This EDA investment funds the trumbull county regional tourism strategic recovery plan, which covers five cities, six villages, and 24 townships in ohio

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 prosperity, stability, and sustainability throughout the region. Upon completion, the project aims to assist the region's recovery and increase resilience to fluctuations in tourism, thereby helping to generate employment opportunities, preserve existing jobs, spur private investment, and advance overall economic resiliency.

This plan will develop forward-looking short, medium, and long-term strategies in tourism development and encompass detailed initiatives to reinforce this area's tourism competitiveness and achieve more prosperity, stability, and sustainability throughout the region. Once completed, the project will assist in the region's recovery and make IT more resilient to fluctuations in tourism, which will help increase employment opportunities, save jobs, spur private investment, and advance economic resiliency throughout the region.