The Eastern Upper Peninsula Regional Planning and Development Commission (EUPRPDC) received a $700,000 project grant award from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The grant will support EUPRPDC's development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for Chippewa, Luce, and Mackinac counties in Michigan's Upper Peninsula region from July...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $300,000 under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations (CFDA 11.302) federal grant program to the Central Upper Peninsula Planning & Development Regional Commission (CUPPAD). The three-year project grant will support CUPPAD's development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for its six-county region in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The CEDS process...
The Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Regional Commission received a $149,892 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration on April 26, 2022. The funding supports the development of a Western Upper Peninsula Tourism Economic Impact Analysis to help regional leaders in Hancock, Michigan better understand how to leverage tourism and outdoor recreation as an economic driver. Under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307), the...
The Economic Development Corporation of Luce County, Michigan will receive $110,000 from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Development Technical Assistance federal grant program to complete a comprehensive strategic plan and feasibility study for their industrial park. The strategic plan will update the county's existing economic development plan in light of changes from the Covid-19 pandemic and identify opportunities to boost economic resiliency,...
The Lenawee Economic Development Corporation received a $100,000 project grant award from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration to conduct feasibility studies for a potential workforce training center in Lenawee County, Michigan. Funded under the EDA's Economic Development Technical Assistance program (CFDA 11.303), the one-year award beginning October 1, 2022 will support completing a financial plan and curriculum plan for the proposed training center to serve the...
The East Michigan Council of Governments (EMCOG) was awarded $420,000 through the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's (EDA) Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for its 15-county region. The three-year project grant running from April 2022 through March 2025 will support EMCOG's creation of a regional economic development roadmap to diversify and strengthen the...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, Inc. a $153,000 Project Grant under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations federal grant program (CFDA 11.302). The grant will support economic planning activities leading to the development of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) document and other technical assistance concerning EDA and other economic development opportunities. Through March...
The Northwest Michigan Council of Governments was awarded a $420,000 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 the Council's provision of economic development planning services to the Traverse City, Michigan region from July 2021 through June 2024. As the recipient of EDA funding, the Council will create a regional economic development plan to...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $280,000 Project Grant to the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments Fund under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The grant supports updating and continued implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for the region served by the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, comprising Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw, Livingston, St. Claire, and Monroe...
The Southwestern Michigan 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) to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for Berrien, Cass, and Van Buren counties in Michigan. Through this award covering January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024, the Commission will bring together public and...