This EDA investment supports jackson county with developing a county-wide economic resiliency plan to analyze infrastructure, housing, workforce, tourism and how the county can use assets and…

The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the Jackson County Commission in Alabama to develop a county-wide economic resiliency plan. The plan will analyze the county's infrastructure, housing, workforce, and tourism assets to identify opportunities to diversify the local economy. The project falls under EDA's Economic Development Technical Assistance program (CFDA 11.303), which supports technical assistance to help communities solve problems related to economic development goals. Once implemented, this comprehensive economic resilience plan will help Jackson County re-establish a vision for itself, pursue future growth and economic opportunity, and strengthen the regional economy to bolster long-term economic sustainability and resiliency.

This EDA investment supports jackson county with developing a county-wide economic resiliency plan to analyze infrastructure, housing, workforce, tourism and how the county can use assets and opportunities to diversify its economy. This comprehensive economic resilience plan will help jackson county RE-establish a vision for itself and identify an avenue to pursue future growth, economic opportunity, and workforce development in alabama. Once implemented, the plan will help enhance future economic sustainability, strengthen the regional economy, and bolster economic resiliency throughout the region.