Grant

November 29 - December 3, 2021

EDA announced four investments from November 29-December 3, 2021, totaling $7,246,713, which is matched by $1,811,678 in local investments.  These investments include the following: (1) $4,155,200 in two Economic Adjustment Assistance-COVID-19 Recovery and Resiliency Projects to help alleviate sudden and severe economic dislocation caused by the coronavirus pandemic that will help create 265 jobs, save 370 jobs, and leverage $263,000,000 in private investments; (2) $40,000 in one Economic Adjustment Assistance project 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; and (3) $3,051,513 in one Public Works project to help communities revitalize, expand, and upgrade their physical infrastructure that will help create 830 jobs, save 5 jobs, and leverage $2,500,000 in private investment.

  • $4,155,200 in two Economic Adjustment Assistance-COVID-19 Recovery and Resiliency Projects, matched by $1,038,800 in local investments, as follows:
    • $2,555,200, matched by $638,800 in local investment, to the Potomac Valley Hospital, Keyser/Mineral County, West Virginia, to support the construction of a new training facility in Mineral County, West Virginia.  The new facility will be constructed at the Seneca Lane site adjacent to, and owned by, the hospital and will include six rooms for clinics and training, parking, and landscaping.  The project will help the region with recovery efforts from the COVID-19 pandemic by providing the capacity needed for regional medical providers to accommodate the need for increased certifications.  Once completed, the project will benefit a nearby Opportunity Zone, bolster job creation, save jobs, spur private investment, and advance economic resiliency throughout the region.  The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 265 jobs, save 370 jobs, and leverage $203,000,000 in private investment.
    • $1,600,000, matched by $400,000 in local investment, to the Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries, Inc., Roxbury/Suffolk County, Massachusetts, to support the expansion of an existing workforce training facility that is essential to sustain and grow the workforce training and job placement services offered by the Goodwill Industries in Roxbury, Massachusetts.  The project will help strengthen the economic mobility in the community by upgrading the workforce training clients’ parking and truck delivery capacity, which will provide the access needed for operations of Goodwill’s workforce development programs and social enterprises facility.  Once completed, the project will help the region with recovery efforts from the COVID-19 pandemic, bolster job creation, spur private investment, and advance economic resiliency throughout the region.  The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 208 jobs and leverage $60,000,000 in private investment.
  • $40,000 in one Economic Adjustment Assistance project, matched by $10,000 in local investment, as follows:
    • $40,000, matched by $10,000 in local investment, to the City of Martinsburg, Martinsburg/Berkeley County, West Virginia, to support the completion of a Business Clustering Study to spur economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and assist with the development in two federally-designated Opportunity Zones.  The project will consist of the following: Task 1 involves a preliminary identification of appropriate business clusters through data collection, analysis, and research; Task 2 involves case study research on the selected niche industry and business cluster types identified in Task 1; and Task 3 will compile the research findings of Task 1 and Task 2 into a “playbook” that the City may use in its communications to prospective developers, local business owners, investors, and entrepreneurs, and other interested stakeholders to promote continued growth and development in the area.  Once completed, the study will help build a resilient, stable and sustainable business district within downtown Martinsburg, to help advance long term economic vitality and sustainability, bolster job creation, attract private investment, and strengthen the regional economy.
  • $3,051,513 in one Public Works project, matched by $762,878 in local investment, as follows:
    • $3,051,513, matched by $762,878 in local investment, to the Inland Valley Development Agency/San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, San Bernardino/San Bernardino County, California, to support the construction of roadway improvements to Sterling Avenue in San Bernardino County, California.  The project will connect Sterling Avenue through 3rd Street and into Perimeter Road to enhance access and circulation for the San Bernardino International Airport and surrounding areas   Once completed, the project will bolster job creation, increase private investment, and strengthen the regional economy.  The grantees estimate that this investment will help create 830 jobs, save 5 jobs, and leverage $2,500,000 in private investment.