The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $6.6 million Project Grant to The Herman J. Russell Center For Innovation And Entrepreneurship, Inc. on April 8, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The Russell Center will use this funding to provide technical assistance, planning services, and support for public infrastructure projects to regions in Georgia experiencing adverse economic changes. As the place of performance is in Atlanta, it can be...
This $850,000 Project Grant award is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding/Congressional Directed Spending program (CFDA 14.251). The grant was awarded on August 13, 2024 to The Urban League of Greater Atlanta, Inc., a minority-owned non-profit organization, to support a range of economic development and community development activities in the Atlanta, GA metropolitan area. The funded activities are...
This Project Grant award, totaling $6,250,000.00, was provided by the Federal Highway Administration under the Highway Planning and Construction (CFDA 20.205) program. The award supports the "Belt Line Corridor from W of I-75/I-85 to Boulevard Drive" infrastructure project in Georgia. Key products and services to be delivered include highway construction, bridge rehabilitation, and multimodal transportation improvements along the Belt Line Corridor. A sub-award of undisclosed funding...
The Atlanta Regional Commission was awarded a $910,000 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for the 11-county Atlanta region through December 2025. Under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302), the Commission will lead a collaborative regional planning process to create an economic roadmap that diversifies and strengthens the...
This $850,000 Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development under the Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants program (CFDA 14.251), will support a wide range of economic and community development activities in Atlanta, Georgia. The award will fund the completion of a project as described in the Congressional Joint Explanatory Statement, though the...
The Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $2.679 million Project Grant to the Csra Resource Development Agency, Inc. under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program. The grant capitalizes a revolving loan fund to provide loans to borrowers in 13 counties in Georgia impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. It will also cover administrative costs. The revolving loan fund will alleviate sudden economic dislocation and support long-term economic resiliency in the region...
The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $4.13 million Project Grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program to the Development Authority of Richmond County in Augusta, Georgia on August 30, 2022. The funding will support infrastructure improvements to the Augusta Corporate Park to accommodate two new industries and offset job losses from declines in the coal industry. Specifically, the Development Authority will use the EDA grant to install...
This $600,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration supports development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the Northwest Georgia region by the Northwest Georgia Regional Commission. Covering 15 counties, the CEDS process brings together public and private sector stakeholders to create an economic roadmap to diversify and strengthen the regional economy through January 2025. Under the Economic Development...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded Trufund Financial Services, Inc. a $937,500 project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program on May 27, 2021. The EAA program provides technical, planning, and infrastructure assistance to regions experiencing adverse economic changes. Trufund will use the funding to deliver services that support small businesses in Atlanta, Georgia, the designated place of performance for the award. The grant will aid the...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $2.8 million Project Grant to Operation Hope, Inc. on March 11, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The EAA program provides technical, planning, and infrastructure assistance to regions experiencing adverse economic changes. This award will support business assistance services in Georgia to help the state adjust to economic impacts. Operation Hope, Inc. will deliver a range of products and services...