This Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) project grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $1,400,000 to Iowa Central Community College on July 6, 2023. The funding supports the college's Storm Lake Regional Center in Fort Dodge, Iowa by purchasing equipment for workforce development programs in advanced manufacturing and electrical technologies. The project aims to expand workforce needs, reduce unemployment, and create quality jobs...
The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded Eastern Iowa Community College District a $1.77 million project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The grant funds will support the purchase of equipment for welding and computer numerical control (CNC) career technology programs at the District's regional career academies located in Clinton and Maquoketa, Iowa. The career academy programs aim to provide postsecondary credentials to regional...
This $1.45 million Economic Adjustment Assistance Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration will fund equipment purchases for Indian Hills Community College's Centerville, Iowa campus. The equipment will expand career and technical education programming in advanced manufacturing, agriculture, construction, healthcare and transportation. This will strengthen workforce development and job training opportunities in these in-demand sectors within an...
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...
The City of Ames, Iowa received a $5.3 million project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration on April 8, 2021. The funding supports the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300), which provides catalytic investments through construction and engineering to develop critical infrastructure and facilities that implement regional economic development strategies. Specifically, the grant will support the...
The East Central Iowa Council of Governments was awarded a $515,132 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program to expand innovation lab and business lab programs and staffing to 15 additional rural communities across Iowa. The funding will support repurposing vacant downtown storefronts in these communities to create rural coworking, networking, and learning spaces. This is intended to foster new private...
The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded Indiana Institute of Technology, Inc. a $2,127,543 project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) on May 10, 2022. The funding will support the purchase of technical equipment needed to train students in 11 engineering- and manufacturing-related certification programs at Indiana Tech's campus in Fort Wayne, Indiana. This will allow the university to expand, enhance, and add...
The Economic Development Administration awarded an $8.3 million Project Grant to John A. Logan College under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300). The funding will support construction of a new Career and Technical Center to develop the regional workforce in critical advanced manufacturing industries such as welding and computer numerically controlled machining. In response to pandemic-driven demand for retraining, the Center's classrooms and...
The City of Sioux City, Iowa received a $5,485,725 project grant award on April 8, 2021 from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA). The funding supports the City's AVIATION SCHOOL HANGAR project through EDA's Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300). This EDA program aims to help distressed communities build critical infrastructure and facilities that implement regional economic development strategies. For the City of...
The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $3,450,726 Project Grant to the Starke County Initiative for Lifelong Learning (SCILL) on July 1, 2021 under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300). The funding will support construction of a new 12,000 square foot workforce training center in Knox, Indiana to expand SCILL's precision welding, automation, robotics, and equipment maintenance training programs. As...