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 federal Project Grant award from the Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education, under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program, provides $360,000.00 to Kirkwood Community College Foundation to support the college's Aviation Maintenance Program. The grant will fund the program from June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2026. As a higher education institution, Kirkwood Community College offers a range of academic and workforce development...
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...
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...
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 (EDA) awarded Pearl River Community College $3.5 million under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300) on September 7, 2022. The funding will support construction of a new Aviation and Aerospace Workforce Academy at the Stennis International Airport in Hancock County, Mississippi. The Academy will provide educational opportunities in academic, career technical, and workforce programs...
Iowa Western Community College received a $475,000 project grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Eastern Region. The award was made under the Aviation Maintenance Technical Workforce Grant Program (CFDA 20.112) to support education, recruitment, and development of the aviation maintenance workforce. Specifically, the funding will support Iowa Western's AWD MAINTENANCE project from January 2022 through July 2023. The goal of this federal grant program...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106), will fund a $6,636,644.44 project to extend the existing Taxiway E by 1,500 feet at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The project aims to bring the airport into conformity with current standards. The grant was awarded on July 30, 2024, with an ultimate completion date of July 29, 2028. This infrastructure...
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...
This $575,865 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Central Region, under the Airport Improvement Program, COVID-19 Airports Programs, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs (CFDA 20.106), will provide economic relief from rent and minimum annual guarantees to small and large airport concessions located at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The grant funding, awarded December 14, 2021 with a completion date of December 13,...