Formula Grant B09MY510018

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $61.5 million cooperative agreement to the International Economic Development Council under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The award funds the Economic Recovery Corps project to create a national recovery corps of at least 65 fellows embedded in economic development organizations across the United States. Over three years, fellows will help regions recover from the COVID-19 pandemic by increasing the capacity...

The Economic Development Administration awarded a $280,000 Project Grant to the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council to support development of a Disaster Recovery Coordinator position. This position will deliver long-term economic recovery and resiliency services for the Tampa Bay region under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). Specifically, the Coordinator will assist small local governments recovering from Hurricane Ian's devastation, enabling businesses to reopen and...

The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) was awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) to develop a Resilience Improvement Plan for the Atlanta metropolitan area. This grant, awarded on August 1, 2025, will enable ARC to assess the region's transportation infrastructure and develop strategies to enhance its resilience to environmental and other disruptions. As the metropolitan...

The City of Dallas was awarded a $945,859 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program project grant by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to enhance regional catastrophic disaster preparedness and resilience through August 2024. The Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program aims to build regional capacity to address the needs of underserved communities in the face of disasters and environmental stressors. As part of this award, the City of Dallas will work with sub-awardee...

The North Central New Mexico Economic Development District (NCNMEDD) was awarded a $1,210,790 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Development Technical Assistance program (CFDA 11.303) to implement the Disaster Recovery Technical Assistance: Coordination for Three High-Need Impacted Counties in North Central New Mexico project. The project, taking place from September 2022 through September 2025, will provide technical assistance...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $939,290 Project Grant to Pacific Northwest Economic Region doing business as Pnwer under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program. This Project Grant will fund CONGREGATE: AN ACCELERATOR TO RE-OPEN THE TOURISM AND PERFORMING ARTS INDUSTRIES, which aims to support the recovery of tourism and performing arts industries in Seattle, WA impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The accelerator program will provide technical...

The East Central Florida Regional Planning Council Inc. was awarded a $258,423 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The grant will support the hiring of a disaster recovery coordinator to provide long-term economic recovery and resiliency services for the East Central Florida region. The coordinator will help prepare the region to respond to and recover from future disasters, which is intended to boost...

This $3.8 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) will support the establishment of the Business Disaster Response Center in Caguas, Puerto Rico. The Center will provide disaster recovery assistance, incubation space, business education, and access to capital for businesses in 12 municipalities impacted by Hurricanes Maria and Irma. It is expected to create 324 jobs and retain 360 jobs over...

The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $1 million Project Grant under its Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) federal grant program to the District of Columbia government. The grant will support statewide planning efforts from October 2021 through March 2024 to develop comprehensive economic recovery and resiliency plans following the COVID-19 pandemic. As one of EDA's six programs distributing $3 billion in American Rescue Plan funds, this...

The Economic Development Administration of the Department of Commerce awarded a $20 million Project Grant to Ecoexploratorio, Inc. to establish the Ecoex Resilience Institute in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program, this funding will support the development of the multi-use Institute as a hub for disaster preparedness, recovery education and training in the Caribbean region. The Institute aims to build resilience capacity and develop more effective emergency...