News Listing

WASHINGTON –Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is announcing $27 million in Disaster Supplemental funding awards to support economic development projects in five states impacted by storms and natural disasters in 2023 and 2024.

WASHINGTON –Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced $15.7 million in Disaster Supplemental funding awards to support economic development projects in South Carolina in response to storms and natural disasters. The awards were provided through EDA’s Fiscal Year 2025 Disaster Supplemental Grant program, which supports economic recovery activities in areas that received major disaster declarations because of hurricanes, wildfires, severe storms and flooding, tornadoes, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2023 and 2024.

WASHINGTON –Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced that it is making available approximately $25 million in funding as part of a new AI Upskill Accelerator Pilot Program. This initiative will support the design and implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) workforce training, helping to train workers and grow industries that are integral to regional economies.

WASHINGTON –Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is announcing $10 million in Disaster Supplemental funding awards to Georgia and Kentucky, which were impacted by storms and natural disasters in 2023 and 2024.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded a $6.8 million grant to the Augusta Technical Foundation, Inc. in Augusta, Georgia, for the development of a state-of-the-art automotive workforce training facility.

WASHINGTON –Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $4.9 million in Disaster Supplemental funding to support economic development projects in states impacted by storms and natural disasters in 2023 and 2024.

TALLAHASSEE, FL – Today, Rob McLeod, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs for the U.S. Department of Commerce, and Ally Bain, Acting Chief of Staff for the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA), hosted a roundtable discussion with local officials and economic leaders in Tallahassee to discuss initiatives driving local economic development following natural disasters.

COLUMBIA, SC – Today, Rob McLeod, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs for the U.S. Department of Commerce, and Ben Page, Deputy Assistant Secretary and Chief Operating Officer at the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA), hosted a roundtable discussion with local officials and economic leaders in Columbia to discuss initiatives driving local economic development following natural disasters.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $15.8 million in Fiscal Year 2025 Disaster Supplemental funding. These awards will support economic recovery efforts in several states that received major disaster declarations in 2023 and 2024, due to storms and other weather-related events. These awards are the first of many to come to support economic recovery from these disasters.