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July 19, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.8 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Improve Mountain Biking Infrastructure in West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.8 million grant to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, South Charleston, West Virginia, to develop and expand recreational mountain biking infrastructure in the state’s Eastern Panhandle. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
  • Press Release
  • American Rescue Plan
July 14, 2022

Spotlight | EDA’s First Tribal Economic Development Representative Ernest Weston, Jr. is Building Stronger Relationships With Our Tribal Communities

Ernest Weston, Jr. is the Tribal Economic Development Representative (EDR) in the Denver Regional Office, the first Tribal specific EDR role within EDA. He came to EDA in 2021, at a time of historic funding opportunities made available through the American Rescue Plan. A key component of that is the Indigenous Communities program, which allocated $100 million specifically in grants to Indian country.
  • Blog
July 12, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $4.7 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Establish a Regional BMX Facility and Support Tourism in Morgantown, West Virginia

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4.7 million grant to the Mylan Park Foundation, Morgantown, West Virginia, to support construction of the Mylan Park Regional BMX Facility. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
  • Press Release
  • American Rescue Plan
July 12, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.2 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Tourism in Fredericksburg, Virginia

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.2 million grant to the city of Fredericksburg, Virginia, for infrastructure upgrades to support the local tourism industry. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
  • Press Release
  • American Rescue Plan
July 12, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds for Marina Improvements and Development at Lake Mitchell in South Dakota

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1 million grant to the city of Mitchell, South Dakota, for improvements and development at the Lake Mitchell marina and surrounding trail system. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
  • Press Release
  • American Rescue Plan
July 12, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.6 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Tribal Development in Anadarko, Oklahoma

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.6 million grant to the Delaware Nation Economic Development Authority, LLC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to renovate the Greentech Center facility and campus. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan’s Indigenous Communities program.
  • Press Release
  • American Rescue Plan