Project Grant ED20CHI3070077

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...

This $125,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program supports the North Country Council in providing technical assistance for a collective impact program. The Council will facilitate implementation of strategies from a regional economic recovery and resiliency plan and build capacity to support long-term collaboration and innovation. Once established, the program will broaden the scope of economic and community...

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...

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 Northeast 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 partnership planning activities from April 2021 through March 2024. Through this award, the Northeast Council of Governments will create a regional economic development plan to stimulate and guide the economic development efforts of the Aberdeen,...

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...

The North Central Florida Regional Planning Council was awarded a $525,000 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the region it serves under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). Through this funding, the Council will lead a collaborative public-private process to create an economic roadmap to diversify and strengthen the...

The Nashua Regional Planning Commission was awarded a $154,919 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The EAA program provides technical, planning, public works, and infrastructure assistance to regions experiencing adverse economic changes. With this funding, the Nashua Regional Planning Commission will deliver a COVID-19 recovery plan for Nashua, NH from February 2021 through the completion of...

This $282,450 Economic Development Administration Project Grant will support the development of a regional resiliency plan for the Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District region in Massachusetts. The plan will assess economic disruption events and their impacts on regional and local industry sectors and workforce skills. It will establish best practices and strategies to diversify industries, reduce impacts to sectors, and improve economic competitiveness. The grant...

The Flint Hills Regional Council, Inc. was awarded a $420,000 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the agency's Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The funding will support the creation of a regional economic development plan over a three-year period through March 2024. As part of the Planning program, EDA aims to stimulate and guide regional economic development by providing assistance to create...