This Project Grant award from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) provides $1,400,000.00 to the Cherokee Nation to expand skilled employment training services for tribal members in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Specifically, the project will expand the tribe's building trade, lineman, and fiber technician training programs to help create jobs and drive economic development in the region. Once completed, the project is expected to...
The Economic Development Administration awarded a $2.5 million Project Grant to Little River County, Arkansas on September 16, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The funding will support the construction of fiber optic cable lines to expand broadband infrastructure in rural communities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Once completed, the county will partner with service providers to improve regional access to high-speed internet services. This is expected to...
The City of Waterloo, Iowa received a $2.47 million Economic Adjustment Assistance Project Grant from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration to expand internet connectivity in the city's business corridor. The grant will fund construction of a middle mile fiber network that will support business growth, telemedicine connectivity, and virtual educational opportunities. Once completed, the network aims to help the region recover from the COVID-19 pandemic by bolstering...
This $10.7 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) supports the Tulsa Regional Advanced Mobility Corridor initiative led by the Indian Nations Council of Governments. The funding will advance aerial mobility technology and transition the region from legacy industries to advanced mobility, automation, and unmanned aerial systems. Oklahoma State University will partner with the Osage Nation...
The $27.9 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program will support the Tulsa Regional Advanced Mobility Corridor led by the Indian Nations Council of Governments. Funding will advance aerial mobility technology in northeast Oklahoma by transitioning the region from legacy industries to advanced mobility, automation, and unmanned aerial systems. Oklahoma State University will partner...
This $3.12 million Economic Development Administration Project Grant supports the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma in building a fixed wireless high-speed internet network in the Ada, Oklahoma region. The network will provide expanded access to high-speed internet as a public service, promoting entrepreneurship, workforce development, and new employment opportunities with improved wages. Administered through the Economic Adjustment Assistance program, this EDA grant aims to spur private investment...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded the City of Anacortes, Washington $2.8 million under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300) on January 13, 2022. The funding will support the installation of a city-wide fiber optic broadband network in Skagit County, Washington to provide more complete coverage, including service to Island Hospital in Anacortes. The network will enhance the medical community's ability...
This $10.8 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program will support the Tulsa Regional Advanced Mobility Corridor initiative led by the Indian Nations Council of Governments. Funding will advance aerial mobility technology in northeast Oklahoma by transitioning the region from legacy industries to advanced mobility, automation, and unmanned aerial systems. Oklahoma State University will partner with the...
The Economic Development Administration awarded a $5.6 million Project Grant to the Port of Lewiston, Idaho on August 23, 2022 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The grant funds will support the Port's efforts to expand broadband infrastructure in North Central Idaho. The region has experienced significant telecommunication challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic that have hindered business development, telehealth services, distance learning, and public safety...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $6.33 million Project Grant to the Yadkin Valley Telephone Membership Corporation under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program (CFDA 11.307). The grant funding will support the installation of a fiber optic cable network by Yadkin Valley Telephone to serve business corridors in Yadkin County, North Carolina. The new broadband infrastructure will allow businesses and industries in Yadkin County to recover...