The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $3.675 million project grant to the Kentucky Department for Local Government to support development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for 16 Area Development Districts in Kentucky. Funded under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302), the grant will facilitate a collaborative CEDS process through June 2023 to diversify and strengthen the...
The Economic Development Administration awarded a $1 million Project Grant to the Commonwealth of Kentucky under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) on November 1, 2021. The grant funds will support statewide planning efforts through May 1, 2024 to develop comprehensive plans to strengthen Kentucky's economy in the face of the ongoing pandemic and climate crisis. As the recipient, the Kentucky Education & Workforce Development Cabinet will work with partner organizations...
The Kentucky Education & Workforce Development Cabinet received a $1 million Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The grant funds will support statewide planning efforts to boost economic development, combat climate change impacts, and aid pandemic recovery through May 2024. As part of EDA's American Rescue Plan statewide planning program, the funds will lay the groundwork for...
The Kentucky Department for Local Government was awarded a $250,200 Project Grant from the National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning federal grant program (CFDA 15.916). The funding will support improvements to Kuttawa Glen Park in Kuttawa, Kentucky from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. As outlined in Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plans, the grant funds will facilitate acquisition and development of outdoor recreation areas...
The Economic Development Administration within the Department of Commerce awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to the Santee-Lynches Regional Council of Governments to support development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, and Sumter counties in South Carolina. Through the Planning program (CFDA #11.302), EDA provides assistance to create regional economic development plans to stimulate and guide economic development. With this...
This $5.3 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) will support Kentucky's tourism industry recovery through marketing, infrastructure development, workforce training and other initiatives. Awarded on December 8, 2021, the funding will be administered by the Kentucky Department of Travel Development to reinvigorate safe leisure, business and international travel in the state following pandemic...
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...
This $350,000 Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations grant from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration supports the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the Lake of the Ozarks Council of Local Governments region in Missouri. The CEDS process brings together public and private sector stakeholders to create an economic roadmap aimed at diversifying and strengthening the regional economy through 2025....
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $420,000 Project Grant to the Southeast Kansas Regional Planning Commission through 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 Commission will create a regional economic development plan to stimulate and guide the economic development efforts of Chanute, Kansas and the...
This $840,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration supports the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for four counties in North Carolina through December 2025. Funded under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302), the Western Piedmont Council of Governments will create a regional economic roadmap to diversify the local economy across Alexander, Burke, Caldwell,...