Cooperative Agreement DT08EDC01

The Small Business Administration Office of International Trade awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Economic & Community Development Connect of Hartford, Connecticut through the State Trade Expansion Program. The grant period runs from September 30, 2022 to September 29, 2024. Under the award, Economic & Community Development Connect will work with the State of Connecticut Governor's Office to deliver services that increase the number of small businesses in Connecticut exporting goods as...

The South Central Planning and Development Commission, Inc. was awarded a $262,500 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for a seven-parish region in southern Louisiana. Through January 2022 to December 2024, the Commission will facilitate the CEDS planning process to create an economic roadmap that diversifies...

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of International Trade awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the State Trade Expansion Program (CFDA 59.061) to Economic & Community Development Connect, a state government entity in Connecticut. The 2-year grant, effective September 30, 2023 through September 29, 2025, will fund initiatives to increase the number of Connecticut small businesses engaged in exporting and expand the export sales of current small business exporters. Key...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $1,050,000 to the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302) from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025. The award will support the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the region comprising Indian River, Martin, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie counties in Florida. The CEDS process...

The South Carolina Department of Commerce received a $250,000 Project Grant award from the Small Business Administration Office of International Trade on September 30, 2022 to increase exports for small businesses in the state under the State Trade Expansion Program. The grant period runs through September 29, 2024. The State Trade Expansion Program aims to increase the number of small businesses exporting and the value of exports for small businesses already engaged in international trade. With...

The South Central Alabama Development Commission, Inc. received an $810,000 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 seven-county region in south central Alabama through December 2025. As part of this planning grant, the Commission...

The Central Savannah River Area Regional Commission was awarded a $735,000 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the region spanning 13 counties in Georgia. Through 2025, the Commission will use the funding to facilitate a collaborative public-private sector planning process to create an economic roadmap...

The Southwest Georgia Regional Commission was awarded a $525,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The funding will support development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for the 14-county region served by the Commission through December 2024. The CEDS process brings together public and private sector stakeholders to create an...

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $447,145 Project Grant under the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP), CFDA Number 59.061, to the Departamento De Desarrollo Economico Y Comercio (DDEC), the primary economic development agency for the government of Puerto Rico. The award, which has a performance period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2026, will support DDEC in developing and implementing export promotion services to help eligible small businesses in Puerto Rico...

This $840,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration supports development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the Berkeley Charleston Dorchester region of South Carolina through December 2024. The Berkeley Charleston Dorchester Council of Governments will create an economic roadmap to diversify and strengthen the tri-county region's economy via the CEDS process, which brings together public and private sector...