The Economic Development Administration awarded a $2.15 million Project Grant to the City of Watertown, South Dakota on September 6, 2022 under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300). The funding will support infrastructure development at a new 73-acre industrial park in Watertown to create shovel-ready development sites. Specifically, the City of Watertown and Watertown Development Company will use the EDA grant to excavate and grade the...
The Central South Dakota Enhancement District was awarded a $262,500 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 grant will support the creation of a regional economic development plan over a three-year period from April 2021 through March 2024. Through this funding, the Central South Dakota Enhancement District will work to stimulate and guide economic...
The Economic Development Administration awarded $420,000 under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302) to the South Eastern Council of Governments to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the region comprising Clay, Lincoln, McCook, Minnehaha, Turner, and Union counties in South Dakota. Through this project grant awarded on April 1, 2022 and concluding on March 31, 2025, the South Eastern Council of Governments...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to the Black Hills Council of Local Governments through the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The grant will support the creation of a regional economic development plan over a three-year period from April 2021 through March 2024. Through this funding, the Black Hills Council of Local Governments will work to stimulate and guide economic development...
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...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $500,108 Project Grant to the Central South Dakota Enhancement District on May 8, 2023 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The grant funding will support the establishment of a revolving loan fund to provide short-term, gap financing to businesses in ten counties in central South Dakota. The new revolving loan fund will serve as a local source of capital for new, existing, and expanding...
The Economic Development Administration awarded a $531,216 project grant to George Washington University under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) to implement the South Dakota Native Tourism Project. The project will help nine tribal communities in Eagle Butte, South Dakota identify strategies to extend their summer and winter tourism seasons year-round and diversify their tourism sector by highlighting underexposed tourist and outdoor recreation attractions. This aims to...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $140,000 Project Grant to the Michiana Area Council of Governments for partnership planning assistance from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022. This funding supports the agency's Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302), which provides assistance to create regional economic development plans and stimulate community and regional economic development efforts. Under this award, the...
This $300,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration supports the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the Lowcountry region of South Carolina under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations federal grant program (CFDA 11.302). The Lowcountry Council of Governments, awarded Jan 1, 2022 through Dec 31, 2024, will create a regional economic development roadmap in coordination with...
The West Central Nebraska Development District, Inc. was awarded a $420,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's 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, West Central Nebraska Development District will create a regional economic development plan to stimulate and guide the economic development efforts of...