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September 10, 2024

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.3 Million to Support Economic Growth in Midland, Texas

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.3 million grant to the Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (PBRPC) in Midland, Texas to support economic development and growth in the region.

September 10, 2024

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.8 Million for Building Infrastructure Improvements to Support Workforce Development in Wisconsin

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.8 million grant to Mid-State Technical College in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, for building renovations needed to boost workforce development in the region.

September 10, 2024

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.4 Million for Building Renovations to Support Workforce Development in Boston, Massachusetts

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.4 million grant to the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation, Boston, Massachusetts, to support workforce development in the region.

September 10, 2024

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $800,000 to Capitalize a Revolving Loan Fund to Support Small Businesses in Northwest Oregon

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding an $800,000 grant to the Columbia-Pacific Economic Development District, St. Helens, Oregon, to capitalize a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) to bolster small business development and expansion.

September 10, 2024

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $600,000 to Capitalize a Revolving Loan Fund to Support Small Businesses in Los Angeles County, California

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $600,000 grant to PACE Finance Corporation, Los Angeles, California, to capitalize a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) to bolster small business development and expansion.

September 10, 2024

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $600,000 to Support Disaster Recovery and Resiliency Efforts in Lonoke, Arkansas

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $600,000 grant to the Arkansas Association of Development Organizations Inc., in Lonoke, Arkansas, to support disaster recovery and resiliency efforts in the region.

September 9, 2024

Senior U.S. Department of Commerce Official Visits iFAB Tech Hub in Illinois

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Eric Smith, director of the Tech Hubs Program at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), visited the iFAB Tech Hub in Illinois. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the EDA, designated the iFAB Tech Hub, a coalition led by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, as a Tech Hub in October 2023.

September 9, 2024

$50 Million ‘Build to Scale’ Funding Opportunity Aims to Boost Technology Entrepreneur Ecosystems Across the Nation

The U.S. Economic Development Administration is accepting applications for its FY24 $50 million Build to Scale program to support organizations that strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystems to support entrepreneurs as they build and scale technology-driven businesses—and the employees in the new, good jobs they create—to make and deliver new technology products and services.

September 6, 2024

EDA’s Recompete Program Provides the Impact Communities Need Most

In August 2024, EDA announced $184 million in grants for six awardees of the Distressed Area Recompete Pilot Program (Recompete). This announcement marked the culmination of the two-phase competition, which saw unprecedented interest in this much-anticipated jobs program.

August 28, 2024

Senior U.S. Department of Commerce Official Visits Birmingham Biotechnology Hub in Alabama

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Cristina Killingsworth, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, visited the Birmingham Biotechnology Hub in Alabama. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), designated the Birmingham Biotechnology Hub, a coalition led by the Southern Research Institute, as a Regional Technology and Innovation Hub (Tech Hub) in October 2023.