The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $685,000 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program to Southern Appalachian Labor School Inc. on January 26, 2023. The funding will support the Coalfields Workforce Construction Training Program, which will provide workforce training to address economic challenges in a region impacted by downturns in the coal industry and the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the program will offer certification courses for...
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 a $5.1 million Project Grant to the Institute For Advanced Learning And Research on March 12, 2021 under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300). The funding will support training and laboratory equipment to implement regional development strategies through construction-oriented public works and facilities projects. As the EDA's Public Works program aims to provide...
This Economic Development Administration (EDA) Project Grant award of $2,052,481 provides funding to York Technical College in Rock Hill, South Carolina to purchase equipment and upgrade the training capacity of the college's Industrial Technology Department. The project aims to allow York Tech to offer enhanced workforce training to assist local businesses with hiring qualified workers in the region. This investment from the EDA's Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program is intended...
This Economic Development Administration (EDA) Project Grant award of $161,402.00 supports the Catawba Regional Council of Governments in providing technical assistance and resources to keep training costs affordable and allow for continued and expanded technical and leadership training for emerging leaders and executive directors of the Southeast Regional Directors Institute and regional councils/economic development districts in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Once completed, this project will help...
The Economic Development Administration (EDA), part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, has awarded a $12,650,000 Project Grant to the Horry Georgetown Commission For Technical Education, doing business as Horry-Georgetown Technical College, to support the construction of a new training facility on the college's campus in Conway, South Carolina. This project will expand the college's Outboard Marine Technology program, which is a critical workforce development initiative to supply skilled...
The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded Hagerstown Community College $7.3 million under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program on August 9, 2022. The funding will support renovating a facility to expand workforce training programs in commercial truck driving and skilled trades. This will help address labor shortages and support economic growth in key industries in Washington County, Maryland. Once completed, the project is expected to create job...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $2,227,338 Project Grant to Mcdowell Technical Community College under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The grant, effective January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2027, supports the "FOOTHILLS F.O.R.W.A.R.D." initiative, which facilitates an occupation-ready workforce by addressing regional demands through workforce training programs and career education. The...
The Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $1,055,500 Project Grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program to the Town of Elizabethtown, North Carolina. This grant supports infrastructure improvements needed to develop the Elizabethtown Industrial Park and its new live-work-play campus. The project aims to spur business and job growth in a region impacted by changes in the energy economy, particularly the decline of the coal industry. Once completed, the...
The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $2.5 million Project Grant to Massachusetts Bay Community College under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program. The funding will support the purchase of equipment for the College's new Simulation Center for curricula in health sciences, early childhood education, and human services. The equipment will provide residents in West Boylston, Massachusetts opportunities to establish greater economic...