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April 26, 2023

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $4 Million to Support Climate-Ready Future on Fort Mojave Reservation

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4 million grant to the Fort Mojave Aha Macav Power Service, Mojave, Arizona, to develop a new source of clean and renewable energy for the Fort Mojave Reservation through the construction of a 2.3 megawatt solar power system.
  • Press Release
April 25, 2023

EDA Announces Updates to its CEDS Content Guidelines

This week, the Economic Development Administration announces an update to its Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Content Guidelines, recommending four new or updated topics for inclusion in future CEDS. 
  • Blog
April 24, 2023

EDA Announces Notice of Funding Opportunity for Regions Impacted by Natural Disasters

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Commerce, through the Economic Development Administration (EDA), today announced newly available support to those communities impacted by natural disasters in 2021 and 2022.   Today, the FY23 EDA Disaster Supplemental Notice of Funding Opportunity was published at grants.gov and on eda.gov.
  • Press Release
April 24, 2023

EDA Announces Notice of Funding Opportunity for Regions Impacted by Natural Disasters

The Economic Development Administration (EDA) is providing support to those communities impacted by natural disasters in 2021 and 2022. On April 24, 2023, the FY23 EDA Disaster Supplemental Notice of Funding Opportunity was published at grants.gov and on eda.gov. Through this program, EDA is accepting applications from those regions impacted by Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, wildfires, flooding, and all other natural disasters (2021-2022).
  • Blog
April 21, 2023

BLOG | EDA Celebrates Earth Day by Reinforcing Commitment to Building a Climate-Ready Nation

Economic development and environmental conservation are becoming increasingly intertwined, as communities look for new ways to be more environmentally and economically resilient. Under the Biden-Harris Administration, new approaches to sustainable development are proving that economic growth can be achieved in ways that simultaneously reduce environmental impacts and support work to build a climate-ready nation. In fact, this Administration approaches addressing climate change as both an economic and national security imperative.
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April 19, 2023

EDA’s Build Back Better Regional Challenge Helps Coalition Redefine the Future for West Virginia’s Coal Country

The Appalachian Climate Technologies Coalition (ACT Now Coalition) is a prime example of how regional collaboration and locally-driven economic development efforts are key components of sustainable, regional economic growth. Selected as one of twenty-one Phase 2 finalists for the American Rescue Plan’s Build Back Better Regional Challenge (BBBRC), the ACT Now Coalition is dramatically expanding on more than a decade of momentum.
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