The Economic Development Administration awarded a $46 million Project Grant to the Economic Development and Industrial Corporation of Boston under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program. The grant will support the creation of regional workforce training partnerships in three industries crucial to the Boston region's growth: childcare, healthcare, and clean energy. The Economic Development and Industrial Corporation of Boston will lead sectoral partnerships that include over 100...
The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $2.5 million Project Grant to Massachusetts Bay Community College under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program. The funding will support the purchase of equipment for the College's new Simulation Center for curricula in health sciences, early childhood education, and human services. The equipment will provide residents in West Boylston, Massachusetts opportunities to establish greater economic...
This $1,000,000 Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development under the Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants program (CFDA 14.251), will support a wide range of economic development and community development activities in Boston, MA. The award was granted on August 13, 2024 and is expected to be completed by August 31, 2032. The specific project...
This $2 million EDA Project Grant supports Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries, Inc. in expanding an existing workforce training facility in Boston, Massachusetts. The funding through the Department of Commerce's Economic Adjustment Assistance program will help upgrade parking and truck delivery capacity at the Goodwill facility. This is intended to strengthen economic mobility in the community by providing improved access for Goodwill's workforce development programs and social enterprises...
The federal Project Grant award of $1,310,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development under the Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants program (CFDA 14.251). The award, dated August 13, 2024, will fund a range of economic development and community development activities to be carried out by the primary awardee, Cooperative Development Institute, Inc., a...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $47.86 million Project Grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) to the Office of Workforce Strategy in Connecticut. Through this funding, the Strengthening Sectoral Partnerships Initiative will train and place thousands of workers, particularly from historically underserved communities, in high-demand jobs across four priority sectors: manufacturing, information technology, healthcare, and...
The County of Barnstable received a $420,000 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations federal grant program (CFDA 11.302). The grant period runs from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024 to support the CAPE COD EDD PARTNERSHIP PLANNING GRANT. Through this award, the County of Barnstable will create a regional economic development plan to guide and stimulate economic development...
This $910,004 Economic Development Administration Project Grant supports the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission in developing and implementing a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for 43 cities and towns in Hampden and Hampshire Counties, Massachusetts. Through the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302), the EDA provides assistance to create regional economic development plans to stimulate and guide community or regional economic growth....
This $840,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302) supports the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the Franklin Regional Council of Governments region in Massachusetts from July 2022 through June 2025. The CEDS process brings together public and private sector stakeholders to create an economic development roadmap...
This $3.75 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) Project Grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program capitalizes a revolving loan fund (RLF) administered by the South Eastern Economic Development Corporation. The RLF will provide access to capital for small businesses and entrepreneurs in eight counties in Massachusetts to recover from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and promote job creation and private investment. Awarded on April 28, 2022, the...