Project Grant ED19CHI3020007

The Northwest Regional Planning Commission (NWR) was awarded an $840,000 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302) to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for a ten-county region in northwest Wisconsin from January 2023 through December 2025. Through this funding, NWR will lead a collaborative, regional planning process to...

The North Central Planning Council was awarded a $379,166 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program. The grant will support the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for the North Central Planning Council region through March 2025. The North Central Planning Council will create a CEDS process to engage public and private stakeholders in developing an...

The Headwaters Regional Development Commission was awarded $700,000 under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program by the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for a five-county region in Minnesota. With an award date of April 1, 2022 and completion by March 31, 2025, this Project Grant will support the CEDS planning process to bring together public and private sector...

The Northwest Michigan Council of Governments was awarded a $420,000 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The grant will support the Council's provision of economic development planning services to the Traverse City, Michigan region from July 2021 through June 2024. As the recipient of EDA funding, the Council will create a regional economic development plan to...

The West Central Initiative in Fergus Falls, Minnesota received a $384,000 project grant award from the Economic Development Administration within the Department of Commerce under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The grant will fund partnership planning assistance activities from July 1, 2021 through March 31, 2024 to support regional economic development efforts in Economic Development Region IV. Through this funding, the West Central Initiative...

The Arrowhead Regional Development Commission received a $420,000 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations federal grant program (CFDA 11.302). The funding will support the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for a seven-county region of Minnesota from April 2022 through March 2025. As part of EDA's Planning program, the grant will allow the...

The Northwest Minnesota Foundation was awarded a $198,861 Project Grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration's Microloan Program (CFDA 59.046) with a period of performance from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. The grant funding will enable the Foundation to provide microloans up to $50,000 and technical assistance to small businesses, particularly those owned by women, minorities, and low-income individuals, in underserved communities in northwest Minnesota. As an experienced microlending...

The Region 9 Development Commission received a $420,000 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations federal grant program (CFDA 11.302). The grant will support regional economic development planning for nine counties and over 250 local jurisdictions in south central Minnesota through March 2024. As part of EDA's Planning program to stimulate regional economic growth, this award will fund...

This $525,000 Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration supports the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the North Delta Planning and Development District region in Mississippi. The region comprises seven counties in the northwestern part of the state. Through January 2023 to December 2025, grant recipient North Delta Planning & Development...

The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Upper Minn Valley Regional Development Commission (UMVRDC) on April 5, 2022 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program (CFDA #11.307). The grant funds will capitalize a $500,000 revolving loan fund (RLF) to be administered by UMVRDC. The RLF will provide loans to small businesses and entrepreneurs across five counties in Minnesota - Big Stone, Swift, Lac Qui Parle,...