Project Grant 18DG11132543058

The Economic Development Administration within the Department of Commerce awarded $200,000 to the Bckp Regional Intergovernmental Council under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations federal grant program (CFDA 11.302) to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for Region 3 in West Virginia from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025. Through this project grant funding, the Bckp Regional Intergovernmental Council will lead a collaborative regional...

The Region 8 Planning and Development Council was awarded a $1,050,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral, and Pendleton counties in West Virginia. Under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302), the Council will create a regional economic development roadmap to diversify and strengthen the...

The West Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission received an $840,000 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The funding will support the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for a seven-county region of west central Wisconsin through December 2025. As part of this federally-supported planning process, the...

The West Central Indiana Economic Development District, Inc. was awarded $420,000 under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program by the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for a six-county region in west central Indiana. The CEDS process will bring together public and private sector stakeholders in the region to create an economic roadmap to diversify and strengthen the...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to Coalitions And Collaboratives, Inc. (Coalitions & Collaboratives Inc.), a non-profit organization based in Denver, Colorado. The grant will fund the Clear Creek Forest and Health Partnership's efforts to strengthen their coalition of diverse stakeholders and develop local solutions to address current and future threats to the Clear Creek watershed. Key activities...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management Idaho Region under the Joint Fire Science Program (CFDA 15.232), will support a series of three 1.5-day in-person workshops in Phoenix, AZ. The workshops will assist practitioners in integrating new fire management strategies and evaluating their potential impacts across land ownerships. The $320,760 project aims to: 1) identify new or adapted management strategies to accelerate adaptation...

The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance has awarded a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to WestEd under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program (CFDA 16.738). This funding will support WestEd's "Voices of Informed Community Engagement for Safety (VOICES)" project, which aims to develop a new community safety model and address safety issues in the Riviera Beach neighborhood of southeast Florida. The project is a partnership between WestEd's...

The University of British Columbia (UBC) was awarded a $225,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to develop and apply a Willamette Systems Alternatives Analysis and Simulation Tool. This award is funded through the Department of Defense's Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630), which supports scientific research and technological development initiatives with defense and civilian applications. Under this Cooperative...

The West Central Initiative in Fergus Falls, Minnesota received a $384,000 project grant award from the Economic Development Administration within the Department of Commerce under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The grant will fund partnership planning assistance activities from July 1, 2021 through March 31, 2024 to support regional economic development efforts in Economic Development Region IV. Through this funding, the West Central Initiative...

The Valley Soil And Water Conservation District, doing business as Valley SWCD, was awarded a $198,220 project grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation on May 19, 2023 under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554). The purpose of the grant is to establish the North Fork Payette River Watershed Coalition to address water quality issues, including nutrient loading and harmful algae blooms, in the North Fork Payette River watershed in west-central Idaho....