Project Grant ED20AUS3070070

This $262,500 Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration will support the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the ten-parish Northwest Louisiana region through December 2024. The Coordinating & Development Corporation will convene local public and private sector stakeholders to create an economic roadmap aimed at diversifying and...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $2 million Project Grant to the Coordinating & Development Corporation on June 10, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The funding will support the NW LA Resource Center located in Bossier City, Louisiana, to provide technical assistance, planning, and infrastructure development services to address adverse economic changes in the region. The Economic Adjustment Assistance program aims to...

This $1,127,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program will fund the hiring of a Lead Coordinator to oversee statewide recovery planning, grant support, and coordination among Louisiana's eight planning districts. The Coordinator will review, develop and implement administrative and operational protocols, identify and organize existing economic development and grant-focused staff across the...

The Kisatchie-Delta Regional Planning and Development District Inc. was awarded a $1,052,500 project grant from the Department of Commerce's Economic Adjustment Assistance program to purchase, design, and renovate an existing building for use as a new Resiliency Center. The Center will provide multi-regional, multi-faceted resilience and capacity building services to aid the eight-parish Kisatchie-Delta region of central Louisiana in responding to and building a more resilient economy...

The Economic Development Administration awarded a $262,500 Project Grant to the North Delta Regional Planning and Development District Inc. to support development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for the North Delta Region of Louisiana under the agency's Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The grant-funded CEDS process will bring together public and private sector stakeholders in the 11-parish region to create an...

The South Central Planning and Development Commission, Inc. was awarded a $262,500 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for a seven-parish region in southern Louisiana. Through January 2022 to December 2024, the Commission will facilitate the CEDS planning process to create an economic roadmap that diversifies...

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 U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $1.5 million Project Grant to the Jefferson Parish Economic Development and Port District (JEDCO) under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program (CFDA 11.307). The grant will capitalize a $1.35 million revolving loan fund (RLF) administered by JEDCO to provide loans to businesses in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. An additional $150,000 will help cover administrative costs...

The Kisatchie-Delta Regional Planning and Development District Inc. was awarded a $262,500 Project Grant 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 the eight-parish region served by Kisatchie-Delta from January 2022 through December 2024. As part of this...

The Greater New Orleans Development Foundation (GONDF) received a $937,500 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The award will support GONDF's GNOPIVOT 2.0 initiative through July 2023. As part of the EAA program's mission to aid regions facing adverse economic changes, the grant funding will allow GONDF to provide technical assistance, planning services, and support public works...