U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $15.8 Million in First Awards for Fiscal Year 2025 Disaster Supplemental Funding to Support Economic Recovery in 11 States and Territories
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $15.8 million in Fiscal Year 2025 Disaster Supplemental funding. These awards will support economic recovery efforts in several states that received major disaster declarations in 2023 and 2024, due to storms and other weather-related events. These awards are the first of many to come to support economic recovery from these disasters.
The awards announced today include:
- Brunswick County (Bolivia, NC)
$6.8 million for water infrastructure improvements to support a local rail park - City of Manchester (Manchester, TN)
$2 million for sewer infrastructure upgrades to support local industrial parks - City of Elizabethton (Elizabethton, TN)
$1.9 million for sewer infrastructure upgrades to support local businesses - City of Springfield and Springfield Water and Sewer Commission (Springfield, KY)
$1.5 million for sewer infrastructure improvements to support industrial development - South Central Planning and Development Commission (Houma, LA)
$625,000 to support disaster preparedness and resiliency in the region - Alamo Area Council of Governments (San Antonio, TX)
$580,000 to support disaster preparedness and resiliency in the region - Mount Rogers Planning District Commission (Marion, VA)
$500,000 to support Hurricane Helene disaster recovery - Grand Gateway Economic Development Association (Big Cabin, OK)
$500,000 to support disaster preparedness and resiliency in the region - Land of Sky Regional Commission (Asheville, NC)
$400,000 to support economic resilience projects in the region - University of Arkansas at Little Rock (Little Rock, AR)
$390,000 to support disaster preparedness and resiliency in the region - Cumberland Plateau Planning District Commission (Lebanon, VA)
$252,000 to support Hurricane Helene disaster recovery - Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation (Fort Peck, MT)
$85,000 to conduct a workforce study to support on-reservation employment opportunities - Fountain Creek Watershed Inc., dba Pikes Peak Waterways (Colorado Springs, CO)
$80,000 to conduct an economic feasibility study in response to recent storms - University of Guam (Mangilao, GU)
$233,323 to support workforce training to aid Guam's recovery from Typhoon Mawar.
“President Trump and Secretary Lutnick are committed to unleashing the potential of the American economy, affording all Americans the opportunity to pursue their version of the American dream,” said Ben Page, Acting Assistant Secretary. “EDA’s FY 2025 Disaster Supplemental funding does just that, supporting those communities recovering from major disasters and setting them on a path to exceed pre-disaster conditions, transforming their local economies.”
The EDA Fiscal Year 2025 Disaster Supplemental Grant Program makes approximately $1.5 billion available to support economic recovery activities in areas that received major disaster declarations because of hurricanes, wildfires, severe storms and flooding, tornadoes, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2023 and 2024.
About the U.S. Economic Development Administration (www.eda.gov)
The mission of the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) is to lead the federal economic development agenda by promoting competitiveness and preparing the nation’s regions for growth and success in the worldwide economy. An agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce, EDA invests in communities and supports regional collaboration in order to create jobs for U.S. workers, promote American innovation, and accelerate long-term sustainable economic growth.