The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded an $11 million Project Grant to the Port Angeles Port of under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program (CFDA 11.307) on April 13, 2022. The funding will support the design and construction of an 18-acre Marine Trades Industrial Park on Port of Port Angeles industrial waterfront property in Clallam County, Washington. The EAA program assists regions experiencing adverse economic changes, and this project aims to...
The Economic Development Administration awarded a $1.7 million Project Grant to the Port Angeles Waterfront Center on August 23, 2022 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) federal grant program. The grant will support the establishment of the Field Hall Media Lab facility in Port Angeles, Washington to provide workforce training in media technologies and stagehand occupations to tourism sector employees. In addition, the grant will help build a pool of hospitality and media...
The Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded the Chelan Douglas Regional Port Authority a $7,449,204 Project Grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) federal grant program on September 6, 2022. The grant funding will support completion and finishing work on 13 buildings at the Pangborn Industrial Park in East Wenatchee, Washington. Renovating these buildings will provide new space to support business expansion and growth, helping the region recover from the impacts...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $3.1 million project grant to the Port of Woodland on March 25, 2022 under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300). The funding will support full buildout of infrastructure at the Rose Way Industrial Park in Woodland, Washington, including construction of an internal roadway and a 23,000 square foot prefabricated metal building. This EDA investment allows the Port...
The Economic Development Administration awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Washington Maritime Blue under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The grant supports a coalition led by Washington Maritime Blue to advance the blue economy cluster in the Pacific Northwest region through 2023. Key deliverables include strategic roadmapping, market and industry analysis, comprehensive business incubation and acceleration services, and an equitable workforce development program. The coalition...
The Port of Camas Washougal will receive $2,008,708 from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program to construct a pre-fabricated metal industrial building in Washougal, Washington. The project grant will fund infrastructure development to provide work space for manufacturing firms and facilitate business expansion in the region. The expanded operations are expected to generate additional...
This $2.7 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program supports utility infrastructure and site improvements by the Port of Skagit County. The funding will prepare portions of the Port-owned Swift Center property in Sedro-Woolley, Washington for future manufacturing businesses and an incubator. Specifically, the Port will install water and sewer infrastructure, conduct landscaping and roadway improvements,...
The Port of Ridgefield received a $1.1 million Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the agency's Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The IT3 SPRINT - INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY BASED RECOVERY FOR ENTREPRENEURS award will provide funding from April 2021 through April 2023 to support the Port's efforts to aid regional economic recovery through entrepreneurship and technology initiatives. As the place of performance is listed as...
This Economic Development Administration (EDA) project grant of $4,907,858 awarded to the Port of Chehalis on September 13, 2023 will fund the construction of the Southwest Washington Grain Storage and Rail Transload Facility in Chehalis, Washington. The project will install concrete foundations, conveyance systems, electrical, paving, and safety infrastructure to connect local farmers' trucks to the rail network for transporting specialty grains. This investment through EDA's Investments for...
The Economic Development Administration awarded a $10.657 million Project Grant to the Washington State Department of Commerce through the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) on December 6, 2021. Funding will support marketing, infrastructure, workforce development, and other projects aimed at revitalizing safe leisure, business, and international travel in Washington state as the tourism industry recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. As the state entity, the Department of...