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September 13, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $900,000 in American Rescue Plan Funds for Improvements at the New Orleans Jazz Museum to Boost Tourism in New Orleans, Louisiana

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $900,000 grant to the Louisiana Museum Foundation, New Orleans, Louisiana, to support campus improvements at the New Orleans Jazz Museum. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
  • Press Release
  • American Rescue Plan
September 13, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.7 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Boost Commerce by Increasing High-Speed Internet Connectivity in Elkins, West Virginia

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.7 million grant to Woodlands Development Group, Inc., Elkins, West Virginia, to support business and job growth by increasing internet connectivity in underserved communities. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA’s $300 million Coal Communities Commitment.
  • Press Release
  • American Rescue Plan
September 13, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.2 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Establish Tribal Health Complex in Anadarko, Oklahoma

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.2 million grant to the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes, Anadarko, Oklahoma, for construction of a pharmacy at a Tribal health complex. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan’s Indigenous Communities program.
  • Press Release
  • American Rescue Plan
September 13, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.3 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds for Water System Upgrades to Support New Businesses in Burnsville, North Carolina

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.3 million grant to the town of Burnsville, North Carolina, to help diversify the local economy and create new jobs by extending water and sewer service to a new greenhouse lettuce growing facility. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA’s $300 million Coal Communities Commitment.
  • Press Release
  • American Rescue Plan
September 13, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $5.8 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Business Growth in Fosston, Minnesota

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $5.8 million grant to the city of Fosston, Minnesota, to boost business growth by making infrastructure upgrades needed to expand the city’s existing airport industrial park. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
  • Press Release
  • American Rescue Plan
September 6, 2022

EDA Enlists Research Partners to Document Lessons and Outcomes of the Build Back Better Regional Challenge

EDA’s $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge is not only a generational investment in place-based economic policy, it is also a significant opportunity for practice-observant research in the field of economic development. To capitalize on this historic moment, this month, EDA’s Research and National Technical Assistance program is announcing two investments designed to stimulate a robust research agenda that will explore, document, and disseminate the lessons, outcomes, and replicable models of the Build Back Better Regional Challenge, helping amplify its impact beyond the regional coalitions awarded federal funding. This grant is funded through EDA’s ARPA Research and Networks Funding Opportunity.
  • Blog
September 6, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $825,230 in American Rescue Plan Funds to Boost Tourism in Mendocino County, California

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $825,230 grant to the Noyo Center for Marine Science, Fort Bragg, California, to boost tourism in Mendocino County through the development of new visitor infrastructure. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
  • Press Release
  • American Rescue Plan
September 6, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $500,000 in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Design and Engineering of Solar-Hydroelectric Power Plant on Tribal Reservation in Washington County, Utah

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $500,000 grant to the Shivwits Band of Paiutes, Ivins, Utah, for the design and engineering of a solar farm and hydroelectric power plant. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
  • Press Release
  • American Rescue Plan