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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.1 million grant to the Nevada System of Higher Education, Las Vegas, Nevada, to help the University of Nevada Las Vegas develop a program to facilitate economic recovery, resilience, and diversification in the regional tourism industry. 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 $1.9 million grant to South Dakota State University (SDSU), Brookings, South Dakota, to purchase equipment needed to expand the capacity of the Dakota Bioproducts Institute to develop products for commercialization. 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 $1.4 million grant to the city of Fredericksburg, Texas, for construction of a parking facility needed to support local tourism. 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 $1.2 million grant to Vermont Technical College, Randolph Center, Vermont, to expand the college’s agricultural workforce development and entrepreneurship training programs. 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 $1 million grant to Swift County, Minnesota, to support the recovery of the local tourism and outdoor recreation sector by making improvements at the Appleton Area Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) 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 Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, to boost the capacity of the university’s Technology Development Institute to assist Kansas manufacturers. 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 $5.4 million grant to the Randolph County Development Authority, Elkins, West Virginia, to support construction of a 16,000-square foot building to serve as a conference and events center and workforce development facility. 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 Hagerstown Community College, Hagerstown, Maryland, to fund the renovation of a building needed to house workforce training programs to help diversify and grow the economy in a region impacted by the declining use of coal. 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 $16.4 million American Rescue Plan Good Jobs Challenge grant to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Mānoa, Hawaiʻi, to create workforce training programs in four of the state’s major industries: healthcare, information technology, energy and resilience, and film, arts, and media.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $14.9 million American Rescue Plan Good Jobs Challenge grant to Nevadaworks, Reno, Nevada, to develop and launch the Northern Nevada Equity in Employment Project, which will bolster and diversify the regional economy by placing workers into positions in growth industries.