Project Grant ED20AUS3070061

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $566,334 Project Grant to the De Kalb Economic Development Corporation under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations federal grant program (CFDA 11.302). The funding will support development and implementation of the EDC Collaborative Resilience and Progression Economic Development Strategy in Northeast Texas from October 2021 through September 2024. Specifically, the grant will enable the awardee to...

The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $566,334 Project Grant to the DeKalb Economic Development Corporation (DEDC) under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The funding will support DEDC's development and implementation of an economic development strategy for northeast Texas from October 2021 through September 2024. The strategy will focus on establishing a roadmap for economic growth in the region,...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $250,000 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program to the Northwest Tennessee Development District Inc. to create new local disaster recovery manager positions within the region. The new positions will provide technical assistance, grant writing, and project administration services to assist in disaster recovery from tornado damage across six counties in Northwest Tennessee. The positions will also help...

The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $3.4 million under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program on August 5, 2021 to support the Center for Applied Research and Rural Innovation at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. $2.5 million of the award will fund renovations to house the Center, which will offer business services, student engagement opportunities, conference and training space, an information technology hub,...

The Northeast Florida Regional Council received a $237,720 project grant award from the Department of Commerce's Economic Adjustment Assistance program to hire a disaster recovery coordinator. The coordinator will support long-term economic recovery and resiliency activities in northeast Florida relating to impacts from Hurricanes Ian and Nicole. Services will include augmenting staff resources for local governments and allowing work to prepare jurisdictions to become more resilient and take...

This $1.2 million Economic Development Administration Project Grant awarded by the Department of Commerce on May 10, 2022 capitalizes a $1,027,995 revolving loan fund (RLF) and provides $93,005 for administration to support economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic across 13 counties in southeast Texas. Under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program, the Gulf Coast Economic Development District, Inc. will utilize the RLF to provide loans to businesses, with funding also used...

The North East Texas Economic Development District (NETEDD) was awarded a $372,100 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Development Technical Assistance program to restart the Red River Leadership Institute for the Arklatexoma region in cooperation with regional partners. NETEDD and three other EDA districts in the region will work to develop a curriculum teaching leadership skills in the areas of talent, technology, and tolerance...

This $4,124,180 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.277 - WIOA National Dislocated Worker Grants / WIA National Emergency Grants) provides funding to the State of Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) to deliver disaster recovery and humanitarian assistance employment and training services in response to a declared disaster or emergency. The grant supports clean-up, recovery, and humanitarian aid efforts, including demolition,...

The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program to the South Delta Planning & Development District Inc., a non-profit organization. The grant funding will support hiring a Disaster Recovery Capacity Support Coordinator to assist local governments in Greenville, Mississippi with long-term economic recovery and resilience activities related to severe storm impacts. The...

The East Central Florida Regional Planning Council Inc. was awarded a $258,423 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The grant will support the hiring of a disaster recovery coordinator to provide long-term economic recovery and resiliency services for the East Central Florida region. The coordinator will help prepare the region to respond to and recover from future disasters, which is intended to boost...