The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $420,000 Project Grant to SW IL Planning through the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The three-year award running from April 2021 through March 2024 will support regional planning and local technical assistance services. Through this funding, SW IL Planning will create a regional economic development plan to stimulate and guide the economic development efforts of the...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $130,000 under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations (CFDA 11.302) federal grant program to the Western Illinois Regional Council to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the region comprising Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Knox, McDonough, and Warren Counties in Illinois. Through this January 1, 2022 project grant concluding December 31, 2022, the Western...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $420,000 under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations (CFDA 11.302) federal grant program to the North Central Illinois Council Of Governments to support development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the region comprising Bureau, LaSalle, Livingston, Marshall, Putnam, and Stark counties in Illinois. The CEDS process brings together public and private...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $420,000 Project Grant to the River Hills Economic Development District and Regional Planning Commission 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 five-county region of southern Indiana from January 2022 through December 2024. The CEDS process brings...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $465,625 Project Grant to the Southland Development Authority NFP on June 3, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program (CFDA 11.307). The EAA program funding will support technical, planning, and public works and infrastructure assistance to the Oak Forest, Illinois region, which may be experiencing adverse economic impacts that result suddenly or over time from steep economic changes. Specifically, the...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded Southeastern Illinois Regional Planning and Development Commission $350,000 under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302) from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024. Through this Project Grant, Southeastern Illinois Regional Planning and Development Commission will provide regional economic development planning services to stimulate and guide the economic development efforts of communities in...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded the City of Ottawa, Illinois a $4.5 million project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The grant will support improvements to East Stevenson Road in Ottawa's nearly 250-acre industrial area, which includes over 75 acres of undeveloped lots available for development. By upgrading this infrastructure, the City aims to address ongoing economic distress from job and business losses due to the...
South Central Illinois Regional Planning received $420,000 in project grant funding from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302) to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for Clay, Effingham, Fayette, Jasper, and Marion counties in Illinois from April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2026. As a not-for-profit regional planning organization, South Central...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $840,000 Project Grant to the Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission 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 the five-county region of Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Perry, and Williamson Counties in Illinois from July 2022 through...
The Economic Development Administration awarded a $1 million Project Grant to the Economic Development Authority of Iowa under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The grant will support statewide planning efforts from November 2021 through April 2024 to develop comprehensive recovery plans that boost economic development, address climate change impacts, and aid pandemic recovery. As part of the American Rescue Plan Act, the EDA is providing $24 million total in Statewide...