Project Grant ED21PHI3030009

This $303,474 Economic Adjustment Assistance Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration will support Entrepreneurship For All, Inc. to deliver technical assistance services for entrepreneurs and small businesses in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Eforall will provide resources and guidance to help launch new businesses and stabilize existing operations in Essex County through April 2024. The grant aims to address long-term economic distress and accelerated job...

This $282,450 Economic Development Administration Project Grant will support the development of a regional resiliency plan for the Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District region in Massachusetts. The plan will assess economic disruption events and their impacts on regional and local industry sectors and workforce skills. It will establish best practices and strategies to diversify industries, reduce impacts to sectors, and improve economic competitiveness. The grant...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $262,141 Project Grant to the Museum of Science under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) on July 6, 2022. The funding will support conducting a feasibility study to develop a planning strategy for creating a missing pedestrian link between the Museum of Science and surrounding business and tourism areas in the Riverwalk at Science Park in Boston, Massachusetts. Completion of the study will help...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission a $810,000 Project Grant 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 the Merrimack Valley region of Massachusetts from April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2025. As part of this federally-funded planning process, the Merrimack...

The City of Newburyport, Massachusetts will receive a $2.2 million project grant award from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration to repair and rehabilitate deteriorating bulkheads along the Merrimack River waterfront. Funded through EDA's Economic Adjustment Assistance program, the project aims to protect critical tourism and commercial fishing industry infrastructure from sea level rise flooding and further economic disasters. The bulkheads structurally support the...

The Gulf of Maine Research Institute was awarded a $2.63 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The grant will support the Blue Innovation Recovery Project, which aims to strengthen the Gulf of Maine region's emerging blue economy innovation cluster in the short and long term. In the short term, the project will act as a growth and resilience platform for blue tech startups and small seafood businesses...

The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $1.35 million Project Grant to the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (MDFA) under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300). The funding will support MDFA's construction of an industrial access road and stormwater infrastructure improvements at the Devens Industrial Area and former Fort Devens military base in Ayer, MA. The infrastructure investments are...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $1,244,465 Project Grant to Berkshire Innovation Center, Inc. under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The grant will support the launch of the Berkshire Innovation Center Manufacturing Academy, which will be supported by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Initiative for Knowledge and Innovation in Manufacturing. The Academy will foster growth of the advanced manufacturing sector in western Massachusetts...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded the Town of Warren, Massachusetts a $630,000 Project Grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program on June 14, 2022. The grant funds the development of the Wrights Mill Master Recovery Plan to allow government agencies and private partners to systematically assess and manage infrastructure modernization risks in Warren, including roads, bridges, water, broadband, and power centers. The project will provide a needs...

This $125,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program supports the North Country Council in providing technical assistance for a collective impact program. The Council will facilitate implementation of strategies from a regional economic recovery and resiliency plan and build capacity to support long-term collaboration and innovation. Once established, the program will broaden the scope of economic and community...