The Midlands Technical College Enterprise Campus Authority received a $415,063 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration on August 1, 2022. The funding supports infrastructure improvements to provide access to four parcels within an industrial park located on the College's Northeast campus in Columbia, South Carolina. Specifically, the EDA investment will support road construction to diversify the industrial park's manufacturing base from...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded E4 Carolinas, Inc. a $1,748,049 project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program on May 27, 2021. The grant will support a comprehensive study to aid the region of South Carolina in addressing adverse economic changes. The Economic Adjustment Assistance program provides technical, planning, public works and infrastructure assistance to regions facing sudden or gradual economic impacts. Under this award, E4...
The University of South Carolina received a $180,000 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration on July 5, 2022. The funding supports the creation and delivery of three state-of-the-art online training courses through the Economic Adjustment Assistance program's CFDA #11.307 to serve the needs of South Carolina's tourism and hospitality businesses in recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic and increasing economic resilience against future shocks. The...
The Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $11.53 million Project Grant to the South Carolina Technology & Aviation Center (SCTAC) on April 28, 2022 through the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The grant will support construction of additional high-speed loop infrastructure and two travel lanes with banked turns at SCTAC's automotive test track in Greenville County, South Carolina. This infrastructure expansion will allow manufacturers to conduct a wider variety...
The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration awarded a $1 million Project Grant under its Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) to the South Carolina Council on Competitiveness, doing business as New Carolina, for statewide planning efforts from November 2021 through May 2024. As part of EDA's American Rescue Plan recovery funding, this grant will support the development of a comprehensive statewide plan to strengthen South Carolina's economy, address climate...
The $891,000 Economic Development Administration Project Grant will support the South Carolina Association for Community Economic Development's minority business development initiative. The initiative aims to help minority-owned businesses in Charleston, South Carolina recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and develop greater resiliency. Funding will cultivate more qualified entrepreneurs and help build businesses that create new, higher-paying jobs. Training and wrap-around services will also be...
This $2,170,000 Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration on September 6, 2023, supports the Town of Estill in Hampton County, South Carolina with the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant and improvements to the existing spray field. These infrastructure upgrades are intended to expand business operations, attract private investment, and enhance economic resiliency in the region, which...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $420,000 under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations (CFDA 11.302) federal grant program to the Central Midlands Council of Governments. This project grant supports the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the region encompassing Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, and Richland Counties in South Carolina. The CEDS process brings together public...
This $840,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration supports development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the Berkeley Charleston Dorchester region of South Carolina through December 2024. The Berkeley Charleston Dorchester Council of Governments will create an economic roadmap to diversify and strengthen the tri-county region's economy via the CEDS process, which brings together public and private sector...
This $300,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration supports the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the Lowcountry region of South Carolina under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations federal grant program (CFDA 11.302). The Lowcountry Council of Governments, awarded Jan 1, 2022 through Dec 31, 2024, will create a regional economic development roadmap in coordination with...