Grant

June 7 - 11, 2021

EDA announced 15 investments from June 7-11, 2021, totaling $17,443,474, which is matched by $10,486,987 in local investments. These investments include the following: (1) $10,262,382 in eight Economic Adjustment Assistance-COVID-19 Recovery and Resiliency Projects to help alleviate sudden and severe economic dislocation caused by the coronavirus pandemic, which includes five projects totaling $8,402,382 that will help create 580 jobs, save 944 jobs, and leverage $666,600,000 in private investments; (2) $4,490,297 in five 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 360 jobs, save 132 jobs, and leverage $22,000,000 in private investments; and (3) $2,690,795 in two Public Works projects to help communities revitalize, expand, and upgrade their physical infrastructure that will help create 1,143 jobs and leverage $187,800,000 in private investments.

  • $10,262,382 in eight Economic Adjustment Assistance-COVID-19 Recovery and Resiliency Projects, matched by $3,723,414 in local investments, as follows:
    • $4,007,542, matched by $1,001,886 in local investment, to the City of Du Quoin, Du Quoin/Perry County, Illinois, to support the City of Du Quoin with constructing a new 500,000-gallon elevated water storage tank to supplement the existing system and enhance water pressure and fire suppression capacity to the City’s industrial park in Perry County, Illinois. Once completed, the project will assist the region with recovery efforts from the COVID-19 pandemic by enhancing business growth and diversification in the area, which will bolster job creation, spur private investment, and advance economic resiliency throughout the region. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 121 jobs, save 57 jobs, and leverage $9,200,000 in private investment.
    • $1,800,000, matched by $450,000 in local investment, to the Nebraska Tourism Commission, Lincoln/Lancaster Counter, Nebraska, to support the Nebraska Tourism Commission’s efforts to foster recovery and resiliency in the tourism industry by addressing impacts associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. The Nebraska Tourism Commission will hire a tourism recovery coordinator to manage project elements that include a destination marketing assistance program, expansion of the Nebraska Passport Program, and a tourism marketing campaign. Once completed, the project will restore visitor spending and retain critical tourism and hospitality jobs, which will spur economic resiliency throughout the region. The grantee estimates that this investment will help save 810 jobs.
    • $1,600,000, matched by $1,391,628 in local investment, to the Water Institute of the Gulf, Baton Rouge/East Baton rouge County, Louisiana, to support the Water Institute of the Gulf with developing the Lower Mississippi River SmartPort and Resilience Center in East Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The project will facilitate, display, and manage dynamic Port Resilience Dashboards allowing ports to rigorously assess, prioritize, and monitor its status. In addition, the SmartPort will use big data and advanced analytics to improve business continuity and preparedness as well as aid in the long-term recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and future natural disasters. Once completed, the project will help the region create and retain jobs, attract private investment, and strengthen the regional economy. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 31 jobs, save 64 jobs, and leverage $2,000,000 in private investment.
    • $1,600,000, matched by $400,000 in local investment, to the Coordinating and Development Corporation/Northwest Louisiana Council of Governments, Bossier City/Bossier County, Louisiana, to fund the construction of a new building in Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana to serve as the Northwest Louisiana one-stop resource center, providing multi-agency coordination through the services offered by the Coordinating and Development Corporation and the Northwest Louisiana Council of Governments. The project is within a designated Opportunity Zone and will include a dedicated meeting space specially for resiliency and business continuity. Once completed, the project will help with recovery efforts from the COVID-19 pandemic and advance economic resiliency throughout the region.
    • $754,840, matched by $249,900 in local investment, to the Wayne State University Research and Technology Park, Wayne/Detroit County, Michigan, to support the Wayne State University Research and Technology Park with strengthening the region’s healthcare and manufacturing industries by adding capacity to the University’s MedHealth initiative in Wayne County, Michigan. The project will help with recovery efforts from the COVID-19 pandemic by improving web-based innovation tools and collaboration platforms that will help innovators in the digital health and medical device manufacturing sectors. In addition, the project will assist healthcare innovators with commercializing their technology and safely connecting with potential partners to further their product development. Once completed, the project will create and retain jobs, spur private investment, and advance economic resiliency throughout the region. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 28 jobs, save 13 jobs, and leverage $5,400,000 in private investment.
    • $240,000, matched by $60,000 in local investment, to the Durham Technical College/Durham Technical Community College Foundation, Inc., Durham/Durham County, North Carolina, to support the Durham Technical Community College with purchasing equipment that will be used to increase training capacity for residents of Durham County who are pursuing careers in the life sciences industry. Once completed, this project will help biopharmaceutical companies located in Research Triangle Park, the nation’s largest research park, become more resilient and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic by providing access to higher-wage jobs and spurring private investment throughout the region, which will benefit a nearby Opportunity Zone. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 400 jobs and leverage $650,000,000 in private investment.
    • $140,000, matched by $140,000 in local investment, to Jefferson County/State Oregon, Madras/Jefferson County, Oregon, to support the development of a robust broadband feasibility plan to assess the gaps, inventory, obstacles, and potential for increasing rural broadband in Jefferson County, Oregon. The project will help boost access and broadband speed by engaging with a consultant to conduct a plan and assessment to help increase business innovation, boost productivity, and create more jobs. Once implemented, the plan will help establish the analytical foundation for critical broadband infrastructure development in the area and help guide local leaders and stakeholders as they make the region more resilient to future economic shocks like the COVID-19 pandemic.
    • $120,000, matched by $30,000 in local investment, to Idaho County, Grangeville/Idaho County, Idaho, to support a rural broadband feasibility study to explore solutions to economic and community impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state of Idaho. The study will lead to the construction of a fiber link to create the first north-to-south intrastate broadband link to provide connection throughout Idaho. The intrastate accessibility will increase speed, redundancy, and access statewide. Once implemented, the project will create and retain jobs, improve business retention, enable business expansion, and increase business attraction opportunities, which will help advance economic resiliency throughout the region.
  • $4,490,297 in five Economic Adjustment Assistance projects, matched by $2,256,528 in local investments, as follows:
    • $2,413,091 in 2019 Disaster Supplemental funding, matched by $603,272 in local investment, to the Port Authority of Guam, Santa Rita/Guam County (Project: Piti/Guam County), Guam, to fund the installation of a fuel pipeline system connecting Guam Port Authority's F1 and Golf Piers, ensuring uninterrupted delivery of fuel in the event of a future disaster in Guam, a designated Opportunity Zone. The project will help with recovery efforts from Typhoon Wutip and is essential to ensure bulk fuel, jet fuel and LP gas distribution remains possible even if one of the piers is impacted by a disaster. Once completed, the project will create and retain jobs and advance economic resiliency throughout the region. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 15 jobs and save 32 jobs.
    • $639,789 in Assistance to Coal Communities, matched by $639,789 in local investment, to the Erwin Utilities Authority, Erwin/Unicoi County, Tennessee, to support the Erwin Utilities Authority with upgrading an existing wastewater treatment facility to allow increased production for a manufacturing firm in Unicoi County, Tennessee, a designated Opportunity Zone. The project will serve as a catalyst for additional economic development projects in the future and will support the Northeast Tennessee Regional Economic Partnership’s ability to market the region to existing and potential new manufacturers. Once completed, the project will create and retain high paying jobs, attract private investment, and increase economic resiliency to an area that has been impacted by the decline in the coal industry. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 75 jobs, save 40 jobs, and leverage $7,000,000 in private investment.
    • $610,000 in Assistance to Coal Communities, matched by $390,000 in local investment, to the City of Earlington, Earlington/Hopkins County, Kentucky, to support the City of Earlington with constructing a water and sewer infrastructure to help diversify the regional economy in Hopkins County, Kentucky. The project will help the region with recovery efforts from the COVID-19 pandemic in addition to recover from an existing economic downturn by extending the sewer collection system near the intersection of Sandcut Road and Flat Creek Road. Once completed, the project will support and promote economic growth, bolster job creation, and strengthen the regional economy in an area that has been impacted by the decline in the coal industry. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 20 jobs.
    • $482,417, matched by $278,467 in local investment, to the Walton County Economic Development Alliance/City of DeFuniak Springs/Walton County Board of Commissioners, DeFunaik Springs/Walton County, Florida, to support roadway, potable water, sewer and stormwater improvements to activate five lots totaling 47-acres for industrial development at Walton County Economic Development Alliance’s newly acquired 251-acre commerce park, Northwest Florida Commerce Park at Woodlawn, located in Walton County. The infrastructure improvements will also support a housing manufacturing business producing manufactured homes. Once completed, the project will bolster job creation, attract private investment, and strengthen the regional economy. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 250 jobs, save 9 jobs, and leverage $5,000,000 in private investment.
    • $345,000 in Assistance to Coal Communities, matched by $345,000 in local investment, to the City of Colstrip, Colstrip/Rosebud County, Montana, to support the City of Colstrip with replacing outdated and deficient Municipal Water and Wastewater Systems Controls in Rosebud County, Montana. The upgrades will assist the city in correcting its infrastructure needs by providing a means to become more economically resilient from the impacts of coal related closures. Once completed, the project will create and retain jobs, advance economic resiliency, and attract private investment to an area that has been impacted by the decline in the coal industry. The grantee estimates that this investment will help save 51 jobs and leverage $10,000,000 in private investment.
  • $2,690,795 in two Public Works projects, matched by $4,507,045 in local investments, as follows:
    • $2,000,000, matched by $3,816,250 in local investment, to Hall County, Gainesville/Hall County, Georgia, to fund the construction of a road infrastructure to serve a new heavy equipment research and development facility and the Georgia Ports Authority inland port in Hall County, Georgia. The project will support manufacturing and supply chain efficiencies by improving transport of goods and reducing travel time, distance, and exporting costs. Once completed, the project will bolster job creation, spur private investment, and strengthen resiliency within the regional economy. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 675 jobs and leverage $185,000,000 in private investment.
    • $690,795, matched by $690,795 in local investment, to the City of Menomonie, Menomonie/Dunn County, Wisconsin, to support the City of Menomonie with expanding its University of Wisconsin-Stout Technology Park by extending utility infrastructure and expanding Schneider Avenue from Lookout Road to U.S. Highway 12/29 in Dunn County, Wisconsin, a designated Opportunity Zone. The project will create an additional 74 city-owned acres for development and business attraction within the Technology Park. Once completed, the project will bolster job creation, attract private investment, and strengthen the regional economy. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 468 jobs and leverage $2,800,000 in private investment.