Grant

February 22 - 28, 2017

  • $1.5 million in one Public Works project as follows:
    • $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. This public infrastructure will also accommodate the utility needs of companies that will locate along Sapulpa’s western boundary. The project will support the City of Sapulpa’s efforts to attract new industries to build on the area’s competitive strengths that will attract private investment, create jobs and improve the local economy. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 1,515 jobs and leverage $813 million in private investment.
  • $1,792,704 in nine Economic Adjustment Assistance projects as follows:
    • $300,000 to ICAST, Albuquerque, New Mexico, to support the creation of a Green Construction Jobs Training program for youths located in Bernalillo County, New Mexico and southwest Texas. The program will provide training for in-demand job skills, certifications of achievement, and full time employment in a growing green construction industry. The investment will support workforce development efforts throughout the region, which will revitalize the economy and create jobs. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 67 jobs and leverage $5 million in private investment.
    • $300,000 to the Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center, San Francisco, California, to provide support to individuals in economically distressed communities to develop the technical skills, business acumen, confidence, and networks needed to start and grow their own businesses, build foundational skills and prepare them to locate their operations throughout the local community. The investment will support workforce development efforts throughout the region, which will revitalize the economy and create jobs. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 50 jobs.
    • $210,000 to the Top of Alabama Regional Council of Governments, Huntsville, Alabama, to support the development and implementation of a comprehensive economic development strategy (CEDS) for the region served by Top of Alabama Regional Council of Governments, which comprises the counties of DeKalb, Jackson, Limestone, Madison, and Marshall. 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.
    • $200,000 to the Central Florida Regional Planning Council, Bartow, Florida, to support the hiring of a Post Disaster Recovery Coordinator to focus on recovery activities that increase economic resilience while providing the planning resources needed to mitigate future impacts and losses. The goal of the project is to provide direct assistance to the local government in navigating and accessing the myriad of resources available from multiple entities and to aid in recovery and resilience efforts after a natural disaster.
    • $200,000 to the Northeast Florida Regional Council, Jacksonville, Florida, to support the hiring of a Post Disaster Recovery Coordinator to support, coordinate and facilitate the needs and on-going recovery efforts of local governments, economic development organizations and individual businesses after a natural disaster. The coordinator will work with communities to build resource capacity and assess the needs of the region to better plan for and respond to future disasters. The goal of the project is to provide direct assistance to the local government in navigating and accessing the myriad of resources available from multiple entities and to aid in recovery and resilience efforts.
    • $200,000 to the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council, Fort Myer, Florida, to support the hiring of a Disaster Recovery Coordinator to work with local governments to ensure Southwest Florida is more economically resilient in the future, assist with securing contracts for debris removal and help area residents with relocation assistance. The goal of the project is to provide direct assistance to the local government in navigating and accessing the myriad of resources available from multiple entities and to aid in recovery and resilience efforts after a natural disaster.
    • $174,704 to the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council, Orlando, Florida, to support the hiring of a Disaster Resiliency Coordinator to focus on regional disaster recovery planning in East Central Florida. The coordinator will work with communities to build resource capacity and assess the needs of the region to better plan for and respond to future disasters. The goal of the project is to help provide support to local governments and alleviate some of the financial and staff burdens associated with recovering from natural disasters and position the local community to become more resilient for the future.
    • $168,000 to the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, Pinellas Park, Florida, to support the hiring of a Disaster Recovery Coordinator to prepare for and coordinate hurricane, flood and other disaster recovery activities in the Greater Tampa Bay region. The goal of the project is to provide direct assistance to the local government in navigating and accessing the myriad of resources available from multiple entities, provide the planning resources needed to mitigate future impacts and losses, and aid in efforts to ensure local communities quickly recover from disasters.
    • $40,000 to the City of Luna Pier, Michigan, to fund an economic recovery plan to assist with underemployment due to the closure of a coal burning facility in Luna Pier. This project will assist the City in developing a strategy and action plan to create a roadmap to boost economic growth, that will result in an increase in sustainable job opportunities to help with overcoming long-term economic obstacles and to strengthen the regional economy.
  • $5.678 million in 35 Partnership Planning projects to support the development and implementation of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) process. 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.