This $300,000 Economic Development Administration Project Grant supports the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for an eight-county region in southwestern Oklahoma by the South Western Oklahoma Development Authority (SWODA). The CEDS process brings together public and private sector stakeholders to create an economic roadmap to diversify and strengthen the regional economy.
The grant was awarded on January 1, 2023 under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). This program provides assistance through the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration to create regional economic development plans and guide corresponding efforts. The two-year grant will support SWODA's work to complete the CEDS process for Beckham, Custer, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa, Roger Mills, and Washita counties through December 31, 2025.