The City of Pikeville received a $100,273 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The award period is February 23, 2021 through February 22, 2022. The EAA program provides technical, planning, and infrastructure assistance to regions experiencing adverse economic changes. For this award, the City of Pikeville will likely utilize the funding to develop a strategic plan and deliver other...
The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded the City of Hazard, Kentucky a $11.8 million Project Grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The grant funding will support construction of a new water treatment plant and ancillary infrastructure to advance economic resiliency in Perry County. The EAA program assists regions experiencing adverse economic changes. Perry County has struggled since the decline of the coal industry in 2010...
This Economic Development Administration (EDA) Project Grant award of $370,893 funds road improvements on 2.2 miles of County Highway 251 in Pike County, Missouri. The project will upgrade the existing roadway to full-depth asphalt, widen the roadway to 24 feet, replace four culverts to improve drainage, and realign a curve to conform to current safety standards. This infrastructure enhancement will provide a reliable detour route during flooding, improving business resiliency, promoting...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $1.25 million Project Grant to the Mountain Association for Community Economic Development on May 20, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The EAA program supports regions experiencing adverse economic changes with technical assistance, planning, and infrastructure projects. This award will fund infrastructure and other economic adjustment services for Berea, Kentucky. The Mountain Association will...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded the County of Union in Morganfield, Kentucky a $4.22 million Project Grant on March 4, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The grant will support infrastructure improvements to the county's sewer system. The EAA program provides planning and public works assistance to regions experiencing adverse economic changes, which may occur suddenly or over time. The funding will help address needs in Union...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $3,475,000 Project Grant to Pea Ridge Public Service District on April 7, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program (CFDA 11.307). The funding will support sewer extension to industry in Barboursville, West Virginia. The EAA program provides technical, planning, and infrastructure assistance to regions experiencing adverse economic changes. This award will help Pea Ridge Public Service District extend...
The Economic Development Administration awarded a $10.15 million Project Grant to the University of Pikeville under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The funding will support construction of the UPIKE Ag-Tech Innovation Center of Excellence, an agricultural technology research and education facility located at the Kentucky Enterprise Industrial Park in Pikeville, Kentucky. The center will include a greenhouse, classrooms, laboratories, and offices to conduct high-tech...
The Economic Development Administration awarded $2.9 million under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program to Pikeville Medical Center Inc. on March 18, 2022. The funding supports the purchase of a linear accelerator, allowing Pikeville Medical Center to meet patient demand for high-quality cancer care in eastern Kentucky. The linear accelerator will help the region diversify its economy and create or save jobs as the area recovers from declines in the coal industry. The Economic Adjustment...
The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $3.1 million Project Grant to the Greeneville Water Commission of Greeneville, Tennessee under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) federal grant program. The funding will support infrastructure improvements to the Holley Creek Basin sewer system that will serve Parkway Products in Greene County and help offset job losses from reduced coal transportation at a nearby CSX rail yard. Specifically, the grant...
The City of Tiptonville, Tennessee was awarded a $625,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program (CFDA 11.307) on March 18, 2021. The EAA program funding will support infrastructure improvements in Tiptonville to address adverse economic changes. Specifically, the grant funds will be used to improve the city's sewer system, with the goal of strengthening the local economy and facilitating further...