Grant

September 24 - 28, 2012

$2,929,200 to the City of Garden Grove, CA to construct roadway, infrastructure, and drainage improvements along Harbor Boulevard to assist existing and developing commercial areas in Garden Grove. Drainage improvements will mitigate effects of storms by increasing resiliency to flooding. This project supports the hotel and leisure industry cluster, capitalizing on the community's close proximity to the Disney Resort. This EDA investment is part of a $5,858,400 project that creates 930 new jobs and leverages $290 million in private investment. (EAA-Disaster)
$2,503,731 to the City of South Gate, CA to fund the improvements to the intersection of Firestone Boulevard at Atlantic Avenue in Los Angeles. This project improves access to the region's industrial areas and opens new areas for manufacturing. This EDA investment is part of a $5,302,743 project that creates 245 new jobs. (Public Works)
$2,500,000 to the Norman Economic Development Coalition, Inc. and the City of Norman, OK to fund critical infrastructure for the development of University North Park (UNP) in Norman. This project supports the development of the UNP Advanced Manufacturing Center and UNP Corporate Center, and will encourage the growth of aerospace, medical devices, and other high-tech, advanced manufacturing clusters. This EDA investment is part of a $5,000,300 project that creates 100 high-skill high-wage jobs. (Public Works)
$2,262,787 to the Village of Greenfield, OH to provide structural enhancements to the rail line that runs from Greenfield to Midland. The improved rail line will provide regional manufacturers with more reliable and alternative infrastructure, allowing the region's industrial manufacturing cluster to expand. This EDA investment is part of a $3,751,125 project that creates 72 new jobs, save 812 existing jobs and leverage $8.8 million in private investments. (Economic Adjustment Assistance)
$2,124,000 to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, CA to fund the construction of two parking lots, a solar power generation photo voltaic canopy structure, and capital equipment for a laboratory and prototyping/training workshop at the Kretz Innovation campus in Los Angeles. This project develops a Cleantech industry hub for government, research institutions, industry and investors to demonstrate and evaluate new clean technologies towards commercialization. This EDA investment is part of a $3,540,000 project that creates 171 new jobs. (Public Works)
$2,122,046 to Applied Strategies International, Ltd., IL to fund the activities of the Midwest Trade Adjustment Assistance Center in Chicago, Illinois, that serves firms located in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, to strengthen their competitiveness in the worldwide marketplace. This EDA investment is part of a $3,137,456 project. (TAAC)
$2,121,000 the City of San Leandro, CA to support the construction of the conduit for a fiber optic network in the City of San Leandro. This project expands broadband access and support the expansion of businesses to create opportunities for higher-skilled jobs and long-term economic diversification while positioning the region to successfully compete in the global economy. This EDA investment is part of a $4,242,000 project that creates 1000 new jobs and leverage $110 million in private investments. (Public Works)
$2,060,000 to Washington State University, WA to support the purchase of equipment to be used in product development and workforce training in Benton and Franklin counties. This project supports both workforce development and economic diversification through the use of advanced processing procedures. This EDA investment is part of a $4,120,000 project, which develops a trained workforce to meet the growing demands of a diversified economy. (Economic Adjustment Assistance)
$1,998,000 to the City of Visalia, CA to fund the construction of storm water drainage infrastructure improvements to control flooding and improve streets in downtown Visalia. This project mitigates economic distress caused by flooding and will lead to increased resiliency and support business expansion in the region. This EDA investment is part of a $2,561,000 project that minimizes economic dislocations resulting from a major disaster by promoting job creation, supporting economic diversification, or fostering disaster resiliency. (EAA-Disaster)
$1,910,468 to the New England Trade Adjustment Assistance Center, Inc., MA to fund the activities of the New England Trade Adjustment Assistance Center, which serves import-impacted firms located in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont, to strengthen their competitiveness in the worldwide marketplace. This EDA investment is part of a $3,075,902 project that enables companies stressed by foreign competition to successfully adapt to changing conditions of the worldwide market. (TAAC)
$1,804,288 to the Mid-Atlantic Employers' Association, PA to fund the activities of the Mid-Atlantic Trade Adjustment Assistance Center in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, which serves import-impacted firms located in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia, to strengthen their competitiveness in the worldwide marketplace. This EDA investment is part of a $2,800,884 project that enables companies stressed by foreign competition to successfully adapt to changing conditions of the worldwide market. (TAAC)
$1,800,000 to the St. Mary Levee District and Terrebonne Levee & Conservation District, LA to fund the design and engineering of improved flood control in south central Louisiana. This project will also support business expansion in the region's oil and gas, shipbuilding, and seafood industries. This project mitigates economic distress caused by frequent flooding in the region, and will lead to increased resiliency and business opportunities in the region. This EDA investment is part of a $5,000,000 project that minimizes economic dislocations resulting from a major disaster by promoting job creation, supporting economic diversification, or fostering disaster resiliency. (EAA-Disaster)
$1,762,110 to the City of Brookings and Curry County, OR to fund the construction of infrastructure improvements at the Brookings Airport and adjacent industrial park. This project mitigates the effects of future coastal flooding by establishing the airport as a staging area for response and recovery efforts and developing the industrial park to further economic diversification and expansion. This EDA investment is part of a $2,936,850 project that minimizes economic dislocations resulting from a major disaster by promoting job creation, supporting economic diversification, or fostering disaster resiliency. (EAA-Disaster)
$1,664,127 to the Regents of the University of Colorado at Boulder, CO to fund the activities of the Rocky Mountain Trade Adjustment Assistance Center at the Regents of the University of Colorado in Boulder, which serves import-impacted firms located in Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming, to strengthen their competitiveness in the worldwide marketplace. This EDA investment is part of a $2,037,785 project that enables companies stressed by foreign competition to successfully adapt to changing conditions of the worldwide market. (TAAC)
$1,655,800 to the Regents of the University of Michigan to fund the activities of the Great Lakes Trade Adjustment Assistance Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan, which serves firms located in Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio, to strengthen their competitiveness in the worldwide marketplace. This EDA investment is part of a $2,202,300 project that enables companies stressed by foreign competition to successfully adapt to changing conditions of the worldwide market. (TAAC)
$1,600,000 to the Yukon Delta Fisheries Development Association, AK to construct a value-added salmon filet processing plant with blast freezer in Emmonak. This project allows the Yukon Delta to increase production and expand its domestic and international markets. The facility will also serve as an emergency command center in the event of ice jams and flooding. This EDA investment is part of a $2,000,000 project that creates 50 new jobs and leverages $4.5 million in private investment. (EAA-Disaster)
$1,584,995 to the Knox County Development Corporation/City of Vincennes, IN to construct critical water and sewer infrastructure to allow new growth in the Industrial Park in Knox County. The project will allow the region to build upon the agricultural strengths of the region and strengthen that cluster. This EDA investment is part of a $3,169,990 project that creates 300 new jobs and leverages $60 million in private investment. (Public Works)
$1,535,848 (amended from the original $1,362,944) to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation, GA to fund the activities of the Southeastern Trade Adjustment Assistance Center in Atlanta, Georgia, which serves firms located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, to strengthen their competitiveness in the worldwide marketplace. This EDA investment is part of a $2,001,050 project that enables companies stressed by foreign competition to successfully adapt to changing conditions of the worldwide market. (TAAC)
$1,506,924 (Amended from original amount $1,342,133) to The Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO to fund the activities of the Mid-America Trade Adjustment Assistance Center in Columbia, Missouri, which serves import-impacted firms located in Arkansas, Kansas, and Missouri, to strengthen their competitiveness in the worldwide marketplace. This EDA investment is part of a $2,284,506 project that enables companies stressed by foreign competition to successfully adapt to changing conditions of the worldwide market. (TAAC)
$1,500,000 to the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island Tribal Government, AK to fund the construction of a marine service, repair and supply center on St. Paul Island. As the only facility of this type within hundreds of miles, the project supports the growth of small businesses, creating jobs for local residents and strengthening the region's fishing industry. This EDA investment is part of a $4,000,000 project that creates 200 new jobs, retains 100 jobs and leverages $17 million in private investment. (Public Works)
$1,500,000 to the City of San Antonio and the San Antonio Water System, TX to fund the construction of water system infrastructure at the former Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio. This project supports the redevelopment of the base's North Airfield, which will enable growth of the aerospace industry in the region by opening additional industrial sites that provide runway access. This EDA investment is part of a $3,000,000 project that supports the expansion of industrial airport and inland port facility in support of growing aerospace industry cluster. (Public Works)
$1,454,898 to the University of Texas at San Antonio, TX to fund the activities of the Southwest Trade Adjustment Assistance Center in San Antonio, TX, which serves firms located in: Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas to strengthen their competitiveness in the worldwide marketplace. This EDA investment is part of a $1,558,273 project that enables companies stressed by foreign competition to successfully adapt to changing conditions of the worldwide market. (TAAC)
$1,454,491 to the Trade Task Group, WA to fund the activities of the Northwest Trade Adjustment Assistance Center in Seattle, Washington, which serves firms located in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington to strengthen their competitiveness in the worldwide marketplace. This EDA investment is part of a $1,687,939 project that enables companies stressed by foreign competition to successfully adapt to changing conditions of the worldwide market. (TAAC)
$1,312,000 to the State of Hawaii Civil Defense Division, HI to replace and upgrades sirens to insure reliability and longevity. This project also includes tsunami awareness outreach campaigns, to assist visitors and residents with preparing and responding to tsunami warnings. This project mitigates economic distress caused by inadequate safety equipment and will lead to increased resiliency and support business expansion in the region. This EDA investment is part of a $1,640,000 project that minimizes economic dislocations resulting from a major disaster by promoting job creation, supporting economic diversification, or fostering disaster resiliency. (EAA-Disaster)
$1,304,497 to the University of Southern California to fund the activities of the Western Trade Adjustment Assistance Center (WTAAC) in Los Angeles, CA, which serves firms located in Arizona, California, Hawaii and Nevada, to strengthen their competitiveness in the worldwide marketplace. This EDA investment is part of a $1,826,990 project that enables companies stressed by foreign competition to successfully adapt to changing conditions of the worldwide market. (TAAC)
$1,200,000 to the City of Alice, TX to fund the construction of infrastructure to support the development of a multi-use complex in Alice. The complex will house the Alice Development and Training Center, a facility that will provide services to small businesses and space for workforce development. This project will assist in the City's efforts to attract new businesses, diversify the economy, create jobs, and ensure economic stability. This EDA investment is part of a $4,462,000 project that supports economic diversification and growth in the region. (Public Works)
$1,200,000 to the City of Shreveport, LA to construct storm drainage infrastructure for a film industry back lot in Shreveport. This project supports the growing film industry cluster in the region and will serve as a catalyst for further economic growth and diversification. This EDA investment is part of a $2,000,000 project that creates 50 new jobs and leverages $5 million in private investment. (Public Works)
$1,200,000 to the City of San Angelo, TX to support the construction of a Concho Valley Regional Fire Training Center to be located in San Angelo. The facility, which will serve Coke, Concho, Crocket, Irion, Kimble, Mason, McCulloch, Menard, Reagan, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, and Tom Green counties, will increase the region's ability to manage and contain wildfire disasters mitigating the effects on the region's economy. This EDA investment is part of a $2,028,000 project that minimizes economic dislocations resulting from a major disaster by promoting job creation, supporting economic diversification, or fostering disaster resiliency. (EAA-Disaster)
$1,189,500 to the City of Dawson, MN to construct critical roadway and related infrastructure to upgrade an existing 40-acre industrial park and to construct a new 65-acre industrial park nearby. The project also includes a new wastewater pretreatment facility to allow industrial expansion and make possible growth in the city's agricultural processing cluster. This EDA investment is part of a $2,379,000 project that creates 137 new jobs and leverages $35 million in private investment. (Public Works)
$1,173,169.95 to the Research Foundation SUNY Binghamton to support the activities of the New York State Trade Adjustment Assistance Center at the Research Foundation State University of New York in Binghamton, which serves import-impacted firms located in New York, to strengthen their competitiveness in the worldwide marketplace. This EDA investment is part of a $1,397,741.95 project. (TAAC)
$1,000,000 to Abbeville County, South Carolina to construct a new small business and industry incubator building in the county's Lakelands Commerce Center to enhance ongoing efforts to provide entrepreneurs and high-growth businesses with quality space to develop and expand. This EDA investment is part of a $1,375,000 project that will create a business environment to support and grow small business and industry for sustainable economic development in the region. (Economic Adjustment Assistance)
$1,000,000 to the City of San Benito, Texas to construct the San Benito Cultural and Heritage Museum, a project that consolidates four existing tourist sites into a larger facility in San Benito. This project, combined with a dedicated marketing strategy, will advance tourism in the region, and lead to an increase in visitors and additional opportunities for economic growth. This project will increase tourism and lead to job creation and economic growth. This EDA investment is part of a $1,880,000 project. (Public Works)
$1,000,000 to the Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission in Louisiana to rebuild the subgrade of a rail line that connects to Port Allen's Inland Rivers Marine Terminal. This EDA investment is part of a $2,541,000 project that will increase the resiliency of the line and ensure that it remains open during flooding events, allowing area industries to maintain supply lines and the shipment of goods. (EAA- Disaster)
$1,000,000 to the Southern University System Foundation and Southern University and A&M College to construct a Center for Business Opportunities and Disaster Recovery on the campus of Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Center will provide business incubation space, entrepreneurial training, and outreach services to small businesses throughout the region. This EDA investment is part of a $1,250,000 project that will supports disaster resiliency through economic diversification. (EAA- Disaster)
$1,000,000 to University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas, to support the purchase of specialized equipment for career and professional training in optometry. This project supports the growth of the health services industry cluster, creating opportunities from the associate's degree to doctoral levels and increasing high-skill, high-wage jobs in the region. This EDA investment is part of a $2,000,600 project that will increase access to professional training opportunities. (Public Works)
$1,000,000 to the University of Texas at San Antonio to assist communities throughout south Texas better position themselves to benefit economically from the opportunities presented by the exploration of the Eagle Ford Shale. The University of Texas at San Antonio will work with the Eagle Ford Shale Consortium to increase community capacity, develop strategic plans, improve leadership, share best practices, and provide technical assistance to support small businesses and public private partnerships. This EDA investment is part of a $1,428,572 project. (Economic Adjustment Assistance)
$1,000,000 to the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) and National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Research Foundation, Washington, DC to support disaster resiliency capacity development for communities in the Southeast region. The researchers will identify communities that have been impacted by past natural disasters and requested assistance and engage local leadership to collaboratively develop strategies and actions focusing on economic resiliency and disaster mitigation. This EDA investment is part of a $1,250,000. (EAA-Disaster)
$964,250 to the town of Preston, Connecticut to fund building demolition and site preparation of the former abandoned and blighted Norwich Hospital for adaptive reuse and re-development into the proposed multi-use Preston Riverwalk Development project. This EDA investment is part of a $1,928,500 project that will diversify and energize the region's economic base with new business construction expected to supplement the area's bioscience and defense industry clusters. (Public Works)
$950,000 to the city of San Augustine, Texas, to construct water and waste water infrastructure in the City of San Augustine. This project supports the expansion plans of local businesses which will generate opportunities for job creation and economic growth. This EDA investment is part of a $1,900,000 project that will create 100 jobs. (Public Works)
$850,000 to the city of Santa Cruz, California, to support the development of the design, specifications and engineering report to repair the tsunami damaged wharf in the City of Santa Cruz. This project also funds the development of a strategic master plan to increase resiliency to future disasters through economic diversification. This EDA investment is part of a $1,020,000 project that will support a community's long-term recovery, spur job creation, leverage private investment, and promote disaster resiliency. (EAA- Disaster)
$777,690 to Crescent City, California to construct water, sewer, roads, drainage and electrical infrastructure to a shoreline facility. This EDA investment is part of a $1,031,520 project that will increase resiliency to future tsunamis and tidal damage by hardening vital infrastructure and supports restoration and growth of the region's tourism and fishing industry clusters. (EAA- Disaster)
$750,000 to Indian Hills Community College to construct a flexible, multi-use business incubator at Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa, IA. The new incubator will offer local incubation space to companies in the region's thriving bio-processing cluster. This EDA investment is part of a $1,946,054 project that will create 450 jobs and leverage $8.4 million in private investment. (Public Works)
$700,000 to the Native Village of Mekoryuk, AK to fund the construction of a facility to produce reindeer meat and products. This project supports economic resiliency by enhancing regional food security, while increasing the region's export potential by taking advantage of the increasing national and international demand for reindeer meat and products. This EDA investment is part of an $866,000 project that creates 50 new jobs and leverages $500,000 in private investment. (EAA-Disaster)
$607,050 to the Region XII Council of Governments, IA to recapitalize an existing EDA-funded Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) administered by the Region XII Council of Governments, IA. These additional funds will assist small businesses in Carroll, Crawford, Greene, and Guthrie counties by providing gap financing critical to ensuring ongoing economic recovery following the devastating Midwest floods of 2008. This EDA investment is part of a $607,050 project that supports continued small business renewal in areas impacted by the 2008 Midwest floods. (RLF-Disaster)
$503,947 to the Tazewell County Board of Commissioners and Cincinnati Township, IL to construct critical roadway improvements in Cincinnati Township to allow heavy truck traffic required for industrial expansion. This EDA investment is part of a $2,519,737 project that creates 100 new jobs and leverages $7.4 million in private investment. (Public Works)
$362,185 to the Greater New Orleans Development Fund (GNODF) and New Orleans BioInnovation Center, Inc. (NOBIC), LA to support the expansion of industries that rebuild wetlands, implement water management strategies, promote clean technologies, and perform other risk mitigation activities in southeastern Louisiana. This project will assist communities in mitigating the effects of disasters, such as Hurricane Isaac, and recovering and becoming more resilient by implementing workforce development partnerships, business development services, technology transfer activities, and regional marketing and branding activities. This EDA investment is part of a $724,785 project that supports job and business opportunities in environmental management across southeast Louisiana. (Economic Adjustment Assistance)
$359,511 to the Texas Engineering Extension Service to supports the assessment of south Texas' competitive advantages in the area of advanced manufacturing. The project will include data collection, a competitive trade conference, and the completion of a final report to be used as a catalyst to spur increased manufacturing in the region. This EDA investment is part of a $513,599 project that supports a strategy to significantly increase advanced manufacturing jobs in the South Texas region. (Economic Adjustment Assistance)
$350,000 to the Clearwater Economic Development Association, Inc. and the Nez Perce Tribe Panhandle Area Council, ID to support the establishment of a technical assistance and business opportunity development program for Bonner, Clearwater, and Shoshone counties, and the Nez Perce Reservation. This project includes the delivery of technical assistance services, establishment of a marketing outreach center, and preparation of a feasibility study for establishing a minority-owned business manufacturing trade organization. This EDA investment is part of a $437,500 project. (EAA-Disaster)
$335,000 to the City of College Park, GA to upgrade railway and street intersections to ease traffic congestion in an area that has been in filled with new development. The improved infrastructure will allow the flow of goods through the Port of Savannah-Atlanta transportation corridor more efficiently. This EDA investment is part of a $670,000 project that connects transportation investments to prospective growth in international commerce. (Public Works)
$275,000 to Lehigh University, PA to establish the Lehigh Urban Entrepreneurship Collaborative, a program targeted at accelerating entrepreneurship and commercialization in the Lehigh Valley. The Collaborative will provide support services for fledgling businesses and education for entrepreneurs, who will facilitate the retention of skilled workers and stem the outmigration of young college graduates and potential entrepreneurs in the region. This EDA investment is part of a $554,020 project that provides opportunities for entrepreneurial development and commercialization to spur new business growth in the Lehigh Valley. (Economic Adjustment Assistance)
$250,318 to the Northeast Texas Community College at Mount Pleasant to support the purchase of equipment for high-tech, workforce training at the Industrial Technology Training Center in Titus County. This project supports expansion of the Center's programs to meet the region's growing skilled workforce needs. This EDA investment is part of a $357,597 project that creates a trained workforce to meet the growing demands of a diversified economy. (Economic Adjustment Assistance)
$250,000 to the University of Southern California to support the development of a technical assistance program to help communities recover from natural disasters and improve economic resiliency in southern California. This project includes the development of a sustainable development strategy for green technology products and services industry and the preparation of regional Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies. This EDA investment is part of a $315,711 project that minimizes economic dislocations resulting from a major disaster by promoting job creation, supporting economic diversification, or fostering disaster resiliency. (Disaster)
$250,000 to the City of Hidalgo, TX to support the development of a strategic master plan for historic downtown of Hidalgo. The focus will be on the development of El Mercado, a facility that will serve as a business incubator, business assistance center, and focal point for tourism. This EDA investment is part of a $312,500 project that supports a center of commerce for tourism and business development. (Economic Adjustment Assistance)
$247,000 to the University of Texas at Austin to support the development of public-private partnerships to establish the Austin Wet-Lab Incubator. This effort builds upon an EDA-funded wet lab feasibility study that demonstrated a substantial and growing demand for wet laboratory space in the Austin region. This EDA investment is part of a $494,000 project that supports a public private partnership that will accelerate the development of bioscience entrepreneurs. (Economic Adjustment Assistance)
$240,000 to Fresh Ministries and Core City Business Incubators, FL to expand the Beaver Street Enterprise Center, a core-city business incubator that supports the creation of technology-based jobs and economic diversification through entrepreneurial development and small business start-ups. This Phase II expansion will meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification standards. This EDA investment is part of an $890,000 project that is expected to create 39 new jobs. (Economic Adjustment Assistance)
$200,000 to BizStarts Milwaukee, Inc., and Wisconsin Business Innovation Corporation to create jobs by capitalizing on the region's competitive strengths and using existing channels such as small business development centers, workforce development boards, and technical colleges to provide regional programming and training to accelerate innovative concepts into new business ventures. This EDA investment is part of a $250,000 project that is expected to create 350 new jobs and leverage $6.9 million in private investment. (Economic Adjustment Assistance)