The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $4,999,095 project grant to the Village of Muscoda, Wisconsin under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) federal grant program on June 14, 2022. The funding will support the construction of 16 acres of new industrial infrastructure in the Village's industrial park to expand cheese manufacturing and attract other industries. The project aims to diversify the local economy and make it more resilient to...
The City of Baraboo, Wisconsin received a $135,002 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the agency's Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) federal grant program. The funding will support the development of a new economic development strategic plan for the city from April 2021 through July 2022. The Economic Adjustment Assistance program provides technical and planning assistance to regions facing adverse economic changes, which...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation $572,989 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program on April 15, 2021. The EAA program provides technical, planning, and infrastructure assistance to regions experiencing adverse economic changes. Under this Project Grant, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation will deliver services to revamp recovery specialists in Madison, Wisconsin, helping the region...
The City of Wisconsin Rapids received a $180,000 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program (CFDA 11.307) on April 8, 2021. The EAA program provides technical, planning, public works and infrastructure assistance to regions experiencing adverse economic changes. Under this award, the City of Wisconsin Rapids will use the funding to support recovery and redevelopment efforts in the community...
This $250,000 Economic Adjustment Assistance Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration will support the Southeastern Montana Development Corporation in researching and developing new economic opportunities in southeastern Montana. The project aims to study the potential for extraction, development, commercialization and utilization of hydrogen, rare earth minerals, flue gas/formic acid and carbon/graphene to diversify the local economy and recover from job...
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...
This $250,000 Project Grant awarded on August 15, 2023 by the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) supports strategic planning for the Village of Cazenovia in Madison County, New York following the closure of Cazenovia College. The plan will include a comprehensive market analysis, needs assessment, economic feasibility study, and marketing strategy to help create jobs, diversify the local economy, and attract private investments. This award is funded through the...
The Economic Development Administration of the Department of Commerce awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant to the Southwest Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission on March 31, 2022 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) federal grant program. The grant capitalizes a $1,000,000 revolving loan fund (RLF) to provide access to capital for small businesses and entrepreneurs in Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, and Richland Counties in Wisconsin. The RLF will lend to borrowers recovering...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $5 million Project Grant to Rural Development Fund on May 13, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The grant will establish a revolving loan fund to provide technical, planning, and infrastructure assistance to the Casper, WY area, which has experienced adverse economic impacts. The Economic Adjustment Assistance program supports regions facing economic changes through public works projects...
The Economic Development Administration awarded a $624,666 Project Grant to the Wisconsin Paper Council, Inc. under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) to support the forest products cluster in northern Wisconsin. Through the grant, the Council will lead a coalition in implementing projects to address the reinvestment of the forest economy, including building an R&D facility focused on forest fiber, paper, and packaging; generating recycling renovation; creating new...