Project Grant 20213353034430

This $350,000 Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations grant from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration supports the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the Lake of the Ozarks Council of Local Governments region in Missouri. The CEDS process brings together public and private sector stakeholders to create an economic roadmap aimed at diversifying and strengthening the regional economy through 2025....

The Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland will receive $1,050,000 from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration 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 Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties in Maryland. The CEDS process will involve collaboration between public and private sector stakeholders to create an...

Summary The City of Union, South Carolina received a $362,747 Project Grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) for organizational capacity building. The award, effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028, supports the city's efforts to build institutional and leadership capacity to advance community and economic development initiatives within the Appalachian region. This funding aligns with ARC's strategic objective...

The North Central New Mexico Economic Development District was awarded $300,000 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 its eight-county region through December 2024. As part of CFDA 11.302, the District will lead a collaborative public-private sector process to create an economic roadmap to diversify and...

The Region 1 Planning and Development Council was awarded a $150,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations federal grant program (CFDA 11.302) to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for a six-county region in West Virginia from July 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023. Through this funding, the Region 1 Planning and Development Council will facilitate...

The Ouachita Parish of Police Jury, a U.S. local government entity, received a $1,233,249 Project Grant award from the Delta Regional Authority under the Delta Area Economic Development program (CFDA 90.201) on November 28, 2023. The funding will be used to widen and upgrade a two-lane roadway connecting to Millhaven Road in Monroe, Louisiana, which serves one of the parish's growing local employers, Pumpmill Services Inc. This infrastructure improvement project aims to enhance connectivity...

The Southwest Missouri Council of Governments (SMCog) was awarded a $300,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's (EDA) Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302) for the period of April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2024. Under this award, SMCog will create a regional economic development plan to stimulate and guide the economic development efforts of the Springfield, MO area through 2024. The EDA Planning program...

The Maumee Valley Planning Organization (MVPO) will update the comprehensive economic development strategy for a five-county region of northwest Ohio under a $100,000 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration. The strategy will guide economic development efforts through 2023 across Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, and Williams counties under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program. By developing a coordinated regional plan...

The South Central Planning and Development Commission, Inc. was awarded a $262,500 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for a seven-parish region in southern Louisiana. Through January 2022 to December 2024, the Commission will facilitate the CEDS planning process to create an economic roadmap that diversifies...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the Lake County Economic Development Corporation (LCEDC) under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program (CFDA 11.307). The funding will support LCEDC in updating and implementing a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for Lake County, California. The updated CEDS will enable the county to effectively strategize for economic development, particularly in recovering from...