The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded Partner Community Capital, Inc. $1.8 million under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program on March 9, 2021. The EAA program provides technical and planning assistance to regions experiencing adverse economic changes. Under this Project Grant, Partner Community Capital will deliver COVID-19 related technical assistance services to organizations in Charles Town, West Virginia through March 2022. As the EAA program...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded E4 Carolinas, Inc. a $1,748,049 project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program on May 27, 2021. The grant will support a comprehensive study to aid the region of South Carolina in addressing adverse economic changes. The Economic Adjustment Assistance program provides technical, planning, public works and infrastructure assistance to regions facing sudden or gradual economic impacts. Under this award, E4...
This $3,577,746 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program will support the University of Charleston in establishing a downtown innovation hub. The hub will provide staffing, supplies, equipment, contracting and general operational assistance to help launch over 54 new small businesses in the nine coal-impacted counties near Charleston, West Virginia. Awarded on May 24, 2022, this funding will increase...
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...
This federal Project Grant award of $250,000, provided by the Rural Business Cooperative Services (RBCS) agency under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Energy for America Program (CFDA 10.868), supports Partner Community Capital, Inc. (doing business as Ncif) in delivering technical assistance and capacity building services focused on renewable energy and energy efficiency projects for agricultural producers and rural small businesses in West Virginia. The two-year grant, awarded on...
This $5.9 million Economic Adjustment Assistance award from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration supports infrastructure upgrades by the Warm Springs Public Service District in Morgan County, West Virginia. Funded through the EDA's Economic Adjustment Assistance program, the project will make water and sewer system improvements to existing industries and businesses along Route 522. The upgrades are intended to boost economic development and job creation in the region,...
This $130,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration supports the Capital Area Development Corporation of West Virginia in developing a master plan for the Downtown Business Improvement District Strategic Plan in Charleston, West Virginia. The master plan will assist the region with economic recovery and resiliency efforts following severe impacts from declines in the coal industry. The Capital Area Development Corporation will utilize the grant funds...
This $9.5 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) will fund construction of a new water treatment plant in McAlpin, West Virginia. The plant will provide water service to 233 industrial and commercial customers in the area to enable industry expansion and assist the local economy's recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is expected to directly support the creation of 22 new...
This $1,022,870 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program will fund Generation West Virginia Inc.'s expansion of its NewForce online learning program. The program will train 96 participants over three years in high-tech software development skills and place at least 81 of these trainees in living wage remote positions to support West Virginia's economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Economic Adjustment...
The City of Charleston, South Carolina received a $125,000 project grant award on April 6, 2021 from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration. The funding supports the BUSINESS DEV. LAB under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The EAA program provides technical, planning, and infrastructure assistance to regions facing adverse economic changes. For this award, the City of Charleston will use the funds to operate a business development lab focused on providing...