The City of Newburyport, Massachusetts will receive a $2.2 million project grant award from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration to repair and rehabilitate deteriorating bulkheads along the Merrimack River waterfront. Funded through EDA's Economic Adjustment Assistance program, the project aims to protect critical tourism and commercial fishing industry infrastructure from sea level rise flooding and further economic disasters. The bulkheads structurally support the...
The Town of Kennebunkport, Maine received a $2.7 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the agency's Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The funding will support reconstruction of the Cape Porpoise Commercial Pier, including repairs to the existing bulkhead, widening a 50-foot section, replacement of the bait building, installation of floats, gangways, electrical and communications upgrades, solar panels, fuel...
This $8.36 million project grant from the Economic Development Administration will support tourism marketing, infrastructure development, workforce training, and other initiatives to revitalize leisure, business, and international travel in New Hampshire. Awarded on November 15, 2021, the funding assists the New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic Affairs under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program. This program provides technical and public infrastructure assistance to regions...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded the Town of Narragansett, Rhode Island a $424,320 project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program on December 20, 2022. The grant funds a wastewater facility expansion study to evaluate and recommend improvements to expand wastewater treatment capacity at Narragansett's Scarborough Treatment Facility. Establishing expanded wastewater treatment capacity is intended to increase regional and national food security...
This Economic Development Administration (EDA) Project Grant award under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300) provides $917,500 to support the construction of a new shellfish aquaculture facility in Carteret County, North Carolina. The project will provide logistical support to local shellfish farmers who have been adversely impacted by recent presidentially-declared disasters, including hurricanes and the COVID-19 pandemic. Once completed,...
This $4,037,909 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (CFDA 20.823 Port Infrastructure Development Program) will fund improvements and enhancements to the deep-water berth at the Port of Salem, Massachusetts. Specific project components include constructing a new catwalk connecting new southern mooring and breasting dolphins to a rebuilt wharf, as well as improvements to the passenger access pathway such as revetment repair, security...
The Economic Development Administration awarded an $8.6 million Project Grant to the Town of Saintgeorge, Maine under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) federal grant program. Funding will support expanding the Port Clyde Town Landing Pier to provide vehicle maneuvering space and make infrastructure improvements including installing wheel stops, electric/water connections to floating docks, hydraulic hoists, and facility lighting. The Port Clyde Landing is a key public facility for...
The Town of Plymouth, MA received a $5.1 million Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration on May 27, 2021. The grant was awarded under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) to support infrastructure improvements. The EAA program provides technical and public infrastructure assistance to regions experiencing adverse economic changes. For this award, the Town of Plymouth will use the funding to support water infrastructure...
The City of Newport News, Virginia received a $840,994 project grant award from the Department of Commerce's Economic Adjustment Assistance program on January 5, 2023. The funding will support preliminary engineering, environmental studies, site planning, and permitting for the Seafood Industrial Park and Seafood Market in Newport News' Southeast neighborhood. The Seafood Industrial Park is a critical hub for fishing and ship repair businesses in the underserved, majority-minority community....
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded an $11 million Project Grant to the Port Angeles Port of under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program (CFDA 11.307) on April 13, 2022. The funding will support the design and construction of an 18-acre Marine Trades Industrial Park on Port of Port Angeles industrial waterfront property in Clallam County, Washington. The EAA program assists regions experiencing adverse economic changes, and this project aims to...