The Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission received a $280,000 project grant award from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for the nine-county region it serves through June 2025. As part of the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302), this funding will support the creation of a regional economic development roadmap to diversify and strengthen the local...
This $1.5 million EDA Project Grant awarded by the Department of Commerce on September 2, 2021 supports the Pennsylvania Digital Transformation and Ecommerce Program (PADTEP). PADTEP will provide digital literacy skills training, website design assistance, social media training, ecommerce and payment/cybersecurity training to small businesses across Pennsylvania in response to COVID-19. Training will be delivered both online and in-person at Pennsylvania's 16 Small Business Development Centers...
The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $17.1 million Project Grant to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development under the EDA's Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) federal grant program. The funding will support marketing, infrastructure, workforce and other projects to revitalize safe leisure, business, and international travel in Pennsylvania as part of EDA's $750 million American Rescue Plan Travel, Tourism &...
The Southern Alleghenies Planning and Development Commission will receive $840,000 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 Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon, and Somerset counties in Pennsylvania from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025. Through this planning grant, the Commission...
This $1,579,540 Economic Development Administration project grant funds the Pennsylvania Association of Sustainable Agriculture to connect regional agricultural supply chains in Western Pennsylvania to import partner databases and expand mapping capabilities. The project develops a centralized clearinghouse of supply chain opportunities to empower autonomous decision-making across the agriculture sector and increase the ability to pivot within changing markets in response to economic injury....
The Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED) was awarded a $426,354 Project Grant by the Appalachian Regional Commission (CFDA 23.002 - Appalachian Area Development) on October 1, 2023. This grant will fund state-level administrative activities and support DCED's role as a critical conduit for channeling federal resources into community and economic development efforts across Pennsylvania. As the primary agency delivering such services in the state, DCED leverages...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $3,978,420 Project Grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program to the Pennsylvania College of Technology, also known as Penn College, to support workforce development in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The grant will fund the renovation of the Building Technology Center and construction of the Clean Energy Center House on Penn College's campus. This project will enhance the college's ability to...
The Pennsylvania Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship, Inc. was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The grant supports five projects to capitalize on the growing outdoor recreation industry cluster in Pennsylvania's Wilds region. Projects include strategic recreation infrastructure development, workforce development initiatives, expanding the regional entrepreneurial ecosystem,...
The Economic Development Administration awarded a $3.2 million Project Grant to the Bedford County Development Authority on March 31, 2022 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA #11.307). The grant funds will support the development of a new 24,000 square foot multi-tenant building at the Bedford County Business Park I to attract manufacturing businesses in Pennsylvania. The EDA investment addresses adverse economic impacts in the region resulting from declines in coal production...
The Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED) was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) under the Appalachian Area Development (CFDA 23.002) program. The grant will fund a range of community and economic development initiatives to strengthen the Appalachian region of Pennsylvania, including investments in critical infrastructure, entrepreneurial and business development, workforce training, and leveraging the region's natural...