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September 6, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.5 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Establish Agriculture Workforce Training Program in Miami, Oklahoma

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.5 million grant to the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, Miami, Oklahoma, to develop an agriculture workforce training program. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan Indigenous Communities program.

September 6, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.4 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Manufacturing Expansion in Middlebury, Indiana

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.4 million grant to the town of Middlebury, Indiana, to upgrade wastewater infrastructure to support business expansion, including the region’s critical recreational vehicle manufacturing industry. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.

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

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Business Incubator and Workforce Training Center on Tribal Reservation in Mission, South Dakota

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1 million grant to the Rosebud Economic Development Corporation, Mission, South Dakota, to support planning, design, and engineering for the Sicangu Innovation Center. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan’s Indigenous Communities program.

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 $500,000 in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Design and Engineering of Solar-Hydroelectric Power Plant on Tribal Reservation in Washington County, Utah

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $500,000 grant to the Shivwits Band of Paiutes, Ivins, Utah, for the design and engineering of a solar farm and hydroelectric power plant. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.

September 6, 2022

EDA Enlists RTI International to Launch Build Back Better Regional Challenge Community of Practice

In June, EDA announced the award of a $4 million grant to RTI International to coordinate and lead a Community of Practice (CoP) dedicated to building long-term connections between the Build Back Better Regional Challenge’s 60 finalist coalitions.

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 6, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.9 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Help Establish Tribal Cultural Center in Big Horn County, Montana

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 Little Big Horn Community College, Crow Agency, Montana, for the design and engineering of the Apsaalooke Cultural Center. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan’s Indigenous Communities program.

September 6, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $850,000 in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Tourism in Manistee, Michigan

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding an $850,000 grant to the city of Manistee, Michigan, to boost tourism by upgrading the city’s downtown riverwalk along the Manistee River. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.