Project Grant 016915373
- The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $3.75 million Project Grant to the Mountain Gateway Community College Real Estate Foundation under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The funding will support renovating a workforce development center in Clifton Forge, Virginia to establish a manufacturing training center and entrepreneurial innovation laboratory. The training center will provide workforce skills development to meet the needs of local...
- The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $936,061 Project Grant to the University of Tennessee's Institute for Public Service to develop a manufacturing growth model that will improve labor force participation in Knoxville, Tennessee. This 3-year project will focus on distressed, disaster impacted, and coal impacted communities, helping manufacturers create workplaces that can better attract and retain talent. Once completed, the model is expected to...
- The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $5.1 million Project Grant to the Institute For Advanced Learning And Research on March 12, 2021 under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300). The funding will support training and laboratory equipment to implement regional development strategies through construction-oriented public works and facilities projects. As the EDA's Public Works program aims to provide...
- The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $685,000 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program to Southern Appalachian Labor School Inc. on January 26, 2023. The funding will support the Coalfields Workforce Construction Training Program, which will provide workforce training to address economic challenges in a region impacted by downturns in the coal industry and the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the program will offer certification courses for...
- This $280,000 Economic Development Administration Project Grant supports the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the Southside Planning District Commission region in Virginia. The region comprises Brunswick, Mecklenburg, and Halifax counties. Through the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302), the EDA provides assistance to create regional economic development plans to guide community and regional...
- The Economic Development Administration awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Virginia Biotechnology Research Partnership Authority Coalition to support the Advanced Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Cluster Growth Project. Funded under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307), the project involves six component initiatives to invest in infrastructure, workforce development, and education initiatives to scale an existing advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing and research and...
- This $500,000 Economic Development Administration Project Grant supports the Appalachian Climate Technology Coalition led by Coalfield Development Corporation to spur job growth across 25 economically distressed counties in southern West Virginia impacted by the declining coal industry. Through December 2023, the Coalition will work to combat environmental effects of coal and support the transition to solar power, implement sustainable reuse projects on abandoned mine sites, invest in innovation...
- The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded Appalachian Voices $417,240 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) federal grant program on April 24, 2023. The funding will support Appalachian Voices in establishing an Energy Storage and Electrification Manufacturing sector training program to facilitate industry development in coal-impacted Southwest Virginia. Through this program, Appalachian Voices will assist companies transitioning to clean energy...
- This $160,000 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) supports the Eastern Panhandle Regional Planning and Development Council under the EDA's Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) federal grant program. The funding will allow the Council to hire a contract employee to assist in completing a recovery and resiliency study as well as updating and implementing a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for three West Virginia counties...
- The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $3.1 million cooperative agreement to the Northeast-Midwest Institute under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) to establish the Manufacturing Communities National Expansion Project from September 2022 through September 2026. The project will connect EDA grantees and other manufacturing stakeholders across the country through a manufacturing-focused Community of Practice. Over four years, this...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to the Lenowisco Planning District Commission under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program (CFDA 11.307). The grant supports the development of a regional Small Modular Reactor (SMR) manufacturing supply chain report to assist the coal-dependent Scott County, Virginia region. The project will help identify opportunities to retool existing businesses and recruit new manufacturing businesses for SMR-related jobs, in order to promote new business creation, economic resiliency, and economic development in an area impacted by the decline of the coal industry. The report will equip the region with the ability to host SMR sites and subsequent manufacturing supply chain.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $200.0k | 6/20/23 |