This $3.75 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) Project Grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program capitalizes a revolving loan fund (RLF) administered by the South Eastern Economic Development Corporation. The RLF will provide access to capital for small businesses and entrepreneurs in eight counties in Massachusetts to recover from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and promote job creation and private investment. Awarded on April 28, 2022, the...
This $16.2 million Economic Development Administration project grant to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, awarded under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program on November 15, 2021, funds tourism marketing and infrastructure projects across the state to rejuvenate leisure, business, and international travel in the post-pandemic period. Through five sub-awards totaling the full award amount, regional tourism councils and associations in Boston, Cape Cod, Central Massachusetts,...
This $910,004 Economic Development Administration Project Grant supports the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission in developing and implementing a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for 43 cities and towns in Hampden and Hampshire Counties, Massachusetts. Through the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302), the EDA provides assistance to create regional economic development plans to stimulate and guide community or regional economic growth....
The Old Colony Planning Council will use a $151,050 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration to develop a regional data aggregation and economic development tool. The tool will provide planning assistance and technical support to stakeholders in the Old Colony Planning Council EDD region of Massachusetts as they work to attract, retain and expand businesses. Specifically, the tool will allow the region and disproportionately impacted communities to...
The Economic Development Administration awarded a $220,200 Project Grant to the Franklin Regional Council of Governments under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The grant funds the Council's Economic Recovery and Resiliency Implementation Project to provide technical support, private sector analyses, and regional outreach to municipalities, entrepreneurs, and small businesses in Greenfield, Massachusetts. This project aims to serve as the premier driver for economic...
The Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission received a $294,550 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program to establish and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the Worcester, Massachusetts region through September 2023. The CEDS will assist the region in advancing equity and inclusiveness, supporting recovery and resiliency efforts, and providing a roadmap to...
This $840,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302) supports the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the Franklin Regional Council of Governments region in Massachusetts from July 2022 through June 2025. The CEDS process brings together public and private sector stakeholders to create an economic development roadmap...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission a $810,000 Project Grant under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The grant will support the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the Merrimack Valley region of Massachusetts from April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2025. As part of this federally-funded planning process, the Merrimack...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $280,000 Project Grant to the Southeastern Connecticut Enterprise Region Corporation under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The grant will support development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for the Southeastern Connecticut region from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025. The CEDS process brings together public and private sector stakeholders to...
This $116,668 project grant from the Economic Development Administration within the Department of Commerce supports the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission in developing and implementing a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the 43 cities and towns within Hampden and Hampshire Counties in Massachusetts. As part of the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA #11.302), the funding will allow the Commission to bring together public and private...