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WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden will announce the Fresno-Merced Future of Food Innovation (F3) Coalition as one of 21 winners of the $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge, the most impactful regional economic development competition in decades. Funded by President Biden’s American Rescue Plan and administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), the Regional Challenge is awarding approximately $65.1 million in grants to the Fresno-Merced Future of Food Innovation (F3) Coalition, led by the Central Valley Community Foundation, to drive agriculture innovation in California’s Central Valley.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $15.4 million in American Rescue Plan grants to support West Virginia as it recovers from the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4.6 million grant to Frederick Innovative Technology Center, Inc., Frederick, Maryland, for building renovations to support a science business incubator. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $5 million grant to the city of Cottage Grove, Oregon to support revitalization of its historic commercial district. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $5.8 million grant to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Choctaw, Mississippi, for construction of the Advanced Workforce Training Center. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan’s Indigenous Communities program.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $6 million grant to Building Bridges Across the River, Washington, D.C., to build an environmental education center at the new 11th Street Bridge Park. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to the Development Authority of Augusta, Augusta, Georgia, to boost business and job growth by providing water and sewer improvements at the Augusta Corporate Park.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.3 million grant to the city of Walterboro, South Carolina, for the construction of new sewer lines in support of economic growth in a region impacted by the declining use of coal. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA’s $300 million Coal Communities Commitment.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.3 million grant to Friends of Lapham Peak, Delafield, Wisconsin, to boost tourism by building a new lodge at Kettle Moraine State Forest. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.6 million grant to Saline County, Missouri, to support tourism by building a new visitors center. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.