Project Grant 3742B10533

This Project Grant award from the Appalachian Regional Commission, under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002), provides $120,000 in funding to the Town of Valdese Town Hall to deliver business technical assistance services. The award period runs from September 1, 2023 through May 31, 2025. As a prime grantee, the Town of Valdese Town Hall will utilize this funding to provide technical assistance and support to businesses in the local community. Additionally, the Town of Valdese...

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $274,176 Project Grant to Western Piedmont Community College in North Carolina to support CAREER & TECHNICAL TRAINING programs. This grant, funded under the ARC's Area Development program (CFDA 23.002), aims to strengthen economic development, infrastructure, and community capacity across the Appalachian region. The performance period for this grant is from January 1, 2025 to January 1, 2027. The grant will enable Western Piedmont Community...

This $243,638.00 Project Grant award from the Appalachian Regional Commission under the Appalachian Local Development District Assistance program (CFDA 23.009) supports the Piedmont Triad Regional Council (PTRC), a local government council of governments in North Carolina, in delivering a comprehensive range of community and economic development initiatives across the Appalachian region. The grant funding, awarded on January 1, 2025 with a completion date of December 31, 2025, enables PTRC to...

This $304,990 Economic Development Administration Project Grant supports the Piedmont Triad Regional Council in developing a regional broadband connectivity and access plan. The plan aims to identify broadband gaps and needs across the 12-county Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina and determine strategies for deploying this critical infrastructure equitably. The Regional Council will focus on bringing broadband access to more users and enhancing economic conditions throughout the region....

Piedmont Community College received a $239,914 project grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Education Stabilization Fund program. The one-year award will support Piedmont Community College's provision of services from July 2022 through July 2023 to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Student Aid and Relief Program. The College, located in Roxboro, NC, will utilize the...

The Economic Development Administration awarded Pueblo Community College $6.08 million under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program on November 10, 2021 to redevelop two floors of the St. Mary Corwin Hospital in Pueblo, Colorado. This will allow PCC to expand vocational training programs in healthcare and develop space to train additional healthcare workers to address future coronavirus outbreaks, staffing shortages, and growing demand for nurses. Once...

This federal Project Grant award for $1,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) will support Rockingham Community College in Wentworth, North Carolina. The grant, awarded on June 11, 2024, will fund the construction, enlargement, extension, or other improvement of community facilities that deliver critical services to rural residents in the region. As a sub-recipient, Rockingham Community College will...

Western Piedmont Community College will use $581,083 from a Project Grant awarded by the Department of Education on July 31, 2021 to provide additional financial aid to students through July 31, 2022. The grant funding stems from the Education Stabilization Fund program administered under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the college will support students' continued engagement and reengagement in...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded $587,527 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program to the Albemarle Commission to develop customized broadband implementation plans for each of the ten counties in Northeastern North Carolina. The project will assist local leaders and broadband providers in determining the best approaches to serve more businesses and residents in the region by expanding internet access and connectivity. Once completed, the customized...

This federal Project Grant award of $262,952.00 was provided by the Appalachian Regional Commission under the Appalachian Local Development District Assistance program (CFDA 23.009) to the Western Piedmont Council of Governments (WPCOG), a non-profit regional planning and economic development organization in North Carolina. The award period is from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. The Appalachian Local Development District Assistance program provides federal funding to support regional...