This EDA investment supports the barberton community foundation with conducting a feasibility study to establish the need for workforce development capacity in the region?S dense polymer manufacturing…
Active Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- ED25CHI0G0158
- Recipient
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The Barberton Community Foundation UEI J615CXYLUPF5
- Awarding agency
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Economic Development Administration
Department of Commerce
- Obligated
- $160,800
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 11.303 Economic Development Technical Assistance
- Completion date 74% complete
- Funding
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- $80,400.00 Federal
- $80,400.00 Non-federal
- Place of performance
- Barberton, OH 44203, USA
Award details come from USAspending.gov.
About this award
The Economic Development Administration awarded the Barberton Community Foundation $160,800 on October 1, 2025, under the Economic Development Technical Assistance program (CFDA 11.303) to conduct a feasibility study assessing workforce development capacity needs within the region's polymer manufacturing cluster in northeast Ohio.
The study will determine financing requirements for a future polymer workforce training center, identify specific training curricula aligned with manufacturers' needs, and evaluate potential service providers to train the region's next-generation polymer workforce. Upon completion, the project will support economic resilience throughout the region.
Work is performed in Barberton, Ohio, with a period of performance from October 1, 2025, through April 1, 2027.
Description
This EDA investment supports the barberton community foundation with conducting a feasibility study to establish the need for workforce development capacity in the region?S dense polymer manufacturing cluster in northeast ohio. The study will provide insights into the financing required for a future polymer workforce training center, the specific training curriculums that respond to manufacturers? Needs, and the potential service providers, who will train the region?S next generation polymer workforce. Once completed, the project will help build economic resilience throughout the region.
Quick answers
Who received award ED25CHI0G0158?
ED25CHI0G0158 was awarded to The Barberton Community Foundation by Economic Development Administration (Department of Commerce) on October 1, 2025.
How much is award ED25CHI0G0158 worth?
$160,800 has been obligated on ED25CHI0G0158: $80,400 in federal funding and $80,400 in non-federal funding.
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