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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.4 million grant to Snow College, Ephraim, Utah, to help diversify the regional economy by building the Innovative Agricultural Center. 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 that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $4.3 million in the state of Virginia to develop critical infrastructure needed to support current and future business needs and stoke innovation. These grants are 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 $6.4 million grant to the Lonesome Pine Regional Industrial Facilities Authority, Duffield, Virginia, for construction of a new multi-tenant business facility. 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 $2.8 million grant to the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, to help build a guest services center at the Old World Wisconsin history museum. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.

WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo today announced the grantees of the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) 2022 University Center Economic Development Program Competition. EDA is providing a total of $3.1 million in grants to 26 colleges and universities in 16 states to administer programs to leverage their assets, promote innovation and strengthen regional economies.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1 million grant to the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, to conduct an economic impact study and commercialization strategy for the state’s Unmanned Aerial Systems network. 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 that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3 million grant to the Santa Clara Pueblo, Espanola, New Mexico, to bring wastewater infrastructure into a commercial area. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan’s Indigenous Communities program.

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $587,395 grant to the Recinto Universitario Mayaguez, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, to provide mentoring and technical assistance to 20 non-governmental organizations that support economic development efforts on the island. 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 $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.