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September 6, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $999,895 in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Coal Facility Reuse Planning in Northern Arizona

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $999,895 grant to the Arizona Board of Regents – Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, to support community redevelopment through reuse planning of coal facilities. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA’s $300 million Coal Communities Commitment.

September 6, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3.1 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds for High-Speed Internet Service to Support Chickasaw Nation Business Growth

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.1 million grant to the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, Ada, Oklahoma, to build a fixed wireless high-speed internet network. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan Indigenous Communities program.

September 6, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.2 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Business Expansion in Ladysmith, Wisconsin

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.2 million grant to the city of Ladysmith, Wisconsin, for road and water infrastructure upgrades needed to support business growth at the city’s industrial park. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.

September 6, 2022

EDA Enlists Research Partners to Document Lessons and Outcomes of the Build Back Better Regional Challenge

EDA’s $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge is not only a generational investment in place-based economic policy, it is also a significant opportunity for practice-observant research in the field of economic development. To capitalize on this historic moment, this month, EDA’s Research and National Technical Assistance program is announcing two investments designed to stimulate a robust research agenda that will explore, document, and disseminate the lessons, outcomes, and replicable models of the Build Back Better Regional Challenge, helping amplify its impact beyond the regional coalitions awarded federal funding. This grant is funded through EDA’s ARPA Research and Networks Funding Opportunity.

September 2, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests Approximately $50.8 Million to Boost Central Florida’s Semiconductor Industry Through American Rescue Plan Regional Challenge

WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden will announce the Building Central Florida’s Semiconductor Cluster for Broad-Based Prosperity 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 $50.8 million in grants to the Building Central Florida’s Semiconductor Cluster for Broad-Based Prosperity, led by the Osceola County Board of County Commissioners, to boost semiconductor industry in central Florida.

September 2, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests Approximately $50 Million to Boost the Clean Energy Sector in New Orleans Region Through American Rescue Plan Regional Challenge

WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden will announce H2theFuture 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 $50 million in grants to H2theFuture, led by the Greater New Orleans Development Foundation, to boost the clean energy sector in New Orleans.

September 2, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests Approximately $49 Million to Boost Mariculture Industry in Alaska Through American Rescue Plan Regional Challenge

WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden will announce the Alaska Mariculture Cluster 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 $49 million in grants to the Alaska Mariculture Cluster, led by the Southeast Conference, to catalyze a sustainable mariculture industry in Alaska.

September 2, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests Approximately $52.9 Million to Boost Virginia’s Pharmaceutical Industry Through American Rescue Plan Regional Challenge

WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden will announce the Virginia Advanced Pharma Manufacturing (APM) and R&D Cluster 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 $52.9 million in grants to the Virginia Advanced Pharma Manufacturing (APM) and R&D Cluster, led by the Virginia Biotechnology Research Partnership Authority (Activation Capital), to boost Virginia’s pharmaceutical industry.

September 2, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests Approximately $51.4 Million to Strengthen Aerospace Production in Southern Kansas Through American Rescue Plan Regional Challenge

WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden will announce the South Kansas 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 $51.4 million in grants to the South Kansas Coalition, led by Wichita State University, to strengthen aerospace production in southern Kansas.

September 2, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests Approximately $52.2 Million to Catalyze the Mobility Sector in Michigan Through American Rescue Plan Regional Challenge

WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden will announce the Global Epicenter of Mobility 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 $52.2 million in grants to the Global Epicenter of Mobility Coalition, led by the Detroit Regional Partnership Foundation, to transform the Detroit area’s legacy automotive industry into a highly competitive advanced mobility cluster.