Project Grant ED24HDQ0G0507
- The Lehigh Valley Equitable Entrepreneurship Project received a $150,000 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Development Technical Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 11.303). The project will scale technical assistance and research efforts to advance relationships with financial institutions and large businesses in order to promote local sourcing, supplier diversity, and capital access for historically disadvantaged...
- The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $922,850 Project Grant to the Economic Development Corp Of Northeastern Pennsylvania D/B/A Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance (Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance) on July 1, 2023. This grant is funded through the ARC's Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002), which aims to strengthen economic development in Appalachian communities. Under this award, the Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance will provide a range of economic and community...
- 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 $2,610,000 Appalachian Area Development Program (CFDA 23.002) Project Grant, awarded by the Appalachian Regional Commission on July 1, 2023, will fund workforce training initiatives in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. The prime recipient, Lackawanna County Government, will use the funding to transform a six-story building in downtown Scranton into the Lackawanna College Center for Technology Innovation, a $1M sub-award to support. This aligns with the program's goals to invest in...
- The Philadelphia Works, Inc. was awarded a $45,552,722 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration to implement three sector partnerships focused on healthcare, energy, and construction through September 2025. Under the grant, Philadelphia Works will partner with employers in each sector including Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania, PECO Energy, and Monroe Energy. The healthcare partnership, led by the West Philadelphia Skills Initiative, will place...
- The Lackawanna County Government was awarded a $200,000 federal Project Grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to support business site development in Pennsylvania. The grant will fund activities to improve the competitiveness of the regional economy through the development of infrastructure and community assets to support economic growth in the Appalachian region. This investment is aligned with the program's goals to...
- The Pennsylvania Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $1 million Project Grant to the Team Pennsylvania Foundation under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The grant will fund the development of a comprehensive statewide economic development plan for Pennsylvania through March 2024. Currently, the Commonwealth lacks a unified strategy and coordinates disparate local and regional plans. The funded work will bring existing plans together...
- The Economic Development Council of Northeastern Pennsylvania (EDCNEPA) received a $800,000 project grant award from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) under the Appalachian Area Development federal grant program (CFDA 23.002). EDCNEPA will use the funding to provide technical assistance to businesses in Pennsylvania from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. The Appalachian Area Development program aims to strengthen the regional economy and build self-sustaining economic development. Funding...
- The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded a $20 million cooperative agreement under the Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270) to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. The award will fund the development of reentry services in five minimum and two low-security prisons and camps in Pennsylvania from October 1, 2022 through March 30, 2026. Key services include job club programming, case management, and employment navigation to reduce...
- The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $5,860,660 Project Grant under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to the Enterprise Development Center of Erie County, Inc., a non-profit community development corporation in Pennsylvania. This 3-year grant, awarded in December 2024, will support a comprehensive community revitalization initiative focused on infrastructure improvements, entrepreneurship development, workforce training, and regional economic capacity...
THE CITY OF ALLENTOWN RECOMPETE PLAN, LED BY THE CITY OF ALLENTOWN, WILL CONNECT RESIDENTS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOODS WITH THE HIGHEST PRIME-AGE EMPLOYMENT GAPS TO GOOD-PAYING JOBS IN HIGH-OPPORTUNITY INDUSTRIES. THE CITY WILL ADDRESS BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT IN THE SERVICE AREA, INCLUDING SKILLS/EDUCATION GAPS, TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGES, AND A SHORTAGE OF AFFORDABLE, HIGH-QUALITY CHILDCARE. A GROWING CITY IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY, ALLENTOWN COLLABORATED WITH OVER 30 LOCAL AND REGIONAL PARTNERS, SUCH AS THE ALLENTOWN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, LEHIGH VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE IBEW LOCAL 375 AND OTHERS, TO DEVELOP THEIR RECOMPETE PLAN. THIS PROJECT WILL ACCELERATE THE ALLENTOWN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (AEDC) URBAN SITES PROGRAM BY ESTABLISHING A LOAN FUND WHICH WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL FOOTPRINT, URBAN MANUFACTURING SITES WITHIN AND PROXIMATE TO THE RECOMPETE AREA.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $3.4m | 9/19/24 |