The Eastern Indiana Regional Planning Commission Inc. (EIRC) received a $27,848.35 Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The EAA program provides technical, planning, and public infrastructure assistance to regions experiencing adverse economic changes. Through this February 2021 award, EIRC will deliver economic development planning and coordination services to Richmond, Indiana...
The Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) was awarded a $1 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the agency's Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program (CFDA 11.307). The grant funding will support IEDC's statewide planning efforts from October 2021 through March 2024 to develop a comprehensive plan to strengthen Indiana's economy in line with President Biden's Build Back Better agenda. As one of EDA's American Rescue...
This $222,438 EDA CARES Act project grant from the Department of Commerce's Economic Adjustment Assistance program will fund the Indiana Economic Development Association Foundation's development of a statewide rural economic development model. The Foundation will analyze industry clusters, infrastructure, workforce needs, and policies impacting critical sectors in four regions encompassing 32 counties. The strategic planning process will provide rural leaders with insights on maximizing regional...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $400,655 project grant to the East Central Intergovernmental Association on February 2, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The grant will support East Central Intergovernmental Association's delivery of technical assistance, planning services, and infrastructure projects to help the Dubuque, IA area recover from adverse economic impacts. The Economic Adjustment Assistance program aims to...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded Purdue University $1,240,856 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program (CFDA 11.307) cooperative agreement to establish the Multi-Prong Research Approach to Regional Development project. This three-year project, which began July 1, 2022, will utilize mixed quantitative and qualitative methods to gather traditional metrics and data on regions participating in EDA's Build Back Better Regional Challenge in...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $420,218 Project Grant to the Southeastern Indiana Regional Planning Commission under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The grant will support the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for an eight-county region in southeastern Indiana through March 2025. As part of EDA's Planning program, the CEDS process brings together...
The Indiana 15 Regional Planning Commission (RPC) received an $840,000 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The funding will support the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for a six-county region in Indiana through June 2025. The CEDS process brings together public and private sector stakeholders to...
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 $840,000 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration supports the Kankakee-Iroquois Regional Planning Commission in developing and implementing a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for its eight-county region in Indiana through December 2025. As part of the EDA's Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program, the Commission will bring together public and private sector stakeholders to create an economic roadmap that...
This $1.8 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program (CFDA 11.307) capitalizes a $1 million revolving loan fund (RLF) administered by West Central Indiana Economic Development District, Inc. (Thrive West Central). The RLF will provide loans to small businesses and entrepreneurs in Clay, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Vermillion, and Vigo counties in Indiana to aid economic recovery from the...