The South Central Alabama Development Commission, Inc. received an $810,000 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations federal grant program (CFDA 11.302). The funding will support the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for a seven-county region in south central Alabama through December 2025. As part of this planning grant, the Commission...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to the Southeast Alabama Regional Planning & Development Commission under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The grant will support the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for Barbour, Coffee, Covington, Dale, Geneva, Henry, and Houston counties in Alabama from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025....
The Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham received an $840,000 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations federal grant program (CFDA 11.302). The funding will support the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for a six-county region in central Alabama through December 2025. As part of this EDA Planning program award, the Commission...
The Economic Development Administration awarded a $840,000 Project Grant to the Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for Autauga, Elmore, and Montgomery counties in Alabama under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). Through this January 2023 award concluding in December 2025, the Commission will lead a collaborative public-private sector process to create...
This U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) Project Grant award of $2,684,252 supports the Greater Nashville Regional Council in establishing a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) to serve small businesses across 13 counties in northern Middle Tennessee. The RLF will provide financing to small businesses facing barriers to obtaining traditional SBA and bank loans, enabling them to grow, create new jobs, and strengthen the regional economy. The EDA's Economic Adjustment...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $500,108 Project Grant to the Central South Dakota Enhancement District on May 8, 2023 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The grant funding will support the establishment of a revolving loan fund to provide short-term, gap financing to businesses in ten counties in central South Dakota. The new revolving loan fund will serve as a local source of capital for new, existing, and expanding...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded $750,000 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) federal grant program to the Lee Russell Council of Governments on March 18, 2021. The funding will support a revolving loan fund to provide technical, planning, and public works assistance to the Opelika, Alabama area, which has experienced adverse economic impacts over time. The loan fund will deliver services such as infrastructure projects and planning...
The Alabama-Tombigbee Regional Commission received $500,000 from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) to develop an economic recovery strategy for the City of Selma and Dallas County, Alabama. The Commission will work with local stakeholders to create a comprehensive, long-range plan promoting economic recovery and increased regional resiliency following recent tornado damage. The strategy aims to...
The Alabama-Tombigbee Regional Commission received a $735,000 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The funding will support the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for the 10-county region served by the Commission from January 2023 through December 2025. As part of the Economic Development Support for Planning...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $262,500 under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302) to the River Valley Regional Commission to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for a 16-county region in Georgia. The CEDS process will bring together public and private sector stakeholders in the region served by the River Valley Regional Commission to create an economic roadmap...