The Region 9 Development Commission received a $420,000 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 grant will support regional economic development planning for nine counties and over 250 local jurisdictions in south central Minnesota through March 2024. As part of EDA's Planning program to stimulate regional economic growth, this award will fund...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $1,050,000 Project Grant to the Southwest Regional Development Commission under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The grant will support the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for a nine-county region of southwest Minnesota through March 2025. As part of EDA's Planning program, the CEDS process brings together public...
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 Arrowhead Regional Development Commission received a $420,000 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 the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for a seven-county region of Minnesota from April 2022 through March 2025. As part of EDA's Planning program, the grant will allow the...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded Southern Mississippi Planning and Development District, Inc. a $350,625 Project Grant under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The grant supports the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for a 15-county region in southern Mississippi from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024. As part of the Economic Development Support for Planning...
The Upper Minnesota Valley Regional Development Commission (UMVRDC) was awarded a $385,000 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 UMVRDC's work to develop and implement an economic development strategy for the Appleton, Minnesota region from July 2021 through March 2024. As part of EDA's Planning program, the funding will allow UMVRDC to...
This $500,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration supports the East Central Regional Development Commission in establishing a revolving loan fund to provide financing to businesses and entrepreneurs across five counties in Minnesota as the region recovers from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding is provided through the Economic Adjustment Assistance program, which aims to support regions experiencing adverse economic changes....
The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Upper Minn Valley Regional Development Commission (UMVRDC) on April 5, 2022 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program (CFDA #11.307). The grant funds will capitalize a $500,000 revolving loan fund (RLF) to be administered by UMVRDC. The RLF will provide loans to small businesses and entrepreneurs across five counties in Minnesota - Big Stone, Swift, Lac Qui Parle,...
The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration awarded a $1 million Project Grant to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The grant will support statewide planning efforts from October 2021 through March 2024 to develop comprehensive economic recovery and resilience plans in line with the Biden Administration's Build Back Better agenda. As part of EDA's American Rescue Plan funding,...
The Southeast Missouri Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission (SE Missouri Regional Planning) will receive $379,167 under a Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302) to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for a seven-county region in southeast Missouri from January 2022 through March 2025. The CEDS process brings together...