The Economic Development Administration awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The grant supports the Commonwealth of Kentucky's Prosperity Through Agritech Hub (Kentucky's PATH) coalition-led initiative to establish Eastern Kentucky as an agriculture technology hub. The coalition will construct a new state-of-the-art Agritech Research and Development Center to support...
The Economic Development Administration awarded a $10.15 million Project Grant to the University of Pikeville under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The funding will support construction of the UPIKE Ag-Tech Innovation Center of Excellence, an agricultural technology research and education facility located at the Kentucky Enterprise Industrial Park in Pikeville, Kentucky. The center will include a greenhouse, classrooms, laboratories, and offices to conduct high-tech...
The Kentucky Education & Workforce Development Cabinet received a $1 million Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The grant funds will support statewide planning efforts to boost economic development, combat climate change impacts, and aid pandemic recovery through May 2024. As part of EDA's American Rescue Plan statewide planning program, the funds will lay the groundwork for...
The Economic Development Administration awarded a $1 million Project Grant to the Commonwealth of Kentucky under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) on November 1, 2021. The grant funds will support statewide planning efforts through May 1, 2024 to develop comprehensive plans to strengthen Kentucky's economy in the face of the ongoing pandemic and climate crisis. As the recipient, the Kentucky Education & Workforce Development Cabinet will work with partner organizations...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $500,000 project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program to the Louisville Healthcare CEO Council Inc. The grant supports the Council's proposal to establish Louisville, Kentucky as a national hub for digital healthcare by broadening the region's artificial intelligence (AI) talent pipeline and supporting AI adoption in the healthcare sector. Key deliverables include establishing an Innovation and...
The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $3.675 million project grant to the Kentucky Department for Local Government to support development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for 16 Area Development Districts in Kentucky. Funded under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302), the grant will facilitate a collaborative CEDS process through June 2023 to diversify and strengthen the...
This Project Grant award from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program provides $2,499,388 to the Pine Ridge Regional Industrial Authority, Inc. to construct a new laboratory building in Hazard, Kentucky. The laboratory will be utilized by Hazard Community and Technical College to provide workforce training in renewable energy, electricity, commercial driver's license (CDL), and utility lineman programs. The new facility will...
The Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $684,700 Project Grant to the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky to support the formation and implementation of a professional, member-managed angel investment fund. This fund will provide financial and intellectual capital to the emerging entrepreneurial ecosystem in Southeast Kentucky. The project aims to increase leadership and community capacity for entrepreneurship, support the growth of small businesses and tech startups, and...
This $2,722,250 Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration supports Muhlenberg County, Kentucky in making renovations to the Muhlenberg County Opportunity Center. The project will establish a new workforce development facility to prepare individuals for transitioning into the work environment. Specific renovations will include constructing administrative space, client support space, recreation space, and other...
This federal Project Grant award of $900,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) program (CFDA 10.351). The funding will support the Kentucky Community & Technical College System (KCTCS) in delivering a range of workforce development, technical training, and specialized educational programming to benefit small and emerging businesses in rural Kentucky communities. Key activities to be...