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September 23, 2021

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance for Water Infrastructure Improvements to Support Business Growth in Aberdeen, South Dakota

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the city of Aberdeen, South Dakota, to construct a new water tower and waterline to support business expansion. This EDA grant, to be matched with $2.1 million in local funds, is expected to create 100 jobs and generate $35 million in private investment.
  • Press Release
  • CARES Act
September 23, 2021

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.75 Million to Support Workforce Development Efforts in Coos Bay, Oregon

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.75 million grant to Southwestern Oregon Community College, Coos Bay, Oregon, to support the renovation and modernization of existing instructional space. This EDA project, to be matched with $2.75 million in local funds, is expected to create 127 jobs, retain 314 jobs, and generate $160,000 in private investment.
  • Press Release
September 23, 2021

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $830,123 in CARES Act Recovery Assistance to Capitalize Revolving Loan Fund to Support Small Businesses in Southeast Nebraska

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $830,123 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Southeast Nebraska Development District, Lincoln, Nebraska, to capitalize and administer a Revolving Loan Fund, providing gap financing to small, local businesses in Butler, Fillmore, Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Lancaster, Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, Polk, Richardson, Saline, Saunders, Seward, Thayer, and York counties. This EDA grant, to be matched with $207,531 in local investment, is expected to create 25 jobs and generate $2 million in private investment.
  • Press Release
  • CARES Act
September 23, 2021

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $4 Million to Support Electric Vehicle Manufacturing in Detroit, Michigan

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4 million grant to the city of Detroit, Michigan, to reconstruct deteriorating roads in support of an automobile manufacturing plant that will begin producing all-electrical vehicles. This EDA project, to be matched with $6.7 million in local funds, is expected to create 810 jobs, retain 300 jobs, and generate $45 million in private investment.
  • Press Release
September 23, 2021

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $6 Million to Support Workforce Development Efforts in the Northern Mariana Islands

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $6 million grant to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Public School System, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, to support construction of a vocational training facility. The EDA grant, to be matched with $6 million in local investment, is expected to create 85 jobs.
  • Press Release
  • Disaster Recovery
September 23, 2021

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.9 Million to Improve Stormwater Infrastructure in Support of Business Growth in Vinalhaven, Maine

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.9 million grant to the town of Vinalhaven, Maine, to make stormwater infrastructure improvements needed to protect downtown businesses from flooding and to promote business growth. This EDA project will be matched with $1.9 million in state and local funds.
  • Press Release
September 23, 2021

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance to Boost Economic Recovery Efforts in Hartford, Connecticut

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), Hartford, Connecticut, to develop economic recovery strategies that will strengthen, diversify, and add resilience to the regional economy. This EDA grant will be matched with $508,395 in local funds.
  • Press Release
  • CARES Act
September 23, 2021

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $4.4 Million for Wastewater Treatment Upgrades to Support Business Growth in Sheffield, Alabama

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4.4 million grant to the city of Sheffield, Alabama, to make wastewater treatment upgrades needed to support economic growth and job creation. The EDA grant will be matched with $1.4 million in local investment.
  • Press Release
  • Disaster Recovery
September 21, 2021

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.8 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance to Capitalize Revolving Loan Fund and Support Small Business in Las Vegas, Nevada

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.8 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Nevada Business Opportunity Fund, Las Vegas, Nevada, to capitalize and administer a Revolving Loan Fund, providing gap financing to minority and other disadvantaged businesses in Clark County. This EDA grant is expected to create or retain 100 jobs.
  • Press Release
  • CARES Act
September 21, 2021

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.7 Million to Support High-Speed Internet Connectivity in Las Vegas

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.7 million grant to the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, to expand wireless connectivity to economically disadvantaged neighborhoods. This EDA project, to be matched with $531,729 in local funds, is expected to create 300 jobs.
  • Press Release