Impact Overview
We improve the livelihoods of Americans by strengthening communities and driving innovation through locally-driven economic development.
EDA's Impact
Impact that starts locally and spans nationally (Data for September 2024)
125
Grants Awarded
$228M
Amount Awarded
14,254
Jobs Created or Saved
EDA Impact by State Reports
Explore how EDA is making a difference for Americans in every community in every state and territory. For questions or support with EDA economic data reporting, please contact [email protected].
Featured Success Stories
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.
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.
August 13, 2024
EDA Helps the Wood Products Industry Branch Out in the Northern Forest
Timber markets are one of America’s most valuable, yet unpredictable, natural resource industries. It is no stranger to volatility, going from boon to bust and back again. As recently as 2019, paper mills and biomass electric plants were closing in Maine, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont, a four-state region collectively referred to as the Northern Forest. As the plants continued to close, the demand for wood harvested in the region began to decline.
Explore Our Impact
Historic Impact
The Urban Institute, a nonprofit research organization, received an EDA grant on October 1, 2018. This research, funded in FY2019 and running through FY2023, examined EDA’s funding allocations and grantmaking programs, the agency’s history and goals, the attributes of communities receiving EDA investments, and the extent to which EDA investments spur local economic growth.
Annual Reports
EDA’s Annual Reports are designed to be a web-based resource. An interactive map allows readers to quickly retrieve the FY 2020 summary and case studies of investments in any given state or territory. With just one click, communities can see the projects EDA has undertaken with local partners in their region and around the country.
Performance
EDA collects and reports on performance measures in compliance with Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 that, as amended by the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010, establishes requirements for all agencies to collect, analyze, and report on their performance. EDA’s performance goals and specific performance metrics are tied to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s performance management structure, and performance targets are tied to EDA’s annual budget request and appropriations.