Grant

August 17 - 23, 2018

  • $1,975,800 in one Public Works project as follows:
    • $1,975,800 to the Delaware Technical and Community College, Dover, Delaware, to support the construction of a building for a diesel and automotive technician training center to be known as the Delaware Technical Community College's Automotive Center of Excellence. The training center will include two classrooms, an office, a tool room, two training garages and related appurtenances. The new facility will allow the college to provide certification in this specialized field to address the critical need for diesel mechanics in the area. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 43 jobs, save 44 jobs, and leverage $1.5 million in private investment.
  • $859,490 in five Economic Adjustment Assistance projects as follows:
    • $330,790 in Assistance to Coal Communities to WestCare Kentucky, Inc., Ashcamp, Kentucky, to fund renovation of a facility that will serve as a residential substance abuse treatment program for women and therapeutic child care. The project will include a new HVAC system, plumbing, electrical infrastructure and all associated appurtenances. The renovated facility will offer programs that provide professional, licensed, evidence based, gender-specific programming for women and ongoing workforce development services for clients from across the Central Appalachian region. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 25 jobs and leverage $800,000 in private investment.
    • $250,000 to the City of Las Cruces, New Mexico, to fund a feasibility study and economic planning project that will benefit areas of Dona Ana County and the City of Las Cruces, New Mexico. The study will identify assets in the local economy to leverage for potential future investments that will result in developing an industry cluster to increase business capacity and create new, higher paying job opportunities for the region’s workforce.
    • $159,000 to the Regional Planning Commission, New Orleans, Louisiana, to fund the hiring of a regional economic disaster recovery manager to support a regional approach to disaster preparedness by assisting with the development and implementation of recovery plans for communities impacted by disasters. The goal of the position is to serve as the liaison between the state, federal and local partners to reduce the risks from interruptions caused by natural events. The recovery manager will help to create a stable economic climate for business attraction and retention, as well as improving the well-being of the region’s citizens when faced with potential devastating disasters.
    • $69,700 in Assistance to Coal Communities to Warrior Creek Development, War, West Virginia, to fund a feasibility study for a maker space in Welch, West Virginia. The study is needed to determine market demand, define necessary resources, development of a business plan, and most importantly to determine the financial sustainability of this proposed maker space. A preliminary engineering and environmental analysis of the potential site will also be included in the study. Once implemented, the project will create new businesses and jobs in the region.
    • $50,000 in Assistance to Coal Communities to FIVCO Area Development district, Grayson, Kentucky, to fund an economic impact study for a five-county region in eastern Kentucky. The focus areas of the study include looking at infrastructure needs for future growth, impact from higher wages and lowered unemployment within the region, workforce development/educational impacts, transportation/commuting needs, impact to related economic sectors, cluster development potential, and ways to harness the resulting positive economic impact from the aluminum/aerospace/automotive industry. Completion of the project will bring together the public and private sectors to create an economic development roadmap to strengthen the regional economy, support private capital investment and create jobs.
  • $225,000 in three 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.