2013 EDA Grants

$1,498,048 in Public Works funds to the STC-University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, to fund the acquisition of property to build a new Innovation Center between downtown Albuquerque and the University of New Mexico.

$2 million in public works funds to the Southern Tier High Technology Incubator, Binghamton, New York, to support construction of the Southern Tier High Technology Incubator in downtown Binghamton.

$2 million in Make it in America Challenge funds to Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, to provide an addition and partial renovation to Freeman Hall to provide a home to the Clemson University Center for Workforce Development (CUCWD).

$5,061,440 in 2012 Disaster Relief Opportunity funds to the City of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to construct The Edge - the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, a business incubator and resources center on the site of the former Finnell Army Reserve Center, which was destroyed by the 2011 tornado that hit the City of Tuscaloosa.

$2,576,024 in Public Works funds to the City of Big Rapids, Michigan, to fund critical infrastructure improvements to the Big Rapids Industrial Park, including replacing the Baldwin Street Bridge, demolition of a City-owned building, and construction of roadway and water infrastructure.

$2.5 million in Public Works funds to the Central Carolina Technical College and the City of Sumter, South Carolina, to fund the renovation of a building to create the Central Carolina Technical College’s Advanced Manufacturing Technology Training Center (Center), which will house applications-based industrial and engineering technology training programs.

$1.5 million in 2012 Disaster Recovery Relief Opportunity funds to Union College, Barbourville, Kentucky, to support the renovation of an old hospital on the Union College campus for use as the Nursing and Health Sciences facility.

$600,000 in Economic Adjustment assistance to The Idea Village, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana, to increase assistance to entrepreneurs in high-growth, high-wage industries in New Orleans.

$1.65 million in public works assistance to Talbot County and the Town of Easton, Maryland, to support the construction of a new wastewater system and pump station to serve the proposed Shore Health System's Regional Medical Center Campus in Easton.

$1,227,138 in FY 2012 Disaster Relief Opportunity funds to the City of Dubuque, Iowa, to fund the rehabilitation and rebuilding of Dubuque’s deteriorated, century-old, flood-damaged sewer and water systems and restoration of Bee Branch Creek, a long-buried tributary of the Mississippi River.

$190,000 to the University of Guam to fund development of an integrated strategy to increase tourism, exports, and competition in the global marketplace.

$1.52 million to the City of Perryville, Perry County, and the Missouri Department of Transportation, Perryville, Missouri, to support construction of a new public roadway and related infrastructure necessary to provide industrial access and expansion of Perryville’s industrial park.

$2.249 million to the Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, Nevada, to renovate and expand the Applied Industrial Technology Center at the Truckee Meadows Community College in Washoe County.

$1 million in Fiscal Year 2012 Disaster Relief Opportunity funds to Lincoln County and Fayetteville Public Utilities, Fayetteville, Tennessee, to construct critical sewer infrastructure along the Huntsville Highway corridor to protect businesses from damage and disruptions due to flooding disasters.

$1,946,100 to the City of Rochester, New Hampshire, to fund construction of water and sewer infrastructure to extend service to the Crossroads Industrial Park and the Rochester Marketplace in Strafford County.

$1,489,255 to the Great Falls College-Montana State University, Great Falls, Montana, to fund the renovation of an existing building, located on the campus of Great Falls College-Montana State University, for use as the Industrial Trades Training Center.

$9,833,120 in FY 2012 Disaster Relief Opportunity funds to the Minnesota Department of Transportation, Mankato, Minnesota, to fund construction to raise the grade of Highway 169 above the 100-year floodplain between Mankato and St. Peter.

$18 million in FY 2012 Disaster Relief Opportunity funds to the City of Minot and the Souris Basin Planning Council, Minot, North Dakota, to fund the installation of new water, sewer, road, and lighting infrastructure in downtown Minot to replace and upgrade infrastructure damaged by the 2011 Mouse River Flood.

$20 million in FY 2012 Disaster Relief Opportunity funds to the City of Joplin and Joplin Redevelopment Corporation, Inc., Missouri, to support construction of critical infrastructure necessary to redevelop the city’s 20th street corridor.

$3,431,600 in FY 2012 Disaster Relief Opportunity funds to the Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, New York, to support the development of a new coalition and first-class training and workforce development center operated by the Hudson Valley Food and Beverage Alliance (Alliance) at the Marriott Pavilion located on the campus of the Culinary Institute of America to help local flood-ridden farmers in the Hudson Valley recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee in 2011.

$2 million in FY 2012 Disaster Relief Opportunity funds to the Lorraine Civil rights Museum Foundation, Memphis, Tennessee, to fund the renovation of the National Civil Rights Museum at the site of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

$4,090,624 in FY 2012 Disaster Relief Opportunity funds to the City of Corinth , Mississippi, to construct storm water control systems to minimize the impact of flooding on businesses and the Corinth community.

$1.8 million to the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians, Pauma Valley, San Diego County, California, to fund roadway improvements to the Pauma Valley Recreational Area of the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians’ Reservation, which was damaged during severe flooding in 2010 and led to significant job loss.

$3,810,412 in FY 2012 Disaster Relief Opportunity funds to the Delaware County Industrial Development Agency, Delhi, New York, to fund the purchase and preparation of a flood resistant, shovel-ready manufacturing site in Delaware County which suffered severe damage by flooding and torrential rains from Tropical Storm Lee.

$3,079,889 to the Port of Garibaldi, Oregon, to fund the reconstruction of the wharf along Commercial Avenue in Garibaldi, which was damaged in severe winter storms in 2011 and led to significant job loss.

$960,056 in FY 2012 Disaster Relief Opportunity funds to Operation Hope, Inc., Los Angeles, California, to fund disaster and long-term recovery resiliency guidance and business planning assistance to small businesses in the Bronx, Kings, Queens, Richmond, and New York Counties that suffered flood damage and interruption of services due to Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.

$3,201,600 in FY 2012 Disaster Relief Opportunity funds to the Town of Hackleburg and the Water Board of Hackleburg, Alabama, to fund the construction of critical water infrastructure necessary to increase capacity to support regional economic growth.

$2,277,350 to the City of Marinette, Wisconsin, to fund the expansion of water, sewer, and road infrastructure in the vicinity of Main and Stanton Streets in Marinette.

$2,908,306 to the State of Rhode Island, Department of Environmental Management, Providence, Rhode Island, to support the repair of bulkheads, piers, and docks at the Port of Galilee in Narragansett, one of the largest working commercial fishing ports on the east coast.

$15 million in 2012 Disaster Recovery Relief Opportunity funds to Columbia County, Pennsylvania, to support the construction of two flood control systems that include flood walls and pump stations in Bloomsburg, which experienced a number of extraordinary flooding events including a record crest on the Susquehanna River triggered by Tropical Storm Lee in 2011.

$400,000 in FY 2012 Disaster Relief Opportunity funds to Operation HOPE, Inc., Birmingham, Alabama, to establish the Alabama Small Business Disaster Recovery Program to provide the business and technical assistance needed to reopen small businesses in the six counties where some of the worst damage and jobs losses were caused by the tornadoes of April 2011.

$1.803 million in 2012 Disaster Recovery Relief Opportunity funds to the Vermont Council on Rural Development, Montpelier, Vermont, to support the Vermont Digital Economy Project, an initiative focused on integrating online tools into rural business strategies, community development, and economic development efforts within twenty-five Vermont communities.