Project Grant ED20AUS3070052

The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration on March 18, 2021. The funding supports the Economic Adjustment Assistance program's CEDS UPDATE - COVID project. Under the Economic Adjustment Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 11.307), the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission will use the award to update their Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy in response to adverse economic...

The Mid-America Regional Council Community Services Corporation was awarded a $385,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The award will support partnership planning activities from July 1, 2021 through March 31, 2024. Through this grant, the Mid-America Regional Council Community Services Corporation will create a regional economic development plan to stimulate...

This $140,000 Project Grant awarded by the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (CFDA 11.303 Economic Development Technical Assistance) supports the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the Commonwealth Regional Council, which serves seven counties in Virginia. The CEDS process will engage both the public and private sectors to create an economic development roadmap aimed at diversifying and strengthening the...

The Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission received a $294,550 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program to establish and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the Worcester, Massachusetts region through September 2023. The CEDS will assist the region in advancing equity and inclusiveness, supporting recovery and resiliency efforts, and providing a roadmap to...

The Middle Georgia Regional Commission received a $867,858 project grant award 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 an 11-county region in central Georgia from January 2023 through December 2025. As part of this federally-funded project, the Commission will lead a collaborative...

The Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation received a $1.8 million Project Grant award from the Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Rapid Response Program on June 15, 2021. The grant funding will support the organization's ability to respond to the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic through the program completion date of December 31, 2023. As the name implies, the Community Development Financial Institutions Rapid Response Program...

The Greater Wabash Regional Planning Commission was awarded a $104,238 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) on July 7, 2021. The grant will fund an economic recovery coordinator position to coordinate the region's recovery efforts from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including job losses and business closures. Specifically, the coordinator will build on the Commission's...

The Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission received a $115,000 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program to establish and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the Culpeper, Virginia region. The CEDS will help identify common economic development goals and strategies to address challenges exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and allow partners to consider unique opportunities...

The North Central New Mexico Economic Development District (NCNMEDD) was awarded a $1,210,790 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Development Technical Assistance program (CFDA 11.303) to implement the Disaster Recovery Technical Assistance: Coordination for Three High-Need Impacted Counties in North Central New Mexico project. The project, taking place from September 2022 through September 2025, will provide technical assistance...

The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) will provide $521,703 through its MBDA Business Center cooperative agreement to the Mid-South Minority Council TADP Inc. to deliver technical assistance, training, education, and advisory services to minority business enterprises affected by COVID-19. Performance metrics include the number of minority businesses assisted, informed of COVID-19 assistance programs, and that submit applications to such programs with MBDA Business Center support. The...