This $1,000,000 Project Grant award under the Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants program (CFDA 14.251) administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development will support economic and community development activities at Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa, Iowa. The grant aims to fund a range of initiatives that create jobs, foster business growth, and provide...
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...
The Clarke County Development Corporation will receive a $2.5 million Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) to construct a workforce training center in Osceola, Iowa. The new training center will provide advanced manufacturing and construction trades training to support regional workforce needs. Located adjacent to Southwestern Community College, the center will serve as a regional...
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 $1.4 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) Economic Adjustment Assistance grant supports workforce training facility upgrades and equipment expansions at Illinois Central College's East Peoria and Pekin campuses. The project will increase regional demand for workforce training in fields such as welding, truck driving, and emergency services. Upon completion in April 2022, the college will be better positioned to meet the needs of regional employers. Newly trained emergency...
The Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded Kirkwood Community College Foundation $991,060 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program (CFDA 11.307) on September 2, 2022 to renovate an existing aircraft hanger facility at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The renovated hanger will serve as an aircraft maintenance technician (AMT) training facility for Kirkwood Community College's new AMT program. The program will address shortages in qualified AMTs resulting...
The Economic Development Administration awarded Ignite Pathways a $3,163,591 project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) on August 16, 2022 to support the launch of the Ignite Pathways Technical School project. Funds will be used to procure equipment for a 45,000 square foot career and technical education training facility serving students and community members across southwest Iowa. The project will assist Ignite Pathways in creating a hub for innovation and...
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 U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $1 million Project Grant to Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana on March 29, 2023 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The grant will support Ivy Tech in establishing the Center of Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing to provide training to unemployed coal plant workers in North Central Indiana. The Center will house autonomous robots and other equipment needed to prepare trainees for...