This EDA investment will leverage recovery and resilience and workforce development in chennault and southwest louisiana resiliency district
Active Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- ED24AUS0G0099
- Recipient
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Sowela Technical Community College UEI GPMMXSPLFAJ3 Part of Louisiana Community & Technical College System
- Awarding agency
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Economic Development Administration
Department of Commerce
- Obligated
- $6,633,200
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 11.307 Economic Adjustment Assistance
- Completion date 51% complete
- Funding
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- $3,500,000.00 Federal
- $3,133,200.00 Non-federal
- Place of performance
- Lake Charles, LA 70615, USA
Award details come from USAspending.gov.
Description
Sowela technical community college and the city of lake charles are addressing the local and regional need for more jobs, economic advancement, and pilots by planning and establishing a flight training school to provide aspiring pilots with comprehensive training programs leading to a private pilots license and commercial flight training. The economic impact will equip students with the expertise required to pursue careers as professional pilots and fulfill the current demands for pilots whether IT be commercial airlines or contract flying such as fish finders, pipeline surveyors, oil industry, or crop dusting. Additionally, the flight school will be the impetus for additional private investment in the area.? This project was made possible by the regional planning efforts led by the southwest louisiana regional planning commission. EDA funds the southwest louisiana regional planning commission to bring together the public and private sectors to create an economic development roadmap to strengthen the regional economy, support private capital investment and create jobs.
Quick answers
Who received award ED24AUS0G0099?
ED24AUS0G0099 was awarded to Sowela Technical Community College by Economic Development Administration (Department of Commerce) on April 1, 2024.
How much is award ED24AUS0G0099 worth?
$6,633,200 has been obligated on ED24AUS0G0099: $3,500,000 in federal funding and $3,133,200 in non-federal funding.
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