2017 EDA Grants

$1,860,871 to the Moultrie Colquitt County Development Authority, Moultrie, Georgia, to fund construction of an incubator in the Citizens Business Park to serve new and existing small businesses in the area.

$100,000 to The Hudson Valley Agri-Business Development Corporation to provide technical assistance for the Farm & Food Funding Accelerator Program in Hudson Valley, New York.

$827,580 to the Town of Black Mountain, Buncombe County, and the Metropolitan Sewerage District of Buncombe County, Black Mountain, North Carolina, to support the development of water infrastructure in the Black Mountain Commerce Park to enable the expansion of a fast-growing life sciences manufacturing firm.

$2,212,859 to the City of Davenport, Iowa, to fund the construction of a new track and rail infrastructure to serve new companies in the Davenport Industrial Park in Scott County.

$100,000 to The Da Vinci Discovery Center of Science and Technology, Allentown, Pennsylvania to fund a feasibility study of the proposed Science Center and Aquarium envisioned for Downtown Easton, Pennsylvania.

$3.81 million to the City of Shelby, North Carolina, to fund the construction of water infrastructure to serve the Washburn Switch Business Park in Cleveland County, North Carolina.

$3 million to Delaware Innovation Space, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, to fund the renovation of an existing building to create a science incubator and multi-tenant collaboration space.

$3 million to the City of North Las Vegas, Nevada, to support the construction of a sewer system to provide services to an industrial area in North Las Vegas. The completion of the project will lead to improved utility services to local business enterprises. This investment will help the city provide access to upgraded infrastructure that will contribute to increased capacity and help create new jobs for the region’s workforce. The grantee estimates that this investment will create 367 jobs and leverage $35.2 million in private investment.

$3 million to Newton County and the Newton County Water and Sewer District, Morocco, Indiana, to fund the construction of water and wastewater infrastructure for a county-owned site to accommodate development of a new 20-acre industrial park supporting continued implementation of the Newton County Industrial Infrastructure Project. Once completed, the project will serve as a catalyst for enhancing the region’s top innovation cluster of agribusiness, food development and technology, and for attracting new commercial and industrial development and job creation to the region. The grantees estimate that this investment will create 107 jobs and leverage $265.8 million in private investment.

$322,308 to the United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee, to support four Tribal Nations—Catawba, Poarch Creek, Seminole and Miccosukee—with developing, adopting and implementing their Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CEDS). Establishing effective CEDS for the four Tribal Nations will lead to enhanced economic development for the tribal enterprises, more successful small businesses, and higher employment rates. Also, for the Cherokee and Choctaw Tribal Nations, technical assistance will be provided to identify and strengthen their existing CEDS to ensure that tribal economic development goals and objectives are met and the reservation communities will thrive.

$3 million to Southwestern Oregon Community College, Coos Bay, Oregon, to fund the development of a health and science technology building by expanding and modernizing old labs, classrooms, and lecture spaces for health and science programs at the main campus in Coos Bay, Oregon. Completion of the project will result in the training of workforce and an increase in employment within the health care sector and scientific professions which will strengthen the local economy, support private capital investment and diversify the region. The grantee estimates that this investment will create 241 jobs, save 637 jobs, and leverage $5 million in private investment.

$13.3 million ($13,309,065.93) in 11 Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms (TAAF). The TAAF program provides technical assistance to U.S. manufacturing and production firms affected by import competition in order to help them develop and implement projects to regain global competitiveness, increase profitability and create jobs, as follows: $1,709,960.89 to the Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, to fund the activities of the Great Lakes Trade Adjustment Assistance Center in Ann Arbor, MI, which serves import-impacted firms located in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio, to strengthen their competitiveness in the worldwide marketplace.

$120,000 in two Partnership Planning projects to support the development and implementation of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) process.

$2,806,240 to Community Solutions International, Inc., New York, New York, to fund construction of a business development center in North Hartford, Connecticut.

$350,000 in one Public Works project to Independence Community College, Independence, Kansas, to fund the expansion of an existing fabrication laboratory at Independence Community College in Montgomery County named Fab Lab.

$1,378,512 in 16 Partnership Planning projects to support the development and implementation of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) process.

$800,070 to the Bemidji Regional Airport Authority, the City of Bemidji, and Beltrami County, Minnesota, to support the emerging aviation cluster by expanding critical infrastructure at the Bemidji Regional Airport Authority.

$3 million to the Town of Sahuarita, Arizona, to fund the development of the Sahuarita Advanced Manufacturing and Technology Center (SAMTEC).

$450,000 to the Rural Nevada Development Corporation, Ely, Nevada, to provide resources to capitalize a Revolving Loan Fund that will cover 14 rural counties in Nevada, including Elko, Esmeralda, White Pine, Lincoln, Eureka, Lander, Pershing, Humboldt, Nye, Churchill, Storey, Douglas, Mineral, and Lyon.

$620,000 to the City of Shelby, Montana, to fund a main waterline extension to support the expansion of a manufacturing facility.

$1,946,625 to the Upton Economic Development Board, Upton, Wyoming, to fund the expansion of the Upton Logistics Park to include a cleaning and rail repair facility.

$199,200 to the Capital Region Planning Commission, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to fund the hiring of a local disaster recovery manager to develop and implement recovery plans for communities impacted by disasters.

$1,919,106 to the City of Eugene, the Lane Council of Governments, and the Eugene Water and Electric Board, Eugene, Oregon, to fund the installation of fiber-optic cable to deliver high-speed Internet service to businesses located in Eugene’s Central Business District area.

$200,000 in Public Works funds to the Tri-County Council, Salisbury, Maryland, to fund the installation of new sewer and water connections to assist in improving the expansion of a mass transit access facility.

$1 million in Public Works funds to the University of Houston-Victoria, Texas, to fund renovation of a portion of the former Town Plaza Mall to establish the Regional Center for Economic Development and Entrepreneurship to be owned and operated by the University of Houston-Victoria.

$1.318 million in Economic Adjustment assistance to Marshall University Research Corporation, Huntington, West Virginia, to provide workforce training opportunities in advanced manufacturing and technical assistance to more than 300 supply chain companies and area manufacturers.

$1,665,725 in Public Works funds to the Yukon Delta Fisheries Development Association, Anchorage, Alaska, to fund the rebuilding and expansion of YDFDA’s roe processing and packing facility that was destroyed by a major fire in March 2016.

$346,697 in Public Works funds to the Southern Carolina Regional Development Alliance, Barnwell, South Carolina, to fund construction of critical rail infrastructure to support the location of a new industry to the Southern Carolina Advanced Technology Park.

$1.5 million to the City of Sapulpa, Oklahoma, to fund the extension of a sanitary sewer system, including the construction of lift stations to serve the wastewater capacity needs of an industrial park site in Sapulpa.

$2.5 million in Public Works funds to the City of Long Prairie, Minnesota, to fund infrastructure improvements to the city’s existing wastewater treatment facility.

$1.5 million in Public Works funds to St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners, Fort Pierce, Florida, to fund construction of a new hanger and related road infrastructure at the Treasure Coast International Airport, which is located in an active Foreign Trade Zone.

$1,514,280 in Public Works funds to the city of Roanoke, Virginia, to fund the construction of a road extension and improvements to surrounding infrastructure in the city of Roanoke.