Project Grant ED20CHI3070070

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 Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded Headwaters Resource Conservation & Development Area Inc. a $420,000 project grant under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302) from April 2023 through March 2026. Through this award, Headwaters will develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for southwest Montana's seven-county region. As the designated planning organization, Headwaters...

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 Upper Cumberland Development District received a $640,000 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration on March 22, 2022. The funding supports the hiring of two regional recovery coordinators through the Economic Adjustment Assistance program to implement COVID-19 pandemic recovery efforts in commercial and industrial sectors across 14 counties in the Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee. The coordinators will provide technical assistance to...

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 Region 1 Joint Planning Commission received a $221,004 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 updating and implementing the Region's Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, including aligning various regional economic development committees and forming a Climate Resiliency Coalition to prepare a resiliency...

The West Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission received an $840,000 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The funding will support the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for a seven-county region of west central Wisconsin through December 2025. As part of this federally-supported planning process, the...

The Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Regional Commission received a $149,892 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration on April 26, 2022. The funding supports the development of a Western Upper Peninsula Tourism Economic Impact Analysis to help regional leaders in Hancock, Michigan better understand how to leverage tourism and outdoor recreation as an economic driver. Under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307), the...

The Region 1 Planning and Development Council was awarded a $150,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations federal grant program (CFDA 11.302) to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for a six-county region in West Virginia from July 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023. Through this funding, the Region 1 Planning and Development Council will facilitate...

The North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission received a $420,000 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302) to update and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for a 10-county region in central and northern Wisconsin through March 2026. Through this funding, the Commission will provide planning and technical assistance services to...