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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.7 million American Rescue Plan grant to the village of Vicksburg, Michigan, to upgrade its wastewater treatment system to increase capacity for business expansion and commercial development. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.2 million grant to the Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, to help build a new 232-stall parking lot to serve the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.5 million grant to the Henry County Fiscal Court, New Castle, Kentucky, to make sewage system expansion and upgrades needed to support economic growth in the region. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.2 million grant to the city of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, to support business expansion, workforce development, and entrepreneurship efforts designed to boost the retail food sector. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $3.6 million in American Rescue Plan grants to support Texas as it recovers from the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $4.1 million in the city of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee to support the recovery and growth of the local tourism economy. These grants are funded by the American Rescue Plan.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $648,339 grant to the Oneida Nation, Oneida, Wisconsin, to develop a strategic energy transition plan to develop a Tribal Utility Authority and explore the potential for a utility-scale solar facility and electric vehicle for tribal operations. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding an $8 million grant to the Maymont Foundation, Richmond, Virginia, to promote regional tourism. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.8 million grant to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, South Charleston, West Virginia, to develop and expand recreational mountain biking infrastructure in the state’s Eastern Panhandle. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $8.5 million in the state of Kentucky to develop critical infrastructure and other resources needed to support current and future business needs in regions which have been impacted by the declining use of coal. These grants are funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA’s $300 million Coal Communities Commitment.