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...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,119,365 was provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development under the Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants program (CFDA 14.251). The grant, awarded on August 13, 2024, will support a wide range of economic development and community development activities to be carried out by the non-profit organization Badger Prairie Needs...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development under the Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants program (CFDA 14.251), will fund a range of economic development and community development activities in Stevens Point, WI. The $3,699,400 award, dated August 13, 2024, will support the completion of a congressionally directed project, the...
The North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (NCWRPC) was awarded a $679,450 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The NCWRPC will use this funding over a two-year period ending July 2023 to provide technical, planning, and infrastructure assistance to the Wausau, WI area, which has experienced adverse economic impacts. The EAA program supports regions facing sudden or gradual economic...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $297,208.73 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program (CFDA 10.923) is providing emergency watershed stabilization and erosion control measures to protect public infrastructure in Warren County, Mississippi. The funding will support critical activities such as debris removal, streambank stabilization, slope protection, and floodplain restoration along Gowall Road...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (CFDA 10.923) provides $1,165,230.00 to the City of Providence, Rhode Island for emergency watershed protection and stabilization activities along the Woonasquatucket River. The funding will support critical infrastructure protection, erosion control, and floodplain restoration measures in response to a recent...
This $3,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants program (CFDA 14.251) will support economic development and community development activities undertaken by the River Food Pantry Inc. in Madison, Wisconsin. The award, which was made on August 13, 2024, is intended to enable the completion of a project as described in the Congressional Joint Explanatory Statement,...
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the West Piedmont Planning District Commission (WPPDC) to support community infrastructure development. The grant is funded through the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002), which aims to strengthen the regional economy and community development potential in Appalachia. Through this award, WPPDC will leverage its expertise in regional planning to deliver products and services that advance ARC's...
The Eastern Upper Peninsula Regional Planning and Development Commission (EUPRPDC) received a $700,000 project grant award from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The grant will support EUPRPDC's development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for Chippewa, Luce, and Mackinac counties in Michigan's Upper Peninsula region from July...
The federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (CFDA 10.923), is funding $207,174.00 for damage survey reports and road and bank stabilization projects in Warren County, Mississippi. The award will support the implementation of emergency recovery measures to mitigate imminent hazards to life and property caused by a recent storm event. Specifically,...