The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration awarded a $5 million Project Grant to Volusia County, Florida on July 29, 2021 through the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The funding will allow Volusia County to prepare a 56-acre site adjacent to Daytona Beach International Airport for the development of Project COVID, a pharmaceutical research, manufacturing, logistics and multi-modal distribution facility. Project COVID will provide research and...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $471,832 Project Grant to the Pacific Northwest Economic Region on March 2, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The grant will support the Regional Pandemic Plan, which will provide technical, planning, and infrastructure assistance to the Seattle, Washington region as it experiences adverse economic impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. As the official federal program title indicates, the...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded the University of Saint Francis of Fort Wayne, Indiana Inc. a $481,412 project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The grant funds will support the purchase of medical training simulation equipment to expand the university's capacity to train medical professionals at its Crown Point, Indiana campus. Specifically, the equipment will be used to provide value to trainees across experience levels...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $1 million Project Grant to the Mississippi Development Authority through the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The grant will support Mississippi's efforts to plan and implement technology-based economic development initiatives to address effects from the coronavirus pandemic and build resilience against future pandemics. Over the grant period of November 1, 2021 through May 1, 2024, the Mississippi...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded Miami Dade College $2,277,000 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program on July 20, 2022. The funding will support renovating a building at the College's North Campus in North Miami, Florida to serve as the Construction Trade Institute workforce training facility. The Institute will offer hands-on learning and certifications in high-demand construction trades to 120 students annually. Training will facilitate...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $12.99 million Project Grant to Northwest Mississippi Community College under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program on April 28, 2022. The grant funding will support construction of a new Career Technology Education and Workforce facility located on the college's DeSoto Center campus in Senatobia, Mississippi. The facility will help the college meet common technical training demands of the regional labor...
The Economic Development Administration awarded a $2.625 million Project Grant to the Medical Center of the Americas Foundation under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The funding will support the creation of a Product and Supplier Development Lab at the Foundation's Innovation Center in El Paso, Texas. The Lab will bolster medical supply chain development and manufacturing expertise to assist companies in meeting regulatory standards for production of critical supplies...
The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $321,836 project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program to the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council. The grant funds the hiring of a disaster recovery coordinator to support long-term economic recovery and resiliency activities in six Florida counties impacted by natural disasters. Specifically, the coordinator will work with small to mid-sized growers and small,...
The North Dakota State College of Science Foundation received a $6.34 million project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program on February 25, 2021. The funding will support the Career Workforce Academy, which will provide technical and workforce development services to the city of Wahpeton, North Dakota as it works to adjust to adverse economic changes. Specifically, the Career Workforce Academy will...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded Columbia Gorge Community College a $1.5 million project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The grant will support the college's efforts to expand its health science workforce training programs in the Columbia Gorge region of Oregon. Specifically, the funding will help the college graduate approximately 800 new healthcare professionals over the grant period to address immediate regional...