The Economic Development Administration awarded an $8.3 million Project Grant to John A. Logan College under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300). The funding will support construction of a new Career and Technical Center to develop the regional workforce in critical advanced manufacturing industries such as welding and computer numerically controlled machining. In response to pandemic-driven demand for retraining, the Center's classrooms and...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $552,571 Project Grant to the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce Inc. on May 12, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The grant will support the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce's COVID Recovery Plan to provide technical assistance, planning services, and infrastructure projects to the Moline, Illinois region experiencing adverse economic impacts from the pandemic. As the EAA program assists...
This $1.4 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) Economic Adjustment Assistance grant supports workforce training facility upgrades and equipment expansions at Illinois Central College's East Peoria and Pekin campuses. The project will increase regional demand for workforce training in fields such as welding, truck driving, and emergency services. Upon completion in April 2022, the college will be better positioned to meet the needs of regional employers. Newly trained emergency...
The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded Eastern Iowa Community College District a $1.77 million project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The grant funds will support the purchase of equipment for welding and computer numerical control (CNC) career technology programs at the District's regional career academies located in Clinton and Maquoketa, Iowa. The career academy programs aim to provide postsecondary credentials to regional...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $663,840 Project Grant to the Technology Entrepreneur Center, Inc. on June 24, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The EAA program supports regions experiencing adverse economic changes by providing technical assistance, planning, and infrastructure development. Through this award, the Technology Entrepreneur Center will deliver geospatial workforce development technologies and services to the St....
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $2,472,666 Project Grant to Spoon River College on May 13, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The grant will fund training equipment to support the EAA program's mission of providing technical, planning, and infrastructure assistance to regions experiencing adverse economic changes. As the place of performance is in Banner, Illinois, the training equipment funded through this award will aid...
The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded Hagerstown Community College $7.3 million under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program on August 9, 2022. The funding will support renovating a facility to expand workforce training programs in commercial truck driving and skilled trades. This will help address labor shortages and support economic growth in key industries in Washington County, Maryland. Once completed, the project is expected to create job...
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 awarded Lincoln Land Community College $6,244,746 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) federal grant program on September 5, 2022. The grant will support renovating and upgrading several campus buildings to better train students in career fields with skilled labor shortages, such as emergency medical services, truck driving, diesel technology, and agricultural technology. Specifically, the college will renovate...
The City of Du Quoin, Illinois received a $5,009,428 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program (CFDA 11.307). The funding will support infrastructure improvements to construct a new elevated water tank. The EAA program provides technical and public infrastructure assistance to regions experiencing adverse economic changes, which may occur suddenly or over time. The project aims to address...