Grant

April 6 - 12, 2018

  • $6.826 million in five Public Works projects as follows:
    • $1.535 million to the John C. Calhoun state Community College/Alabama Community College System, Tanner, Alabama, to support the construction of an automotive technology program facility on the campus of Calhoun Community College. The facility will offer extensive hands-on training in an active shop environment that will provide skills necessary to enter and excel in the automotive service and repair industry. The completion of the project will expand and strengthen the automotive cluster in northern Alabama and southern Tennessee, enhancing the region’s economic resilience. The grantees estimate that this investment will help create 219 jobs and leverage $32.515 million in private investment.
    • $1.5 million to the Research Foundation State University of New York, Alfred, New York, to fund the renovation and expansion of an existing building to be used to develop the Biorefinery Development Commercialization Center in Alleghany County. The upgrades will create a research and development center and commercial scale up facility for the patented cellulose Hot Water Extraction – Membrane Separation Process. The investment will strengthen and enhance the area’s ability to create new jobs and retain existing jobs, which will help to create economic stability. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 5 jobs and leverage $500,000 in private investment.
    • $1.2 million to the City of Tulia, Texas, to fund the construction of new infrastructure that includes the installation of a road, water, and sewer to develop an industrial business park that will facilitate the City of Tulia’s economic diversification into manufacturing and renewable energy. This investment will promote job growth and business expansion to support the region’s efforts to diversify its economy. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 15 jobs and leverage $2 million in private investment.
  • $403,000 in five Partnership Planning projects to support the development and implementation of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) process. The CEDS process is designed to bring together the public and private sectors in the creation of an economic development roadmap to diversify and strengthen the regional economy.