This Economic Development Administration (EDA) Project Grant award of $2,052,481 provides funding to York Technical College in Rock Hill, South Carolina to purchase equipment and upgrade the training capacity of the college's Industrial Technology Department. The project aims to allow York Tech to offer enhanced workforce training to assist local businesses with hiring qualified workers in the region. This investment from the EDA's Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program is intended...
The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $4,353,446 Project Grant to Guilford Technical Community College (GTCC) on June 6, 2023 through the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300). The grant supports the construction of a truck driver training facility on GTCC's East Greensboro campus in North Carolina. The project will provide an asphalt training pad, parking lot, and other infrastructure upgrades to...
The Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $1,175,100 Project Grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program to McDowell Technical Community College. The funding will support renovation of a historic downtown building in Marion, North Carolina to create a workforce training center offering workforce development classes, manufacturing, construction, and trail development certifications. The center will provide credentials, continuing education pathways, and...
The City of Conover, North Carolina received a $750,000 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The funding will support the purchase of equipment and critical supplies needed to establish a personal protective equipment (PPE) prototyping and testing lab at the newly constructed Manufacturing Solutions Center (MSC). The lab will expand MSC's testing, prototyping, and technical assistance...
The Economic Development Administration awarded Bismarck State College a $2,339,140 project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program on July 12, 2022. The funding will support the purchase of high-tech laboratory and classroom equipment to provide hands-on training in polytechnic career programs across various industries. Program participants will receive skills applicable to industry-recognized credentials through access to equipment supporting automation, simulation, and...
The Economic Development Administration (EDA), part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, has awarded a $12,650,000 Project Grant to the Horry Georgetown Commission For Technical Education, doing business as Horry-Georgetown Technical College, to support the construction of a new training facility on the college's campus in Conway, South Carolina. This project will expand the college's Outboard Marine Technology program, which is a critical workforce development initiative to supply skilled...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $1,155,834 Project Grant to Alamance Community College on June 24, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The grant will fund training equipment to support the region experiencing adverse economic impacts. As part of the EAA program, this award will deliver technical and infrastructure assistance to Graham, North Carolina through the purchase of training equipment by Alamance Community College to help the...
Dallas College will use a $17.5 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program to develop and expand a biotechnology workforce in North Central Texas through June 2025. The college will partner with the North Central Texas Council of Governments and rural community colleges, as well as Children's Health Medical Center, Evolve Biologics, and McKesson, to provide hands-on training programs emphasizing...
The Piedmont Triad Regional Council was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) to support seven interconnected projects focused on prototyping, simulation, initial product development, and testing to strengthen manufacturing in North Carolina's Piedmont Triad region. The projects aim to support established industries like furniture manufacturing as well as emerging...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $3.75 million Project Grant to the Mountain Gateway Community College Real Estate Foundation under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The funding will support renovating a workforce development center in Clifton Forge, Virginia to establish a manufacturing training center and entrepreneurial innovation laboratory. The training center will provide workforce skills development to meet the needs of local...