This EDA award will assist the greater wabash regional planning commission in its effort to coordinate the region's recovery from the economic impacts of the covid-19 pandemic including job losses and…

The Greater Wabash Regional Planning Commission was awarded a $104,238 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) on July 7, 2021. The grant will fund an economic recovery coordinator position to coordinate the region's recovery efforts from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including job losses and business closures. Specifically, the coordinator will build on the Commission's existing economic development planning work to ensure stakeholder input from all relevant parties is incorporated into the recovery coordination process. They will assimilate stakeholder feedback and help chart a course for the region to increase economic diversity and resilience as it recovers from the pandemic's effects.

This EDA award will assist the greater wabash regional planning commission in its effort to coordinate the region's recovery from the economic impacts of the covid-19 pandemic including job losses and business closures. The EDA-funded economic recovery coordinator will build on greater wabash's existing economic development planning efforts to ensure that the recovery coordination process includes input from all relevant stakeholders. The coordinator will assimilate input from stakeholders and help the region chart a course to increased economic diversity and resilience.