The Economic Development Administration awarded a $1,249,878 Project Grant to Arizona State University under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) to implement community redevelopment through coal facility reuse planning in Tempe, Arizona. The grant will facilitate an inventory of current coal facilities in northern Arizona and creation of an assessment report outlining redevelopment options for former coal plants. Once completed, the project will help the region recover...
The Arizona Commerce Authority was awarded a $1 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The grant will support statewide planning efforts to boost economic development, combat climate change impacts, and aid pandemic recovery across Arizona through April 2024. As part of EDA's American Rescue Plan statewide planning program, the funding will allow Arizona to develop a comprehensive...
The Central Arizona Association of Governments was awarded an $840,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations federal grant program (CFDA 11.302). The grant will support the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for Gila and Pinal Counties in central Arizona from July 2022 through June 2025. The CEDS process brings together public and private...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $400,000 Project Grant to the Arizona Commerce Authority on June 24, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The grant will support the development of a broadband strategic plan for Phoenix, Arizona. The Economic Adjustment Assistance program provides technical and planning assistance to regions experiencing adverse economic impacts, which may result from sudden or gradual economic changes. The broadband...
The $500,000 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program will support the City of Tucson's proposal to establish Southern Arizona as a living lab for climate adaptation and resilience in agriculture. The funding will be used to develop an innovation ecosystem for sustainable agriculture startups to create economically sustainable climate adaptation opportunities for the region's agricultural industry and workforce....
The Northern Arizona Technology & Business Incubator, Inc., doing business as the Northern Arizona Center, received a $970,000 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration on April 15, 2021 to develop and demonstrate virtual economic development strategic planning tools through October 31, 2022. Funded under the EDA's Economic Adjustment Assistance program, the award will support the creation and demonstration of powerful online tools to aid rural...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded $130,000 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program to the Greater Yuma Economic Development Corporation on April 28, 2021. The funding supports a feasibility study to assist the region of Yuma, Arizona which is experiencing adverse economic impacts. The Economic Adjustment Assistance program provides planning grants and assistance under the Council on Financial Assistance program number 11.307 to address challenges...
The City of Phoenix's Community and Economic Development Department Division received a $2,000,000 Project Grant award under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants program (CFDA 14.251). This congressionally directed grant, awarded on August 13, 2024, will support a wide range of economic development and community development activities in Phoenix, Arizona. The specific project details and...
The Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) was awarded a $498,135 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) federal grant program. The funding will support GPEC's proposal to capitalize on the shift toward community-based and home healthcare by making risk capital more available to early-stage Arizona bioscience firms and further developing research infrastructure at state universities. The project...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $2.2 million Project Grant to the Arizona Office of Tourism under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The grant will fund the design and implementation of a multi-dimensional marketing campaign to help Arizona recover from record declines in tourism due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the campaign aims to create over 100,000 jobs by developing targeted marketing strategies, assisting rural...