Project Grant ED22HDQ3070050B
- The Economic Development Administration awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The grant supports the Commonwealth of Kentucky's Prosperity through AgriTech Hub (Kentucky's PATH) coalition in establishing Eastern Kentucky as an agriculture technology hub through five aligned projects. This includes constructing a new state-of-the-art Agriculture 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 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...
- 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 (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 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $1.31 million to the Kentucky Department for Local Government under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302) on July 1, 2025, to develop and implement a comprehensive economic development strategy (CEDS) for all 120 counties across the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The award supports a 12-month performance period through June 30, 2026, and represents a state-level planning...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $4.98 million to the South Central Kentucky Regional Development Authority, Inc. under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) on September 5, 2025, to establish the South Central Kentucky Advanced Manufacturing Alliance Sectoral Partnership. The project will advance skills training in automation, robotics, and management processes for approximately 800 workers in a 10-county region centered on...
- The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $2,645,073 Project Grant under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) to support career and technical education initiatives at its Big Sandy Community and Technical College campus. The grant funding, which covers the period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026, will enable the college to establish coaching/advising centers to improve student success, provide...
- The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $499,809 Project Grant under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to the University of Tennessee for a community infrastructure project. The award aims to support workforce training, community infrastructure improvements, and regional economic development initiatives in the Appalachian region. The project includes two sub-awards: one to the Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network, Inc. (dba Kentucky Environmental Foundation) to...
THIS EDA INVESTMENT SUPPORTS THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY"S PROSPERITY THROUGH AGRITECH HUB (KENTUCKY"S PATH) COALITION, LED BY THE KENTUCKY EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET, WITH THEIR PROPOSAL FOR FIVE ALIGNED PROJECTS THAT REVOLVE AROUND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART AGRITECH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (ARD) CENTER THAT WILL ESTABLISH EASTERN KENTUCKY AS AN AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY HUB. PATH PLANS TO SUPPORT CLUSTER-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH CONSTRUCTING NEW R & D INFRASTRUCTURE FOR EDUCATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, CREATING SKILLED WORKFORCE PIPELINES, AND FOSTERING A NEW JOB ENVIRONMENT. THE COALITION"S PROPOSED INITIATIVES INCLUDE THE GLOBAL FOOD CHAIN STARTUP CHALLENGE, TO CREATE INCLUSIVE TALENT AND RETENTION PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS ESTABLISHING A HIGH-SKILLED, REMOTE-CAPABLE, AND RESILIENT WORKFORCE.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | ($280k) | 10/7/23 | ||
| Not listed | $500.0k | 12/12/21 |