The Greater Wabash Regional Planning Commission received a $420,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations federal grant program (CFDA 11.302). The grant will support the Commission's planning assistance to the seven Illinois counties of Edwards, Crawford, Richland, Lawrence, Wabash, Wayne and White from April 2021 through March 2024. As part of EDA's Planning program, the funding...
The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $2.69 million Project Grant to Peoria Innovation Hub, NFP on November 10, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The funding will support converting a 67,000 square foot former Illinois Central College building in Peoria, Illinois into a business assistance and incubator space for Distillery Labs. The renovated facility will provide entrepreneurship programming and leasable/shared office...
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...
This $929,600 Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development under the Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants program (CFDA 14.251). The award, effective August 13, 2024 through August 31, 2032, will fund a wide range of economic and community development activities to be carried out by the non-profit organization The Community Works Inc NFP...
The City of Streator, Illinois received a $1.185 million Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The funding will support renovations to the Streator Incubator Building and enhance small business start-up incubation services for the Illinois region through December 2025. Specifically, the project entails architectural, HVAC, IT, safety, and parking improvements to the incubator...
The Economic Development Administration awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to the Blackhawk Hills Resource Conservation & Development Council on December 19, 2022 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The funding will support development of an industrial corridor strategic plan for the Steward and Caron Roads corridor linking Rochelle to Seward, Illinois. The plan will inventory existing conditions, conduct a market analysis, and develop future plans and site...
The Western Illinois Regional Council will receive $280,000 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The Council will engage in economic development planning and technical assistance for the Macomb, Illinois region through December 2023. Specifically, the Council will prepare an annual Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy report and convene stakeholders...
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 Lake County Partnership for Economic Development Inc., doing business as Lake County Partners, received a $129,326.80 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) federal grant program. The funding will support updating the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for Prairie View, Illinois through January 2022. The Economic Adjustment Assistance program aims to provide technical,...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $3.876 million project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program to the Watermark Auto Group Foundation. The funding will support renovating a 21,000 square foot building known as the Citadel in Marion, Illinois to create the Ethos Business Incubator. The incubator will provide small business training and services as well as leasable space for small businesses and entrepreneurs. This will boost...