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 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 Upward Talent Council, doing business as Michigan Works, will receive $332,000 from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302) to develop and implement an Upper Peninsula 2022 Labor Market Study. The completed study will provide a comprehensive labor market analysis of each of the 14 counties in Michigan's Upper Peninsula region. It will create an economic development roadmap to...
The Economic Development Corporation of Chippewa County (EDC Chippewa) was awarded a $4.2 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) on January 19, 2021. The funding will support EDC Chippewa's work under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300). Specifically, the grant will allow EDC Chippewa to develop industrial tenant space at the Kincheloe location in Kinross Charter Township, Michigan. As...
The Lenawee Economic Development Corporation was awarded an $823,200 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) federal grant program on June 6, 2021. The funding will support the delivery of technical, planning, and public works and infrastructure assistance to the city of Adrian, Michigan as it works to address adverse economic impacts. Specifically, the grant will enable LEDC to provide a wide...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded Lake Superior State University $1.2 million under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) federal grant program on January 19, 2021. The funding will support the university's CFRE BUILD CAPACITY project, which will provide technical assistance, planning services, and infrastructure development to regions experiencing adverse economic changes under the EAA program. Established to aid areas facing sudden or long-term...
The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $1,005,511 project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program to the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians on April 26, 2022. The funding will support hiring an economic recovery coordinator to assist the tribe in developing and implementing a new economic diversification strategy for Harbor Springs, Michigan. The strategy aims to help the tribe recover from losses to its tourism...
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 U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $3,750,000 Project Grant to the Economic Development Corp Of Chippewa County (EDC Chippewa) to support the development of a new 20,000 square foot multi-tenant flexible manufacturing space and the expansion of an existing railroad spur in Kincheloe, Michigan. This project, funded through the EDA's Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities (CFDA 11.300) program, aims to address a lack of...