August 12 - 18, 2022

EDA announced 47 investments from August 12-18, 2022, totaling $64,817,560, which is matched by $36,991,224 in local investments. These investments include the following: (1) $57,923,235 in 29 American Rescue Plan Economic Adjustment Assistance projects to assist communities nationwide in their efforts to respond to and recover from the devastating impacts to the economy caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which includes 22 projects for $50,558,723 that will help create 7,557 jobs, save 2,375 jobs, and leverage $1,423,633,800 in private investments; (2) $5,475,525 in four Economic Adjustment Assistance projects to help communities design and implement strategies to adjust or bring about change to their economy in response to structural damage to their underlying economic base that will help create 1,625 jobs and leverage $260,000,000 in private investments; (3) $114,000 in two Local Technical Assistance projects to strengthen the capacity of local or state organizations and institutions to undertake and promote effective economic development programs; (4) 378,800 in three Technical Assistance University Center projects to make the varied and vast resources of universities available to the economic development practitioner community; and (5) $916,000 in nine Partnership Planning projects to support the development and implementation of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy process.

• $57,923,235 in 29 American Rescue Plan projects, matched by $29,550,019 in local investments, as follows:
  • Twelve Economic Adjustment Assistance Projects for $22,229,851 matched by $18,703,016 in local investments, to help communities nationwide plan, build, innovate, and put people back to work through infrastructure, technical assistance, planning, and revolving loan programs designed to meet their local needs.
    • $4,182,943, matched by $1,817,057 in local investment, to the Nesbit Water Association, Inc., Nesbit/De Soto County, Mississippi, to support the Nesbit Water Association, Inc. with making water system improvements to support a grocery distribution center in De Soto County, Mississippi. The grocery distribution center will be the first of its kind, state-of-the-art facility that employs distribution and logistics technology. The project will deliver safe, dependable, potable water to the area and provide more water capacity and pressure, thus making it safer for their employees. Once completed, the project will address health and safety needs in the region, which will help stabilize and increase the working population and boost resiliency of the local economy. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 79 jobs and leverage $300,000,000 in private investment.
    • $2,500,000, matched by $5,121,500 in local investment, to the City of Dodge City, Dodge City/Ford County, Kansas, to support the installation of approximately 53,000 linear feet of sanitary sewer line to connect the Hilmar Cheese Company’s new plant to the existing Dodge City South Wastewater Treatment Plant in Ford County, Kansas. The sewer line will include additional components for operation and maintenance such as valves and air release assemblies. The project will expand and improve the city’s wastewater system to support new industry and jobs in the area, in an environmentally sustainable way. Once completed, the project will help spur private investment, create jobs, and advance resiliency throughout the region. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 260 jobs and leverage $600,000,000 in private investment.
    • $2,500,000, matched by $7,024,934 in local investment, to the City of Stilwell, Stilwell/Adair County, Oklahoma, to support the construction of wastewater improvements for the Oklahoma region. The project will install a new, permanent, Industrial Wastewater Pre-treatment System to replace the existing rental system. The city’s unemployment rate was driven higher by the COVID-19 pandemic and resulted in several business closures throughout the area. The resulting new businesses and jobs created because of this project will help the region recover, diversify, and be more resilient in the face of future economic shocks like the pandemic. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 176 jobs and leverage $50,000,000 in private investment.
    • $2,400,000, matched by $600,000 in local investment, to Pittsylvania County, Chatham/Pittsylvania County, Virginia, to fund water and sewer infrastructure upgrades to support business expansion, attraction and creation in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. The improvements include upgrading six aging pump stations in the system, decommissioning the Brockway Pump Station, and extending the sewer to serve existing customers. The project will also assist with continued recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic by attracting new and diverse businesses and jobs to the Cane Creek Center and Ringold East Industrial Parks. Once completed, the project will bolster job creation, spur private investment, and strengthen economic growth throughout the region. The grantee estimates that this investment will help save 167 jobs and leverage $2,500,000 in private investment.
    • $2,019,771, matched by $746,441 in local investment, to the Kansas City Board of Public Utilities, Kansas City/Wyandotte County, Kansas, to support the establishment of electric utility lines to a commercial warehouse site in Wyandotte County, Kansas. The project supports the expansion of power generation to an Urban Outfitters Fulfillment Center in the county, which has been heavily impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Once completed, the project will help build a durable economy for this region and better serve existing industries, which will bolster job creation, spur private investment, and advance economic resiliency. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 936 jobs and leverage $216,000,000 in private investment.
    • $2,000,000, matched by $500,000 in local investment, to the University of Colorado Denver/Colorado Smart Cities Alliance, Aurora/Adams County (Project: Denver/Denver County), Colorado, to fund the launch of a Smart Cities Incubator and Accelerator to support recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and contribute to an equitable, technology-based economy in Denver, Colorado. The University of Colorado Denver, in partnership with Colorado Smart Cities Alliance, will strengthen regional Smart Cities 5G infrastructure, workforce training certificate programs and business incubation and growth, to support the products and services that enable cities and towns to leverage technology. The project will help the region improve quality of life, safety, and mobility as well as reduce the consumption of energy, water, and other natural resources. Once implemented, the project will support start-up and emerging businesses, with the goals of diversifying and building the regional economy and positioning the region as a smart technology innovation hub. The grantees estimate that this investment will help create 239 jobs.
    • $1,943,222, matched by $485,806 in local investment, to the Longwood University Real Estate Foundation, Farmville/Prince Edward County, Virginia, to support the construction of an innovation hub in Farmville, Virginia, to include makerspaces, coworking spaces, business consulting, and educational training rooms. The facility is the first of its kind in the region and will serve as a business development accelerator and community training center. The hub will provide a community-based connection point to local and regional business development support and workforce education programming. Once completed, the project will help the region with recovery efforts from the COVID-19 pandemic, promote economic sustainability, expand job opportunities, and promote growth throughout the region. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 60 jobs, save 159 jobs, and leverage $4,500,000 in private investment.
    • $1,680,000, matched by $420,000 in local investment, to the City of Lockhart, Lockhart/Cardwell County, Texas, to fund the engineering, design, and construction of a 2.5-mile wastewater treatment line servicing western of Lockhart, Texas. The expansion of the wastewater line leading to the commercial development tract will provide the needed infrastructure for businesses to expand at the Lockhart’s newly purchased 75-acre business park as well as expand wastewater capacity to existing businesses looking to grow. Once completed, the project will help attract private investment needed to recover from the pandemic, promote economic sustainability, expand job opportunities, and promote growth throughout the region. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 350 jobs, save 48 jobs, and leverage $48,000,000 in private investment.
    • $1,117,017, matched by $279,254 in local investment, to Activate Work, Inc./Per Scholas, Inc., Denver, Colorado, to support ActivateWork, Inc. with launching a cybersecurity training program that leads to opportunities for graduates to be hired into a 12-month Department of Labor (DOL) registered apprenticeship and other jobs in Denver, Colorado. The project’s model includes recruiting, screening, training, and matching participants into employment. The project will provide 12 months of one-on-one post-placement coaching to ensure retention and to position the new employee for continued career advancement. This project is developed around ActivateWork’s model that focuses on professional and interpersonal development to enable job seekers to gain the necessary skills to succeed in IT careers. Once completed, the project will help future graduates from this program to enter into high-paying stable jobs and respond to the needs illustrated by the COVID pandemic, which will help strengthen and diversify the regional economy. The grantees estimate that this investment will help create 98 jobs.
    • $941,383, matched by $1,468,024 in local investment, to the City of New Buffalo, New Buffalo/Berrien County, Michigan, to support the expansion of the municipal marina to support the region’s recovery with critical new economic infrastructure in Michigan. The COVID-19 pandemic impacted business activity in the region’s economy throughout the past two years resulting in devastating layoffs and business closures. Once completed, the project will diversify the local economy, promote economic sustainability, expand job opportunities, and promote growth throughout the area. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 30 jobs, save 30 jobs, and leverage $2,000,000 in private investment.
    • $650,000, matched by $165,000 in local investment, to the Texas Higher Education Foundation, Austin/Travis County, Texas, to support the coordination and implementation of a study to support a state-wide initiative to accelerate job creation and tech innovation in Texas. The study will lead to the development of best practices that spur startup growth through the commercialization process to ensure that the state of Texas is giving the world access to cutting-edge technologies developed in Texas universities, while creating a technology business-friendly and competitive environment, ultimately creating high-skill high-value jobs that will help to diversify the state-wide economy and nationally. Once completed, the project will help the state sustain recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, which will strengthen and diversify the regional economy and advance economic resiliency throughout the region. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 2,890 jobs and leverage $100,000,000 in private investment.
    • $295,515, matched by $75,000 in local investment, to the Economic Alliance of Lewis County, Chehalis/Lewis County, Washington, to support the development of a Build Better Businesses program, wherein the Business Development Center will host monthly workshops offering business seminars with keynote speakers to provide ideas and training for the business community within Lewis County, Washington. The project will support the local economy by providing economic diversity and prosperity to the region, which will help advance economic resiliency, attract private investment, and boost emerging business opportunities in the area. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 2 jobs, save 10 jobs, and leverage $75,000 in private investment.
  • Four Travel, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation Projects for $10,389,200, matched by $2,222,200 in local investments, to help accelerate the recovery of the travel, tourism and outdoor recreation industry and build back the communities that depend on the industry.
    • $3,900,400, matched by $600,000 in local investment, to the McCreary County Heritage Foundation, Inc., Stearns/McCreary County, Kentucky, to support the McCreary County Heritage Foundation, Inc. with restoring and revitalizing the historic coal mining community of Stearns, Kentucky, home to the Big South Fork Scenic Railway. The project work includes restoring the McCreary County Museum and making improvements to the Historic District (walks, drainage, paving, signs, amenities, etc.). The project will build on the city’s tourism and cultural assets, as well as increase the tourism activity to offer new opportunities for existing businesses in the area. Once completed, the project will assist in the region's recovery and make it more resilient to fluctuations in tourism and advance economic resiliency throughout the region. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 15 jobs.
    • $2,750,000, matched by $687,500 in local investment, to the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison/Dane County (Project: Eagle/Waukesha County), Wisconsin, to fund the construction of a guest services center at Old World Wisconsin, a 600-acre open-air history museum in Eagle, Wisconsin and owned by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. The new center will better serve visitors to the popular Old World Wisconsin destination. The COVID-19 pandemic devastated the local economy and Old World Wisconsin took a big hit as the anchor of the regional tourism economy, which attracts visitors from nearby major metropolitan areas. The project will help make Old World Wisconsin a more attractive destination by providing a better guest experience with more services and amenities for visiting families. Once completed, the project will help build resiliency to withstand future economic disruptions, which will boost and promote economic growth throughout the region. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 50 jobs, save 50 jobs, and leverage $500,000 in private investment.
    • $2,538,800, matched by $634,700 in local investment, to Big Rock, Mars Hill/Aroostook County, Maine, to support the installation of a new lift and upgrade of the snowmaking capability to extend the ski season and preserve this regional asset for the expansion of the outdoor recreation and tourism industry in Mars Hill, Maine. The new lift will be a fixed-grip chairlift that will require earthwork, concrete, and erection for the base and top terminals, lift towers, and operator houses. The snowmaking upgrades will include the installation of a multi-pump system, additional snow producers, associated piping and electrical infrastructure for additional snowmaking locations. Once completed, the project will help the region become more resilient to fluctuations in tourism and assist in the region's recovery, which will help increase employment opportunities, save jobs, spur private investment, and advance economic resiliency in the area. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 11 jobs, save 44 jobs, and leverage $2,000,000 in private investment.
    • $1,200,000, matched by $300,000 in local investment, to the Historic Dixon Theatre Group, Dixon/Lee County, Illinois, to support the renovation of the Dixon Historic Theatre in Lee County, Illinois. The project work includes the repair of exterior features of the building including masonry tuckpointing and repairs, storefront replacement, roof, and parapet coping repair, replacement and restoration of doors and south wall drainage repairs. The interior restoration of the building includes terrazzo repairs and cleaning, brass railing restoration, stage resurfacing and framing, plaster patching and painting, restroom remodel and light fixture replacement, seating repair and replacement and historic light fixture repair and replacement. The improvements will ensure the Theatre’s ongoing significance as an economic engine for the Dixon region. In addition, the project will help the region become more resilient to fluctuations in tourism and assist in the region's recovery, which will help increase employment opportunities, save jobs, spur private investment, and advance economic resiliency in the area. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 50 jobs, save 25 jobs, and leverage $250,000 in private industry.
  • Five Indigenous Communities Projects for $7,875,092, matched by $3,141,189 in local investments, to support the needs of Tribal Governments and Indigenous communities.
    • $3,295,092, matched by $3,074,980 in local investment, to the Seminole Tribe of Florida, Inc., Hollywood/Broward County, Florida, to support the revitalization and improvement of the current trading post at the Brighton Reservation in Hollywood, Florida. The project will provide expanded fuel and provisioning services to the Reservation and the public at large. The trading post serves as a hub for the community, especially during emergencies and hurricanes. This redevelopment project will help the Tribe meet the increasing demands for fuel and provisions and serves as an important income generator for the Tribe, which will boost the socioeconomic factors on the Reservation.
    • $3,000,000, with no local match, to the Santa Clara Pueblo, Espanola/Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, to support the implementation of Phase II of III, which includes building a new water treatment facility and rehabilitation of an existing wastewater treatment facility, to produce and bring up to 2,000,000 gallons a day of potable water into a commercial area in Espanola, New Mexico. The Santa Clara Indian Reservation is located in southern Rio Arriba, northeastern Sandoval, and northern Santa Fe Counties, and is the homeland of a branch of the Pueblo people of Native Americans. Once completed, the project will provide new employment opportunities with improved wages, save jobs, and boost the socioeconomic factors on the Reservation. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 400 jobs and leverage $10,000,000 in private investment.
    • $1,000,000, matched by $66,209 in local investment, to the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy Reservation, Box Elder/Hill County, Montana, to support the construction of a new administrative building for the Rocky Boy Health Center in Box Elder, Montana. The work includes remediation of existing detention ponds, installation of a new drainage swale, re-grading of an existing detention pond, rehabilitation of an existing detention pond/drainage area, construction of a new road (connecting the Health Center to the Administrative Building), and construction of walking trails. The new infrastructure will provide entry into a variety of occupational pathways while ensuring a pipeline into the array of health care jobs available to the tribe and the surrounding region. In addition, the project will attract additional investment in the health industry, which is essential to the long-term growth of the tribe. Once completed, the economic impact of the project will diversify the workforce from a primarily agriculture-based employment to address the growing need for medical workers in the region. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 14 jobs and leverage $58,800 in private investment.
    • $330,000, with no local match, to the Seneca Nation of Indians, Irving/Chautauqua County, New York, to support the implementation of the Economic Accelerator and Recovery project to establish a Visitor Economy Management Office (VEMO) and develop a waterfront development feasibility study. The project will increase the Seneca Nation’s capacity to sustain tourism initiatives, to attract visitors to the area, and to be resilient in the face of future economic downturns. Once completed, the project will provide new employment opportunities with improved wages, save jobs, and boost the socioeconomic factors on the Reservation.
    • $250,000, with no local match, to the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Eagle Butte/Dewey County, South Dakota, to support the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe with addressing the local and regional need for workforce development through the EVA Master Planning of the Touch the Cloud site, which is 250 acres located in Eagle Butte, South Dakota. The site will include commercial development, including the Lakota Thrifty Mart (LTM), which will be an anchor business for the area. Once completed, the project will provide the region with a roadmap to achieve long-term prosperity and growth, to help spur job creation and diversify the local economy.
  • Eight Coal Communities Commitment Projects for $17,429,092, matched by $5,488,614 in local investments, to support coal-reliant communities’ expansion into new industry sectors and recovery from the pandemic.
    • $6,400,000, matched by $1,600,000 in local investment, to the Lonesome Pine Regional Industrial Facilities Authority, Duffield/Scott County, Virginia, to support the construction of a building to host EarthlLink, an internet support services company. The project work will include HVAC, plumbing, electrical and mechanical systems, water line, loading dock, landscaping, sewer line, fire protection, and related appurtenances. The new building will support the southwestern Virginia region, which has faced a significant downturn in the economy as a result of the decline of the coal industry. Once completed, the project will create job opportunities, attract private investment, and advance economic resiliency to strengthen the local economy. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 285 jobs and leverage $5,400,000 in private investment.
    • $3,042,779, matched by $1,367,046 in local investment, to the Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology, Bellefonte/Centre County, Pennsylvania, to support construction of the second-floor level of a new training facility, to provide training areas, classroom space, lab space, library and collaboration space, lobby area, restrooms facilities, locker bays, and a janitorial closet. The project will help the Institute to expand their educational programming to train the region’s workforce to meet the unmet demands for skilled workforce in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. The new facility will increase capacity to 800 students, which will supply an additional 374 skilled workers annually. Once completed, the project will help the region address the significant and sudden loss of jobs caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the decline in the coal industry by enhancing job creation and retention in an area, which will advance economic resiliency throughout the region. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 1,095 jobs and save 1,644 jobs.
    • $2,400,000, matched by $600,000 in local investment, to Snow College, Ephrain/Sanpete County, Utah, to support construction of an Innovative Agricultural Center that will help meet Central Utah's need for job training and creation in the city of Ephraim. The Center will house an indoor arena, and two classroom wings to provide training and educational resources for displaced employees, many of whom already have small agriculture-related businesses. The training will allow these employees to upgrade their skills in innovative agriculture and entrepreneurship opportunities. The Center will also attract business seeking trained employees in specialized fields. Once completed, the project will support the creation of good-paying jobs and workforce training in a region highly impacted by recent negative impacts from downturns in the coal economy, which will be a source of future economic recovery and resilience throughout the region. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 157 jobs, save 168 jobs, and leverage $60,350,000 in private investment.
    • $2,096,893, matched by $734,374 in local investment, to the City of Ironton, Ironton/Lawrence County, Ohio, to support replacing and improving the industrial waterline and roadway to help provide an adequate supply of uninterrupted water for the city’s industrial area and its businesses in Ohio. Ironton is the county seat of Lawrence County and has been significantly impacted by coal closures. The project will help ensure that current industrial growth will be able to continue to grow in the South Ironton Industrial area, one of the few industrial areas with needed access to infrastructure and key transportation facilities remaining in Southern Ohio Once completed, the project will assist a region highly impacted by recent negative impacts from downturns in the coal economy and help boost emerging business opportunities in the area.
    • $1,600,000, matched by $401,514 in local investment, to the Downriver Community Conference, Southgate/Wayne County, Michigan, to support the implementation of a recovery initiative for Detroit’s Downriver region, which includes: (1) hiring a Regional Economic Development Manager, (2) developing a community inclusive strategy for planning the redevelopment of sites in the Jefferson Avenue corridor, and (3) establishing a Small Business Technical Assistance Program. Due to the closure of two coal-fired power plants, the area has experienced significant disruptions to the local economy and the COVID-19 pandemic led to additional economic distress with pandemic-related job losses and business closures exacerbating the region's distress. Once implemented, the plan will assist in the region's economic recovery and prepare it for future resilience to economic shocks, which will create job opportunities, attract private investment, and strengthen the local economy in an area that has been impacted by the decline in the coal industry.
    • $1,000,000, matched by $250,000 in local investment, to the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks/Grand Forks County, North Dakota, to support the creation of a commercialization strategy for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) technology innovations in the state of North Dakota with the ultimate goals of increasing economic diversity and resiliency and reducing the state's economic reliance on coal production. The project includes testing and demonstrations of three different commercial use-cases for UAS to advance autonomous system innovation in the state's fast-growing autonomous technology corridor. Once completed, the project will support innovation, entrepreneurship, and an increasing number of startups commercializing new technologies, which will create job opportunities, attract private investment, and advance economic resiliency to strengthen the local economy.
    • $691,420, matched by $483,680 in local investment, to the McDowell Technical Community College, Marion/McDowell County, North Carolina, to support the renovation of a historic downtown Old Fort building to create a workforce training center to hold workforce development classes and establish manufacturing, construction, and trail development certification courses in Marion, North Carolina. The courses will provide credentials, certifications, continuing education (CTE) pathways, and work-based learning that provide jobs to local residents and meet employer workforce needs, benefitting the area’s rural, economically distressed communities and promoting competitiveness. In addition, this project will provide opportunity and access to community members who may benefit economically from the burgeoning growth of the local travel and tourism industry, which will advance economic resiliency to an area that has been impacted by the decline in the coal industry.
    • $198,000, matched by $52,000 in local investment, to the Southeastern Montana Development Corporation, Colstrip/Rosebud County, Montana, to support the research and development of new resources and technologies to support economic diversification and recovery from both the negative economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic and the significant loss of coal-reliant jobs in the region. The project will study the potential for extraction, development, and potential utilization and commercialization of four key resources in the region: hydrogen, rare earth minerals, flue gas/formic acid, and carbon/graphene. The research will be used to determine which technologies and resources future economic development efforts should focus and will identify the best strategies for doing so to increase economic resilience and activity in southeastern Montana region. Once completed, the project will help the region diversify its local economy, create, and save jobs, and advance economic resiliency to an area that has been impacted by the decline in the coal industry.
• $5,475,525 in four Economic Adjustment Assistance projects, matched by $6,539,116 in local investments, as follows:
  • $3,500,000 in Assistance to Nuclear Closure Communities, matched by $5,000,000 in local investment, to the Derry Township Municipal Authority, Hershey/Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, to support construction of upgrades to the Southwest Wastewater Treatment Plant, to include pumps, aeration tanks, blower/electrical building, clarification and sludge pumping, UV disinfection, drain pump station and all associated work. This project is a critical asset for the region's economic recovery from the loss of the nuclear power station in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Once completed, the project will provide employment opportunities, spur private investment, and strengthen the regional economy. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 1,500 jobs and leverage $260,000,000 in private investment.
  • $1,800,000, matched by $1,363,591 in local investment, to IGNITE Pathways, Woodbine/ Harrison County, Iowa, to support the launch of the IGNITE Pathways Technical School project. IGNITE Pathways will utilize funds to procure equipment for a 45,000 square feet state of the art career and technical educational training facility that will serve students and community members across southwest Iowa. The project will assist IGNITE Pathways with creating a hub for innovation and skills training for careers in STEM fields in the region. Once completed, the project will support workforce development activities at the technical school and furnish education spaces, business incubator spaces, and community/simulation spaces with critical training equipment, which will promote economic sustainability, expand job opportunities, and promote growth throughout the region. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 125 jobs.
  • $100,000, matched by $100,000 in local investment, to the City of Greensboro, Greensboro/Guilford County, North Carolina, to support the City of Greensboro with conducting a land use and water/wastewater allocation study to identify nearby sites that are suitable to serve as locations for supply chain and support businesses for the Greensboro-Randolph County Megasite in North Carolina. The study will provide the city with information necessary to ensure availability of adequate infrastructure, public services, and other resources necessary to support economic development spurred by the construction of the Toyota battery plant. Once completed, the project will address the region’s needs and provide additional space and infrastructure for new and existing businesses to grow, which will create additional jobs, attract private investment, and strengthen the regional economy.
  • $75,525, matched by $75,525 in local investment, to the Old Colony Planning Council, Brockton/Plymouth County, Massachusetts, to support the design, development, and implementation of a regional data aggregation and economic development tool that will serve the Old Colony Planning Council’s Economic Development District Region by providing current, real-time data for the region’s stakeholders and assist in the planning and technical assistance for municipalities and businesses in Massachusetts. These tools will be valuable in promoting entrepreneurship, preserving, and growing existing business by providing planning assistance. In addition, the availability of this data will help municipalities, businesses and other stakeholders use decision making data to maintain and enhance the region’s quality of life. Finally, this information will be valuable to educational institutions and industry clusters to identify and improve the education and skills of the region’s workforce, which will help advance economic resiliency throughout the area.
• $114,000 in two Local Technical Assistance projects, matched by $11,000 in local investment, as follows:
  • $70,000, with no local match, to the Nansemond Indian Tribe, Suffolk, Virginia, to support the development and implementation of a comprehensive economic development strategy (CEDS) for the Nansemond Indian Nation. The Tribe received federal designation in 2018 and is located in Suffolk, Virginia with activities throughout Hampton Roads. As the Tribe works to improve economic conditions for its government and Tribal Members, it is critical that economic development activities are strategically coordinated in order to achieve maximum job creation and Tribal income. The CEDS process is designed to bring together the public and private sectors in the creation of an economic development roadmap to diversify and strengthen the regional economy. Once implemented, the strategy will lead to the capitalization on new opportunities and creation of jobs throughout the Reservation.
  • $44,000, matched by $11,000 in local investment, to the Economic Development Corporation of Luce County, Newberry/Luce County, Michigan, to support the completion of a comprehensive strategic plan for the area, including a feasibility study for their industrial park. The project will update the current comprehensive economic development plan in light of changes to the region, including those caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Once completed, the study will identify an opportunity to increase economic resiliency and stability in the region, which will boost job creation and strengthen the local economy.
• $378,800 in three Technical Assistance University Center projects, matched by $387,755 in local investments, to support a five-year University Center program, which is a competitively based partnership between EDA and academic institutions that makes the varied and vast resources of universities available to the economic development practitioner community. The program provides technical assistance and research and development tools to increase productivity, spur innovation, and promote entrepreneurship to help increase long-term regional competitiveness and economic diversification.
  • University of NE, Omaha/Douglas County, NE (5th year--$112,000)
  • WA State Univ, Pullman/Whitman County, WA (1st year--$125,000)
  • CA State University, Bakersfield Auxiliary for Sponsored Programs Administration,
  • Bakersfield/Kern County, CA (1st year--$141,800)
• $916,000 in nine Partnership Planning projects, matched by $503,334 in local investments, to support the development and implementation of a comprehensive economic development strategy (CEDS). The CEDS process is designed to bring together the public and private sectors in the creation of an economic development roadmap to diversify and strengthen the regional economy.
  • Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, Akwesasne/Franklin County, NY ($141,000)
  • Regional Intergovernmental Council, South Charleston/Kanawha Co., WV ($70,000)
  • Pioneer Valley Regional Commission, Springfield/Hampden County, MA ($35,000)
  • Franklin Regional COG, Greenfield/Franklin County, MA ($210,000)
  • Hudson Valley Regional Council, Inc., Newburgh/Orange County, NY ($70,000)
  • Capital District RPC, Albany/Albany County, NY ($70,000)
  • North Central PA RP&DC, Ridgway/Elk County, PA ($70,000)
  • Region 2 PDC, Huntington/Cabell County, WV ($70,000)
  • Pawnee Tribe of OK, Inc., Pawnee/Pawnee County, OK ($180,000)