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TECH HUBS
Phase 1 NOFO Launched
EDA is now accepting applications for Phase 1 of the new Tech Hubs Program, which is designed to invest directly in high-potential U.S. regions to enable them to become globally competitive in industries of the future. This program will invest directly in regions with the assets, resources, capacity, and potential to transform into globally competitive innovation centers while catalyzing the creation of good jobs for American workers. In Phase 1, EDA will designate at least 20 Tech Hubs across the country and award strategy development grants. [Read More]
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Additional Open Funding Opportunities (NOFO):
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Throughout its more than 50-year history, EDA has invested in coal and energy communities across the United States through a variety of funding opportunities.
One of EDA’s six Investment Priorities, Recovery & Resilience, is one way in which EDA remains focused on communities that are looking to recover from economic shocks, such as power plant closures or the decline of a major industry in the region, and to build resilient and diverse economies. [Read More]
Dennis Alvord
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Development and Chief Operating Officer
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Apply to Host an Economic Recovery Corps Fellow
EDA’s Economic Recovery Corps (ERC) is placing full-time fellows into organizations and regions to boost the capacity of communities to implement locally driven economic development strategies. Through a $30 million cooperative agreement with the International Economic Development Council (IEDC), the ERC will recruit and place more than 65 trained Fellows in economic development organizations throughout the nation. Applications are now open for organizations to apply to host a fellow. [Read More]
Tribal Economic Development Workshop
As part of the 2023 National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Regional Conference in Denver, Colorado, EDA furthered its work to provide practical economic development strategies to Tribal communities. The panel included consultants, legal advisors, Native CDFI coalition members, and others committed to Tribal development who shared more on the Indigenous Community of Practice, strategies on building sustainable Tribal-owned businesses, and best practices for assembling a strong Community Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). [Read More]
Celebrating National Small Business Week
National Small Business Week recognizes the critical contributions of America’s small business owners while also promoting and encouraging new entrepreneurship opportunities and resources. EDA has a long history of supporting small businesses through our Revolving Loan Fund program, which provides the capital to lending programs that services businesses that cannot otherwise obtain traditional financing. [Read More]
Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month
EDA joins other Department of Commerce bureaus in observing Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Month. Through its equity-focused mission, EDA is committed to supporting the AANHPI community in many ways, including recent investments in Hawaii and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. [Read More]
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GEORGIA
Next Generation Technology
EDA is helping create the cities of tomorrow, today. Curiosity Lab is a technological business incubator and living laboratory in Peachtree, Georgia. It provides a test environment for more than 50 local businesses to advance smart city technology and next-generation intelligent mobility. [Read more]
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MICHIGAN
Connecting Communities
The EDA University Center for Regional Economic Innovation (REI) at Michigan State University connects economic development practitioners in the state’s underserved communities to much-needed resources and technical support. It partners with local communities to learn more about their challenges and test new ideas. [Read more]
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