Grant

June 5 - 9, 2017

  • $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. Upton has experienced significant economic distress due to layoffs from the coal, oil, and gas industry and needs economic stimulation to help regain stable jobs in the area. This grant is part of a $3,893,250 project that the grantee estimates will create 200 jobs and leverage $1.48 million in private investment.
  • $534,237 to the City of Gladwin, Michigan, to fund the construction of a water treatment facility designed to remove naturally occurring iron and hydrogen sulfide from the city’s water supply. The improvements will enhance the city’s water supply, lower operating costs for existing and future city businesses, and facilitate the use of more sophisticated manufacturing equipment by the manufacturing sector, making them more competitive and enable them to grow and expand. This investment is part of a $2,136,950 project that the grantee estimates will create 25 jobs, save 116 jobs, and leverage $330,000 in private investment.
  • $3 million to the Northern Wyoming Community College District, Sheridan, Wyoming, to fund the acquisition of equipment, instructional supplies, and other training materials to support the expansion of the NWCCD’s workforce training facilities in Sheridan and Gillette. The new resources will allow NWCCD to train the region’s workforce using the most current technology aligned with existing industry in high demand occupations such as machinists, welders, diesel mechanics/hydraulics, electrical and HVAC apprenticeship, and construction technology. In addition, this project will address the region’s demand for more high-skilled workers. This investment is part of a $6 million project that the grantee estimates will create 1,037 jobs and leverage $5.98 million in private investment.
  • $500,000 to the Shreveport Airport Authority, Shreveport, Louisiana, to support the redevelopment of two existing Reserve Buildings to convert their use from military training facilities to a university/classroom lab facility with improvements that include both exterior and interior upgrades, IT infrastructure, and construction work. This investment will lead to the recruitment and training of more aircraft technicians to meet the growing need for trained aviation professionals, which will not only bring much-needed jobs to the community, but will also fill a void in the recent aviation industry shortage of qualified technicians nationwide. This investment is part of a $1 million project that the grantee estimates will create5 jobs, save 50 jobs, and leverage $1.7 million in private investment.
  • $500,000 to the Regents of the University of California at Riverside to fund the purchase of new scientific equipment to increase the laboratory capacity of the Citrus Clonal Protection Program. The program provides regional citrus growers with support and services necessary to safely develop and introduce new varieties of citrus in the California market. This grant will diversify and cultivate the local economy and strengthen global competitiveness in the region. This investment is part of a $1 million project that the grantee estimates will create 181 jobs, save 3,000 jobs, and leverage $22.7 million in private investment.
  • $487,237 to the South Western Oklahoma Development Authority, Burns Flat, Oklahoma, to fund the renovation of a building for the use of providing a disaster preparedness center for the South Western Oklahoma Development Authority (SWODA) region, which comprises the counties of Burns Flat, Washita, Oklahoma, Custer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowas, and Roger Mills. This project will allow for on-the-ground disaster recovery efforts as well as being a central location to facilitate post-disaster activities, which will help the region respond and recover swiftly and become more economically resilient in the face of future disasters. This investment is part of a $609,047 project.
  • $136,667 to the Southwest Alaska Municipal Conference, Anchorage, Alaska, to fund a two-phase planning and technical analysis of a construction project to provide broadband Internet service to western Alaska Peninsula, the Aleutians Islands, and the Pribilof Islands of Alaska. Phase I is a study investigating barriers to providing high speed Internet in the region, and examining opportunities to develop and expand modern Internet speed and capacity. Phase II of the study is a business plan. Results of this study will establish a strategy to possibly build an effective broadband system to help sustain and grow businesses throughout the region. This investment is part of a $200,000 project.
  • Partnership Planning—EDA invested $1,717,400 in 19 Partnership Planning investments 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.