Block Grant DESC0001504

The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $566,334 Project Grant to the DeKalb Economic Development Corporation (DEDC) under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The funding will support DEDC's development and implementation of an economic development strategy for northeast Texas from October 2021 through September 2024. The strategy will focus on establishing a roadmap for economic growth in the region,...

The City of Plano received a $307,870 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) from the U.S. Department of Energy (CFDA 81.128) to implement strategies to reduce energy use, lower fossil fuel emissions, and improve energy efficiency. The grant, awarded on January 1, 2025, will fund a range of community-level energy conservation projects, such as conducting energy audits, performing building retrofits, and installing renewable energy technologies across municipal and county...

The City of Richmond, Virginia was awarded a $262,500 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) from the U.S. Department of Energy. The EECBG program (CFDA 81.128) is designed to assist state, local, and tribal governments in implementing strategies to reduce energy use, fossil fuel emissions, and improve overall energy efficiency. This Formula Grant award will support the City of Richmond in carrying out a variety of energy efficiency and conservation projects over a two-year...

This $300,000 project grant from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration supports the Panhandle Regional Planning Commission in developing and implementing a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for its 26-county region in the Texas Panhandle. Through the EDA's Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program, the Commission will bring together public and private sector stakeholders to create an economic roadmap to diversify and strengthen the...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded the City of Greenville, Texas a $2.5 million Project Grant under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities federal grant program (CFDA 11.300). The funding will support roadway improvements at Greenville Municipal Airport-Majors Field to construct a new roadway alignment for Majors Road. This project aims to attract new businesses and help existing businesses expand operations in Hunt, Delta,...

The Atlanta Regional Commission was awarded a $910,000 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for the 11-county Atlanta region through December 2025. Under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302), the Commission will lead a collaborative regional planning process to create an economic roadmap that diversifies and strengthens the...

The Rio Grande Council of Governments was awarded a $262,500 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program. The grant will support the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for the six-county region comprising Brewster, Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, and Presidio Counties in Texas from January 2022 through December 2024. As part of the...

The Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham received an $840,000 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations federal grant program (CFDA 11.302). The funding will support the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for a six-county region in central Alabama through December 2025. As part of this EDA Planning program award, the Commission...

This $262,500 Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration will support the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the ten-parish Northwest Louisiana region through December 2024. The Coordinating & Development Corporation will convene local public and private sector stakeholders to create an economic roadmap aimed at diversifying and...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to the South Plains Economic Development District to support development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program. The grant will fund creation of a CEDS, which is an economic development roadmap to diversify and strengthen the regional economy encompassing 15 counties in the Lubbock, Texas area....