Project Grant A21AP10279

This $500,000 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) will fund a feasibility study for the highest and best regional use of a 2,100-acre state asset in Maricopa, Arizona. The City of Maricopa, Pinal County, and the University of Arizona will conduct the study to help establish a vision, determine the viability of creating thousands of jobs through a technology park model anchored by the Arizona...

The Hopi Utilities Corporation (HUC) received a $358,170 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Energy and Mineral Development Program (CFDA 15.038) on September 22, 2025. The award funds a comprehensive feasibility study and business plan to evaluate the development of up to 2,000 megawatts (MW) of generation and storage capacity on Hopi-controlled lands in the Winslow, Arizona area, primarily to serve large-load customers such as data...

The University of Arizona, through the Arizona Board of Regents, has been awarded a $154,398 Project Grant from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Cooperative Landslide Hazard Mapping and Assessment Program (CFDA 15.821). The 1-year project aims to collaborate with the Hopi Tribe to map geologic hazards, specifically landslide risks, at First Mesa in northeastern Arizona. The key project objectives are to: 1) create baseline geologic and topographic maps of landslide hazards, 2) provide...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded New Mexico State University (NMSU) a $487,500 project grant under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300) on September 12, 2022. The funding will support critical infrastructure improvements at NMSU's Arrowhead Park in Las Cruces, New Mexico to attract businesses in media, healthcare, and aerospace industries. Specifically, the university will use the grant to construct...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $2.4 million under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) federal grant program on September 13, 2022 to support infrastructure and renovation projects at the Taos Pueblo Heritage Center in Taos, New Mexico. The Pueblo of Taos will install utility infrastructure, construct internal roads and parking areas, and complete building renovations at the Center. Once completed, the Center will serve as a gateway to...

The Pueblo De San Ildefonso received a $200,470 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Minerals and Mining on Indian Lands program (CFDA 15.038) on September 22, 2025, with a completion date of September 21, 2027. This award funds technical feasibility studies and resource assessments for a proposed utility-scale geothermal energy generation project located on the Pueblo's 39,000 acres of undeveloped land adjacent to Los Alamos National...

The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico will receive $113,251 in technical assistance services from the University of New Mexico's Bureau of Business and Economic Research under a Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs project grant awarded on March 24, 2023. The services will assess the feasibility of business and cultural program opportunities to support tribal tourism as part of the Cultural Center's long-term master plan through March 31, 2024. This award...

The Meramec Regional Planning Commission received a $100,000 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program on February 28, 2023. The funding will support establishing an advisory committee and completing a feasibility study for a proposed sports complex in Pulaski County, Missouri. The study will determine the viability of a large sports complex in the region and provide an opportunity to diversify the area's...

The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $150,000 under its Economic Development Technical Assistance (CFDA 11.303) federal grant program to the Native American Development Center in Bismarck, North Dakota. The funding supports completion of a feasibility study to determine if establishing a business incubator primarily serving the local Native American population is viable. The study will analyze costs, facility needs, equipment requirements, and...

The Economic Development Administration awarded Middle Georgia State University $2.8 million under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program on June 28, 2022. The funding will support construction of an athletic facility and pavilion to attract visitors and boost the local tourism and hospitality industries in Macon, Georgia following adverse economic impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. The project aims to encourage new business ventures, create jobs, spur private investment, and advance...