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WASHINGTON –Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced that it has invested $8.3 million to support economic development projects in three states. The awards are provided through EDA’s Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance programs, which leverage existing regional assets and support the implementation of economic development strategies to support distressed communities.

WASHINGTON –Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $4.9 million in Disaster Supplemental funding to support economic development projects in states impacted by storms and natural disasters in 2023 and 2024.

CHARLESTON, WV – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) hosted the inaugural Regional Commissions Convening in Charleston, West Virginia. The event brought together representatives from EDA and regional commissions throughout the United States.

TALLAHASSEE, FL – Today, Rob McLeod, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs for the U.S. Department of Commerce, and Ally Bain, Acting Chief of Staff for the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA), hosted a roundtable discussion with local officials and economic leaders in Tallahassee to discuss initiatives driving local economic development following natural disasters.

COLUMBIA, SC – Today, Rob McLeod, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs for the U.S. Department of Commerce, and Ben Page, Deputy Assistant Secretary and Chief Operating Officer at the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA), hosted a roundtable discussion with local officials and economic leaders in Columbia to discuss initiatives driving local economic development following natural disasters.

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.