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December 23, 2024

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $5.5 Million to Support the Agriculture Industry and Provide Electrical Infrastructure Improvements in Kansas

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $5.5 million in the state of Kansas to support the agriculture industry and make electrical infrastructure improvements needed to bolster economic opportunity in the region.
  • Press Release
  • Disaster Recovery
December 23, 2024

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $4.1 Million for Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements Needed to Support Job Creation in Neah Bay, Washington

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4.1 million grant to the Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation in Neah Bay, Washington, for wastewater infrastructure improvements to support job creation.
  • Press Release
  • Disaster Recovery
December 22, 2024

U.S. Economic Development Administration’s Statement on the Signing of the American Relief Act, 2025

WASHINGTON — Acting U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Cristina Killingsworth issued the following statement on the American Relief Act, 2025: “I am pleased that Congress passed and President Biden has signed the American Relief Act of 2025 into law, appropriating $1.5 billion to the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) for relief to American communities impacted by natural disasters...."
  • Press Release
December 19, 2024

U.S. Economic Development Administration Reauthorized by Congress for First Time in 20 Years

Washington—The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) celebrates its historic reauthorization by Congress, allowing it to continue its legacy of promoting American innovation and competitiveness by providing grants and support to communities across the country. Since 1965, EDA has led some of the nation’s most impactful programs to strengthen public works and infrastructure, job creation and workforce development, disaster recovery, and technology and industry advancement. EDA has not been formally reauthorized since 2004.
  • Press Release
December 5, 2024

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3.3 Million for Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements to Support Industrial Development and Job Growth in Rice Lake, Minnesota

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.3 million grant to the city of Rice Lake, Minnesota, for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements to boost industrial development and job growth in the region.
  • Press Release
  • Disaster Recovery