Kathleen Finch of Miami.
September 10, 2024

EDA Supports Aviation and Aerospace Education on the Mississippi Gulf Coast

Pearl River is just a short drive from the John C. Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, Mississippi. Operated by NASA, it is America’s largest and most productive test site for rocket propulsion systems, serving both the nation and the commercial sector. As early as 2005, school officials saw the need to develop a steady pipeline of skilled workers capable of supporting the growing aviation and aerospace fields on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves and other local officials welcomed faculty and students to the new facility in a ribbon cutting ceremony on August 5, 2024
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December 5, 2024

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3.3 Million for Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements to Support Industrial Development and Job Growth in Rice Lake, Minnesota

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.3 million grant to the city of Rice Lake, Minnesota, for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements to boost industrial development and job growth in the region.
  • Press Release
  • Disaster Recovery
November 19, 2024

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3.1 Million for Electrical and Wastewater Infrastructure Upgrades to Support Economic Growth in Warren, Rhode Island

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.1 million grant to the town of Warren, Rhode Island, for electrical and wastewater infrastructure upgrades needed to boost economic growth in the region.
  • Press Release
  • Disaster Recovery
November 18, 2024

Senior U.S. Department of Commerce Official Visits Headwaters Hub in Montana

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Cristina Killingsworth, Acting Assistant Secretary for Economic Development, at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), visited the Headwaters Hub, a Tech Hub that serves Montana. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the EDA, designated Headwaters Hub, a coalition led by Accelerate Montana, as a Tech Hub in October 2023. 
  • Press Release
  • Tech Hubs
November 13, 2024

U.S. Department of Commerce Announces 12,000 American Workers Placed into Jobs Through Biden-Harris Administration’s Good Jobs Challenge

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced more than 12,000 American workers have been trained and placed into jobs through the Good Jobs Challenge. The program, initially funded by the Biden-Harris Administration’s American Rescue Plan, is investing a historic $500 million into high-quality, locally-led workforce training programs across the country. The Good Jobs Challenge (GJC) is the first large-scale worker training program in the history of the Department of Commerce.
  • Press Release
  • American Rescue Plan
November 12, 2024

Senior U.S. Department of Commerce Official Visits Heartland BioWorks Tech Hub in Indianapolis, Indiana

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Cristina Killingsworth, Acting Assistant Secretary of Economic Development at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), visited Heartland BioWorks, a Tech Hub that serves Indiana. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the EDA, designated Heartland BioWorks, a coalition led by Applied Research Institute, as a Tech Hub in October 2023. 
  • Press Release
  • Tech Hubs