The City of Youngstown, Ohio received a $100,000 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration to conduct the Crab Creek Corridor Redevelopment Study. Funded under the EDA's Economic Adjustment Assistance program, the study will provide a strategic plan to remediate blight and outdated infrastructure across 1,200 acres of the city's last remaining industrial district. The resulting redevelopment roadmap aims to create thriving economic conditions and...
The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration on March 18, 2021. The funding supports the Economic Adjustment Assistance program's CEDS UPDATE - COVID project. Under the Economic Adjustment Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 11.307), the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission will use the award to update their Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy in response to adverse economic...
The Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $4.2 million Project Grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program to the Economic Development Alliance of St. Clair County on August 26, 2021. The funding will support construction of an 11,000 square foot business incubator facility in Port Huron, Michigan to provide permanent space for entrepreneurship assistance programs. In response to economic impacts from recent coal plant closures and the COVID-19 pandemic,...
The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded the City of Ironton, Ohio a $2,831,267 project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The grant will support replacing and improving the city's industrial waterline and roadway to ensure an uninterrupted water supply for businesses in the South Ironton industrial area. Completed in June 2025, the project aims to boost economic opportunities in a region impacted by coal industry downturns by...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $3 million Project Grant to the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority Inc.'s Seaport Division on February 18, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The grant will support the Regional RLF, a revolving loan fund that provides financing to businesses and communities in the Toledo, Ohio region experiencing adverse economic impacts. The Economic Adjustment Assistance program aims to aid regions facing sudden or...
The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $3.2 million Project Grant to the Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) federal grant program on November 4, 2021. The funding will support reconstruction of critical roadway and utility infrastructure serving the Greater Eastern Market Food Innovation Zone in Detroit, Michigan. This project aims to meet growing demand for food processing, wholesaling,...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $2.75 million Project Grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program to Ohio University on January 7, 2021. The funding supports technical assistance to communities in Ohio impacted by adverse economic changes through two sub-awards. Buckeye Hills Hocking Valley Region will receive funding to identify and manage legal/planning consultants assisting communities with integrating and implementing...
The City of Hilliard, Ohio received a $115,000 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Development Technical Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 11.303). The funding will support consultant and city staff preparation of an economic recovery and development strategy for the City of Hilliard. Services will include a SWOT analysis of the local economy, analysis of development sites and tax base, workforce analysis considering...
The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $1.44 million Project Grant to the Columbus-Franklin County Finance Authority on July 26, 2022 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) federal grant program. The funding will capitalize a revolving loan fund (RLF) to provide small businesses in Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio with critical capital to recover from losses incurred during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and increase economic...
The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $3.32 million Project Grant to Trumbull County, Ohio under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) on May 10, 2022. The funding will support development of a regional tourism strategic recovery plan covering five cities, six villages, and 24 townships in Trumbull County. The plan will establish short, medium, and long-term strategies to reinforce the area's tourism competitiveness and achieve greater...