This EDA investment supports the university of guam with purchasing equipment for its newly constructed two-story, 16,000-square-foot facility in mangilao, guam, to assist with recovery efforts as…

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded the University of Guam $466,645 on October 1, 2025, under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) to purchase equipment for a newly constructed two-story, 16,000-square-foot facility in Mangilao, Guam that supports recovery from Typhoon Mawar.

The facility houses laboratories focused on geotechnical engineering, materials and structures, hydraulics and environmental engineering, surveying, and computing, along with three lecture classrooms. The equipment acquisition will mitigate natural disaster effects and stimulate regional economic growth. The University of Guam, Guam's only public four-year institution of higher education and sole land-grant university in the Western Pacific region, is the award recipient. Performance of work occurs in Mangilao, Guam, with an ultimate completion date of March 31, 2027.

This EDA investment supports the university of guam with purchasing equipment for its newly constructed two-story, 16,000-square-foot facility in mangilao, guam, to assist with recovery efforts as guam rebuilds from typhoon mawar. The school will feature laboratories focused on geotechnical engineering, materials and structures, hydraulics and environmental engineering, surveying, and computing, along with three lecture classrooms. Once completed, the project will help mitigate the effects of natural disasters and stimulate economic growth throughout the region.