Impact that starts locally and spans nationally (Data for June 2024)
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Grants Awarded
$67.6M
Amount Awarded
5,776
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August 5, 2024

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $184 Million for Six Recompete Program Awardees

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), announced $184 million in implementation grants for six Recompete Finalists. These awards will create renewed opportunity in economically distressed communities through good-paying, high-quality jobs and improve access to the workforce for Americans. The program is part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, which is helping revitalize communities historically overlooked by federal investment and driving economic comebacks across the country.
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  • Recompete
August 5, 2024

La Administración Biden-Harris Anuncia $184 Millones para Seis Ganadores Del Programa Recompete (Volver a Competir)

WASHINGTON, DC — Hoy, la Administración Biden-Harris, a través de la Administración de Desarrollo Económico (EDA) del Departamento de Comercio de los Estados Unidos, anunció $184 millones en subvenciones de implementación para seis finalistas del programa Recompete (Volver a Competir). Estos premios crearán oportunidades renovadas en comunidades con dificultades económicas a través de empleos bien remunerados y de alta calidad y mejorarán el acceso de los estadounidenses a la fuerza laboral. El programa es parte de la agenda Invirtiendo en Estados Unidos de la Administración Biden-Harris, que está ayudando a revitalizar comunidades históricamente ignoradas por la inversión federal e impulsando recuperaciones económicas en todo el país.
  • Press Release
  • Recompete
August 1, 2024

Cristina Killingsworth, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, to Visit Vermont Gallium Nitride Tech Hub in Burlington, Vermont

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Department of Commerce announced Cristina Killingsworth will visit the Vermont Gallium Nitride Tech Hub in Burlington, Vermont. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), designated the Vermont Gallium Nitride Tech Hub, led by the University of Vermont, as a Regional Technology and Innovation Hub (Tech Hubs) in October 2023.
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  • Tech Hubs
July 30, 2024

Study Confirms EDA Construction Investments Build Stronger Communities

EDA commissioned the Urban Institute to conduct an independent analysis on how EDA investments contribute to economic growth. Their newest report, “Local Impacts of Economic Development Administration Construction Investments,” examines economic development outcomes in areas that received EDA grant awards since 2010. It finds that, during the five-year period ending in 2015, EDA construction projects represent remarkable return-on-investment for American taxpayers.
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