Project Grant AIDOFDAG1200061

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $61.5 million cooperative agreement to the International Economic Development Council under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The award funds the Economic Recovery Corps project to create a national recovery corps of at least 65 fellows embedded in economic development organizations across the United States. Over three years, fellows will help regions recover from the COVID-19 pandemic by increasing the capacity...

The Economic Development Administration of the Department of Commerce awarded a $20 million Project Grant to Ecoexploratorio, Inc. to establish the Ecoex Resilience Institute in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program, this funding will support the development of the multi-use Institute as a hub for disaster preparedness, recovery education and training in the Caribbean region. The Institute aims to build resilience capacity and develop more effective emergency...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to the Central Florida Regional Planning Council under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The funding will support the hiring of a Disaster Recovery Coordinator to aid long-term economic recovery and resiliency efforts in Central Florida through November 2024. Key services include assessing impacts of past disasters on local businesses and citizens, determining effectiveness of...

The Latino Economic Development Corporation of Washington DC (LEDC) will provide $1.6 million in specialized resilience and recovery technical assistance services to support business resurgence post-COVID through September 2025. Funded by the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards (CSBG DA) program, LEDC aims to help businesses impacted by the pandemic build capacity to withstand future...

The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) will establish a program focused on small business development, entrepreneurship, sustainable tourism recovery, economic diversification, and workforce development in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) through a $368,433 project grant awarded on March 22, 2022 by the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA). The program will enhance local capacity to support economic recovery and resilience in...

The Economic Development Administration awarded a $280,000 Project Grant to the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council to support development of a Disaster Recovery Coordinator position. This position will deliver long-term economic recovery and resiliency services for the Tampa Bay region under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). Specifically, the Coordinator will assist small local governments recovering from Hurricane Ian's devastation, enabling businesses to reopen and...

This $3.8 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) will support the establishment of the Business Disaster Response Center in Caguas, Puerto Rico. The Center will provide disaster recovery assistance, incubation space, business education, and access to capital for businesses in 12 municipalities impacted by Hurricanes Maria and Irma. It is expected to create 324 jobs and retain 360 jobs over...

The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $209,678 Project Grant to the Columbiana County Port Authority (CCPA) to launch its Economic Recovery Specialist Program. The funding will support CCPA in providing dedicated economic recovery assistance to the region, which was severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Recovery Coordinators will focus on business retention efforts to ensure local companies have the necessary resources to recover, analyze...

The Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) was awarded $508,395 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program by the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration to develop and deliver economic recovery programs from September 2021 to September 2022. DECD will coordinate with regional councils of governments and other partners to strengthen existing economic development planning through the creation of pandemic recovery and resiliency plans....

The Economic Development Administration awarded a $936,955 project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program to the University of Puerto Rico at Carolina. The grant will support the establishment of the Caribbean Cares Hospitality Academy to position tourism and hospitality businesses in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands for recovery from losses caused by the 2017 hurricanes and the COVID-19 pandemic. The Academy will provide education, training, and workforce development...