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...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (DOE-EERE) awarded a $410,000 Project Grant under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086) to the Center For Applied Research & Technology, Inc. (Cart) to conduct research and develop prototype architectural components using coal-derived composite materials. As part of this Phase 1 project titled "Bluefield Battery Prototyping Laboratory", Cart will leverage its expertise in...
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 Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $5 million Project Grant to Rural Development Fund on May 13, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The grant will establish a revolving loan fund to provide technical, planning, and infrastructure assistance to the Casper, WY area, which has experienced adverse economic impacts. The Economic Adjustment Assistance program supports regions facing economic changes through public works projects...
The Center For Regional Economic Competitiveness will receive $2.4 million under a Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The grant period is from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024. Under this award, the Center For Regional Economic Competitiveness will enhance state and local economic development organization engagement to support COVID-19 recovery and resiliency in United States communities. The...
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 $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...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $727,054 Project Grant to the Tech Belt Energy Innovation Center under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The grant will support the Center's efforts to provide technical assistance, planning services, and infrastructure development to the Warren, Ohio region, which has experienced adverse economic impacts over time. The Economic Adjustment Assistance program aims to aid areas facing such changes through a...
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 Marshall University Research Corporation was awarded a $1,373,961 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) federal grant program on January 19, 2021. The funding will support AMT Training School in Huntington, West Virginia, to provide workforce development and skills training services. As the EAA program assists regions facing adverse economic changes, the grant aims to bolster the local...