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August 9, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Boost Digital Manufacturing Technologies Program at Kansas State University

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.
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  • American Rescue Plan
August 9, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $5.8 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Transportation and Construction Trades Workforce Development in Hagerstown, Maryland

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.
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  • American Rescue Plan
August 9, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.8 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Boost Culinary Workforce Training Programs in Southern Nevada

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.8 million grant to city of Las Vegas, Nevada, to support workforce development in the culinary and hospitality sectors. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
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  • American Rescue Plan
August 9, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.1 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Tourism Sector in Southern Nevada

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.
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  • American Rescue Plan
August 9, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.9 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Expand Bioproducts Laboratories at South Dakota State University

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.
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  • American Rescue Plan
August 9, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.4 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds for Infrastructure to Support Tourism in Fredericksburg, Texas

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.
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  • American Rescue Plan
August 9, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.2 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Boost Agricultural Workforce Development and Entrepreneurship Training Efforts at Vermont Technical College

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.
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  • American Rescue Plan
August 9, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $5.4 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Workforce Development and the Performing Arts in Elkins, West Virginia

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.
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  • American Rescue Plan
August 3, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $23 Million to Develop Multi-Sector Workforce Training Program in Greater Boston Region Through American Rescue Plan Good Jobs Challenge

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $23 million American Rescue Plan Good Jobs Challenge grant to the Economic Development and Industrial Corporation of Boston, Massachusetts, to create the Greater Boston Region Workforce Training System, a healthcare, energy and resilience, and childcare workforce training program.
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  • American Rescue Plan
August 3, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $23.7 Million to Develop Clean Energy Workforce Training Program in North Carolina Through American Rescue Plan Good Jobs Challenge

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $23.7 million American Rescue Plan Good Jobs Challenge grant to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, North Carolina, to create STEPs4GROWTH, a clean energy workforce training program.
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  • American Rescue Plan