Project Grant ED21AUS3020019

This $600,000 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302) supports development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the Three Rivers Planning and Development District region in Northeast Mississippi. The CEDS process brings together public and private sector stakeholders to create an economic roadmap to diversify and strengthen the...

The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $566,334 Project Grant to the DeKalb Economic Development Corporation (DEDC) under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The funding will support DEDC's development and implementation of an economic development strategy for northeast Texas from October 2021 through September 2024. The strategy will focus on establishing a roadmap for economic growth in the region,...

The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $3.4 million under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program on August 5, 2021 to support the Center for Applied Research and Rural Innovation at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. $2.5 million of the award will fund renovations to house the Center, which will offer business services, student engagement opportunities, conference and training space, an information technology hub,...

The East Tennessee Development District was awarded a $300,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program. Through this two-year grant running from January 2022 to December 2024, the East Tennessee Development District will coordinate the creation of an economic development roadmap to diversify and strengthen the...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to the Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission under the Economic Development Technical Assistance (CFDA 11.303) federal grant program. The funding supports development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the 17-county Permian Basin region of Texas from January 2022 through December 2024. As the designated economic development district, the Permian...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $566,334 Project Grant to the De Kalb Economic Development Corporation under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations federal grant program (CFDA 11.302). The funding will support development and implementation of the EDC Collaborative Resilience and Progression Economic Development Strategy in Northeast Texas from October 2021 through September 2024. Specifically, the grant will enable the awardee to...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the East Texas Council of Governments (ETCOG) a $1,000,000 Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 66.818) to conduct eligible assessment-related activities in several cities in East Texas. Under this 4-year award, ETCOG will inventory, characterize, and assess brownfield sites, develop cleanup plans, and facilitate community involvement around brownfield revitalization in the cities...

The North East Texas Economic Development District (NETEDD) was awarded a $372,100 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Development Technical Assistance program to restart the Red River Leadership Institute for the Arklatexoma region in cooperation with regional partners. NETEDD and three other EDA districts in the region will work to develop a curriculum teaching leadership skills in the areas of talent, technology, and tolerance...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded Trufund Financial Services, Inc. a $3,437,500 project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) on February 11, 2021. The funding will support Trufund's delivery of technical assistance, planning services, and infrastructure projects to the Fort Worth, Texas area. As outlined under the EAA program, this assistance aims to address adverse economic changes through a variety of means. The grant will...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded $300,000 under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations federal grant program (CFDA 11.302) to East Arkansas Planning and Development District to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for a 12-county region in eastern Arkansas from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025. The CEDS process will bring together public and private sector stakeholders to create an economic...