The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded Ivy TECH Community College Of Indiana a $3,855,650 project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program on June 3, 2021. The funding will support renovations to Pauley Hall at Ivy TECH's Sellersburg, Indiana campus to provide technical, planning, and infrastructure assistance to the region experiencing adverse economic impacts. The Economic Adjustment Assistance program aims to aid regions facing...
The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded Indiana Institute of Technology, Inc. a $2,127,543 project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) on May 10, 2022. The funding will support the purchase of technical equipment needed to train students in 11 engineering- and manufacturing-related certification programs at Indiana Tech's campus in Fort Wayne, Indiana. This will allow the university to expand, enhance, and add...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $3.75 million Project Grant to the Mountain Gateway Community College Real Estate Foundation under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The funding will support renovating a workforce development center in Clifton Forge, Virginia to establish a manufacturing training center and entrepreneurial innovation laboratory. The training center will provide workforce skills development to meet the needs of local...
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 Purdue University a $1,002,389 Project Grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The grant will fund the PROJECT TRAVERSE initiative from June 2021 through November 2023. Under this award, Purdue University will deliver services to support agtech robotics, automation, and virtually employed and resiliently scaling enterprises. The EDA Economic Adjustment Assistance program aims to support regions experiencing...
The City of Indianapolis received a $499,750 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The grant supports the Coalition led by the City of Indianapolis to improve competitiveness and access to the region's growing food processing and manufacturing clusters, which are major employers of BIPOC workers. The Coalition proposes several component projects including launching food processing and production...
This $5.08 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the CFDA 11.307 Economic Adjustment Assistance program will fund construction of the new Trades District Technology Center in Bloomington, Indiana. The Center will serve as a second-stage commercialization support facility and physical office space for emerging tech-based businesses. Located within an Opportunity Zone and part of the city's certified technology park and Trades District, the...
The Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) was awarded a $1 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the agency's Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program (CFDA 11.307). The grant funding will support IEDC's statewide planning efforts from October 2021 through March 2024 to develop a comprehensive plan to strengthen Indiana's economy in line with President Biden's Build Back Better agenda. As one of EDA's American Rescue...
This $1.45 million Economic Adjustment Assistance Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration will fund equipment purchases for Indian Hills Community College's Centerville, Iowa campus. The equipment will expand career and technical education programming in advanced manufacturing, agriculture, construction, healthcare and transportation. This will strengthen workforce development and job training opportunities in these in-demand sectors within an...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded Bridgevalley Community & Technical College $1,439,769 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program on January 26, 2023. The funding will support establishing a Green Technology Job Training Program to serve a new electric vehicle manufacturer in South Charleston, West Virginia. Specifically, the EDA investment will provide supplies, equipment, salaries for instructors, consulting services, and travel costs...