Project Grant CPAP000000974639

The East Central Iowa Council of Governments was awarded a $515,132 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program to expand innovation lab and business lab programs and staffing to 15 additional rural communities across Iowa. The funding will support repurposing vacant downtown storefronts in these communities to create rural coworking, networking, and learning spaces. This is intended to foster new private...

The Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $4,849,287 Project Grant under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300) to the Alchemist Community Development Corporation (CDC) in Sacramento, California. The funding will support the construction of an all-electric campus focused on workforce development, job training, and public market space for underserved entrepreneurs. Key components include a new commercial-grade kitchen, a social...

This $447,300 Economic Development Administration project grant supports the Heartland Regional Initiative managed by Rural Innovation Strategies, Inc. The initiative provides planning and technical assistance to seven rural communities in the American Heartland to develop strategies for inclusive digital economies. Services include supporting local technology entrepreneurship and the creation of digital and innovation-based jobs. Once completed, the work under this September 2022 to September...

This $500,000 Project Grant award, 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), will support a wide range of economic development and community development activities in Boston, MA. The grant recipient, 2Life Communities Inc., will undertake a project as described in the Congressional Joint...

The Economic Development Administration (EDA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce awarded a $2,602,530 Project Grant to the City of Washington, Missouri under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300). This grant supports the construction of infrastructure to create a new industrial park, including a new road, sewer main, water main, lift station, and streetlights. The project aims to bolster job creation, attract private investment, and advance...

This $500,000 Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding/Congressional Directed Spending program (CFDA 14.251), will support a wide range of economic development and community development activities in Milwaukee, WI. The City of Milwaukee, the award recipient, will utilize the funding to execute a congressionally-directed project focused on achieving community and economic development...

This $168,000 Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding/Congressional Directed Spending award (CFDA 14.251) provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to the Riverside Educational Center, a non-profit organization in Grand Junction, CO, supports a range of economic and community development activities. Based on the information provided, the full scope of the project activities is not yet known, as HUD requires the recipient to submit a detailed...

This $846,800 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program supports the County of Huerfano, Colorado in establishing a pop-up retail business incubator and maker program in Walsenburg, Colorado. The incubator will offer selected participants business development services, access to a fabrication workspace, and an online marketplace to launch and test physical and online retail concepts from idea through business...

This $1,102,552 Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding/Congressional Directed Spending Award (CFDA 14.251) was provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development. The project is intended to support a wide range of economic development and community development activities, although the full scope of the project is not yet known. The award was made on August 13, 2024 and is expected to be completed by...

The Economic Empowerment Center was awarded a $125,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund under the Community Development Financial Institutions Program. The grant will support the Center in building the organizational capacity of certified and emerging Community Development Financial Institutions to serve low-income communities and individuals across the United States who lack adequate access to affordable financial products and...