The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $1,417,164 project grant to the City of South San Francisco under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The grant will support the development of a business resource center in partnership with the Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center to provide technical assistance services to emerging and established small businesses in North San Mateo County, California. Services will target low- and moderate-income,...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $375,000 project grant to the Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center on February 17, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The grant funding will support the Center's delivery of technical assistance and planning services to businesses in San Francisco, California impacted by adverse economic changes. The Economic Adjustment Assistance program aims to aid regions experiencing sudden or gradual...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,600,000.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families under the Community Services Block Grant (CFDA 93.570) Discretionary Awards program, will be used by the non-profit organization Main Street Launch to recapitalize the San Francisco Business Resilience Loan Fund. The funding will enable Main Street Launch to provide low-interest loans to new restaurants in San Francisco that are creating...
The City of San Jose received a $1.56 million project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program (CFDA 11.307) on February 25, 2021. The EAA program provides technical, planning, public works and infrastructure assistance to regions experiencing adverse economic changes. Funding will support San Jose's efforts to promote economic recovery and resiliency through the delivery of services such as economic...
The County of Santa Cruz received a $375,119 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The funding will support the county's efforts to establish a comprehensive cuisine tourism strategy and implementation plan to recapture jobs lost during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in the retail and private services sector that previously represented 17% of private employment. The strategy...
The Marin Economic Forum received a $163,525 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) on May 19, 2021. The funding will support the organization's RESILIENCY STRATEGY initiative in San Rafael, California. As the EAA program assists regions facing adverse economic impacts, the grant funds will likely enable the Marin Economic Forum to develop and implement strategies to bolster the...
The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $1.3 million under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program to the Regents of the University of California at Riverside on September 9, 2021. The funding will support the Office of Technology Partnerships at UC Riverside to provide individualized technical assistance to over 1,000 small businesses in the Inland Empire region of California impacted by COVID-19, with a focus on minority-owned businesses....
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $2.2 million Project Grant to the California Capital Small Business Financial Development Corporation on February 1, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The funding will support the Corporation's provision of revolving loan fund administration and technical assistance services to businesses in Sacramento, California. The Economic Adjustment Assistance program aims to help regions...
This $342,795 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration supports the Sierra Business Council with providing planning and technical assistance services to aid in the recovery from devastating fires in Northern California. The services will identify workforce and training programs needed to promote new job growth and diversify the economy, as well as prioritize key infrastructure repairs. Once completed, the project aims to increase higher paying job...
The Greater Eureka Chamber of Commerce was awarded a $343,830 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program (CFDA 11.307). The grant will support business resilience services in Eureka, California through March 2023. As part of the EAA program's mission to aid regions facing adverse economic changes, the funding will allow the Chamber of Commerce to provide technical assistance, planning resources, and...