Cooperative Agreement 90EE1201

This $130,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration supports the Capital Area Development Corporation of West Virginia in developing a master plan for the Downtown Business Improvement District Strategic Plan in Charleston, West Virginia. The master plan will assist the region with economic recovery and resiliency efforts following severe impacts from declines in the coal industry. The Capital Area Development Corporation will utilize the grant funds...

The Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded the Chelan Douglas Regional Port Authority a $7,449,204 Project Grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) federal grant program on September 6, 2022. The grant funding will support completion and finishing work on 13 buildings at the Pangborn Industrial Park in East Wenatchee, Washington. Renovating these buildings will provide new space to support business expansion and growth, helping the region recover from the impacts...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded the City of Ottawa, Illinois a $4.5 million project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The grant will support improvements to East Stevenson Road in Ottawa's nearly 250-acre industrial area, which includes over 75 acres of undeveloped lots available for development. By upgrading this infrastructure, the City aims to address ongoing economic distress from job and business losses due to the...

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $500,000 Congressional Grants (CFDA 59.059) Project Grant to the City Of Washington Citywide Development Corporation on October 1, 2023. The grant will fund small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives, including programmatic and construction activities, over a performance period ending May 31, 2025. Funding will support a range of activities such as counseling, technical assistance, workforce training, education services,...

The Economic Development Administration awarded a $13.94 million Project Grant to the City of Easton, Pennsylvania under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The grant funds construction of a new 30,000 square foot Science and Creativity Center to help the region respond to declines in tourism-related business, revenue, and tax revenue. The Center will include 5,000 square feet of planetarium space, 7,500 square feet of classroom/meeting/lab space, 12,000 square feet of...

The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA), doing business as WSA, received a $630,010 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program (CFDA 11.024). The grant will support WTIA's delivery of technical assistance services to early-stage entrepreneurial businesses in Issaquah, Washington from October 2021 through September 2024. Specifically, WTIA will conduct outreach and recruitment of client...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $6,879,914 Project Grant to the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, Inc. under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300). The grant funds will support construction of the Urban League Plaza and Innovation Center, which will offer workspace and business development services targeting underserved minority and women entrepreneurs in the St. Louis, Missouri region....

The Economic Development Administration awarded a $6.274 million Project Grant to the Athens County Port Authority on July 19, 2022 through the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300). The funding will support construction of a new building to accommodate expansion plans of local bio-technology companies located at the nearby Ohio University Innovation Center in Athens, Ohio. The building will create space for locally grown businesses to expand...

The University City Science Center was awarded a $930,288 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The grant will support the "ONRAMP TO OPPORTUNITY: ACCELERATING POST-PANDEMIC ENTREPRENEURIAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN GREATER PHILADELPHIA" project from April 15, 2021 through October 15, 2022. The Science Center will leverage this EDA funding to deliver technical assistance,...

The Economic Development Administration (EDA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce awarded a $2,602,530 Project Grant to the City of Washington, Missouri under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300). This grant supports the construction of infrastructure to create a new industrial park, including a new road, sewer main, water main, lift station, and streetlights. The project aims to bolster job creation, attract private investment, and advance...