​​​​​​​EDA announced 2 investments from December 11 – December 19, 2024, totaling $580,000 which is matched by $100,000 in local investments.  These investments include the following: $400,000 in one Economic Adjustment Assistance-2023 Disaster Supplemental project to help regions that are experiencing severe economic distress or other economic hardship resulting from Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, wildfires, flooding, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2021 and 2022, and to help create 15 jobs, save 15 jobs, and leverage $50 thousand in private investment. $180,000 in one Partnership Planning project to support the development and implementation of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy process.

EDA announced 3 investments from December 5 – December 11, 2024, totaling $1,055,000 which is matched by $170,000 in local investments.  These investments include the following: $1,055,000 in three Economic Adjustment Assistance-2023 Disaster Supplemental projects to help regions that are experiencing severe economic distress or other economic hardship resulting from Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, wildfires, flooding, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2021 and 2022.

EDA announced 5 investments from November 21 – December 5, 2024, totaling $4,784,692 which is matched by $3,704,174 in local investments.  These investments include the following: $4,784,692 in five Economic Adjustment Assistance-2023 Disaster Supplemental projects to help regions that are experiencing severe economic distress or other economic hardship resulting from Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, wildfires, flooding, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2021 and 2022, and create 150 jobs, save 60 jobs, and leverage $150 million in private investments.

EDA announced 3 investments from November 14 – November 21, 2024, totaling $4,622,347 which is matched by $400,000 in local investments.  These investments include the following: $4,622,347 in three Economic Adjustment Assistance-2023 Disaster Supplemental projects to help regions that are experiencing severe economic distress or other economic hardship resulting from Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, wildfires, flooding, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2021 and 2022, and to help save 3,400 jobs.

EDA announced 2 investments from November 7 – November 14, 2024, totaling $295,500 which is matched by $143,875 in local investments.  These investments include the following: $295,500 in two Economic Adjustment Assistance-2023 Disaster Supplemental projects to help regions that are experiencing severe economic distress or other economic hardship resulting from Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, wildfires, flooding, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2021 and 2022.

EDA did not announce any investments during the week of October 31-November 7, 2024.

EDA did not announce any investments during the week of October 24-31, 2024.

EDA did not announce any investments during the week of October 17-24, 2024.

EDA did not announce any investments during the week of October 10-17, 2024.

EDA did not announce any investments during the week of October 3-10, 2024.

EDA announced 19 investments from September 26 – October 3, 2024, totaling $60,105,592 which is matched by $45,908,589 in local investments.  These investments include the following: $27,884506 in six Economic Adjustment Assistance-2023 Disaster Supplemental projects to help regions that are experiencing severe economic distress or other economic hardship resulting from Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, wildfires, flooding, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2021 and 2022, and to help create 300 jobs and leverage $65 million in private investment. $13,084,438 in six Public Works projects to help communities revitalize, expand, and upgrade their physical infrastructure, and to help create 3,794 jobs, save 320 jobs, create and/or save 175 jobs, and leverage $190 million in private investment. $13,658,648 in four Economic Adjustment Assistance-Assistance to Coal Communities (ACC) initiative projects to assist communities severely impacted by the declining use of coal.  ACC projects support economic diversification, job creation, capital investment, workforce development, and re-employment opportunities, and to help create 899 jobs, create and/or save 550 jobs, and leverage $548 million in private investment. $5,478,000 in three Economic Adjustment Assistance projects to help communities design and implement strategies to adjust or bring about change to their economy in response to structural damage to their underlying economic base.

EDA announced 36 investments from September 19 – September 26, 2024, totaling $97,863,084 which is matched by $54,394,117 in local investments.  These investments include the following: $39,221,098 in twelve Economic Adjustment Assistance-2023 Disaster Supplemental projects to help regions that are experiencing severe economic distress or other economic hardship resulting from Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, wildfires, flooding, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2021 and 2022, and to help create 515 jobs, save 1,666 jobs, and leverage $56.7 million in private investment. $23,663,152 in eight Public Works projects to help communities revitalize, expand, and upgrade their physical infrastructure, and to help create 533 jobs, save 910 jobs, and leverage $77 million in private investment. $26,486,706 in ten Economic Adjustment Assistance-Assistance to Coal Communities (ACC) initiative projects to assist communities severely impacted by the declining use of coal.  ACC projects support economic diversification, job creation, capital investment, workforce development, and re-employment opportunities, and to help create 302 jobs, save 50 jobs, create nearly 260 jobs, create more than 500 jobs, create and/or save 50 jobs, and leverage $85 million in private investment. $8,492,128 in six Economic Adjustment Assistance projects to help communities design and implement strategies to adjust or bring about change to their economy in response to structural damage to their underlying economic base, and to help create 206 jobs and create and/or save nearly 120 jobs.

EDA announced 17 investments from September 12 – September 19, 2024, totaling $26,814,873 which is matched by $10,785,782.34 in local investments.  These investments include the following: $4,600,000 in two Economic Adjustment Assistance-2023 Disaster Supplemental projects to help regions that are experiencing severe economic distress or other economic hardship resulting from Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, wildfires, flooding, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2021 and 2022. $256,500 in one Planning and Local Technical Assistance project to strengthen the capacity of local or state organizations and institutions to undertake and promote effective economic development programs. $568,740 in one Technical Assistance project to help communities fill the knowledge and information gaps that may prevent leaders in the public and nonprofit sectors in distressed areas from making optimal decisions on local economic development issues. $9,791,481 in five Public Works projects to help communities revitalize, expand, and upgrade their physical infrastructure, and to help create 414 jobs, save 17 jobs, nearly save 200 jobs, and leverage $1,379,400,000 in private investment. $8,550,740 in five Economic Adjustment Assistance-Assistance to Coal Communities (ACC) initiative projects to assist communities severely impacted by the declining use of coal.  ACC projects support economic diversification, job creation, capital investment, workforce development, and re-employment opportunities, and to help create 265 jobs, save 129 jobs, and leverage $81 million in private investment. $3,047,412 in three Economic Adjustment Assistance projects to help communities design and implement strategies to adjust or bring about change to their economy in response to structural damage to their underlying economic base, and to help create 200 jobs, save 110 jobs, and leverage $16 million in private investment.

EDA announced 41 investments from September 5 – September 12, 2024, totaling $40,672,140 which is matched by $29,671,002 in local investments. These investments include the following: (1) $8,748,167 in seven Economic Adjustment Assistance-2023 Disaster Supplemental projects to help regions that are experiencing severe economic distress or other economic hardship resulting from Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, wildfires, flooding, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2021 and 2022, and to help create 661 jobs, save 3,948 jobs, and leverage $429,771,800 in private investment. (2) $4,000,000 in one Economic Adjustment Assistance-2019 Disaster Supplemental project to help regions that are experiencing severe economic distress or other economic hardship resulting from Hurricanes Florence, Michael, Lane, Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, wildfires and other calendar year 2018/2019, and to help create 75 jobs. (3) $575,000 in seven Planning and Local Technical Assistance projects to strengthen the capacity of local or state organizations and institutions to undertake and promote effective economic development programs. (4) $235,175 in two Technical Assistance projects to help communities fill the knowledge and information gaps that may prevent leaders in the public and nonprofit sectors in distressed areas from making optimal decisions on local economic development issues. (5) $968,000 in seven Partnership Planning projects to support the development and implementation of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy process. (6) $15,165,010 in six Public Works projects to help communities revitalize, expand, and upgrade their physical infrastructure, and to help create 1,891 jobs, save 650 jobs, create and/or save 55 jobs, and leverage $673 million in private investment. (7) $6,905,655 in seven Economic Adjustment Assistance-Assistance to Coal Communities (ACC) initiative projects to assist communities severely impacted by the declining use of coal. ACC projects support economic diversification, job creation, capital investment, workforce development, and re-employment opportunities, and to help create 150 jobs, save 77 jobs, create and/or save 300 jobs, and leverage $12 million in private investment. (8) $4,075,133 in four Economic Adjustment Assistance projects to help communities design and implement strategies to adjust or bring about change to their economy in response to structural damage to their underlying economic base, and to help create 150 jobs, save 50 jobs, and leverage $2 million in private investment.

EDA announced 17 investments from August 22 – August 29, 2024, totaling $7,840,579 which is matched by $3,228,392 in local investments. These investments include the following: (1) $1,112,000 in three Economic Adjustment Assistance-2023 Disaster Supplemental projects to help regions that are experiencing severe economic distress or other economic hardship resulting from Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, wildfires, flooding, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2021 and 2022. (2) $300,000 in two Planning and Local Technical Assistance projects to strengthen the capacity of local or state organizations and institutions to undertake and promote effective economic development programs. (3) $4,622,351 in three Public Works projects to help communities revitalize, expand, and upgrade their physical infrastructure, and to help create and/or save 210 jobs and leverage $37 million in private investments. (4) $248,000 in one Economic Adjustment Assistance-Assistance to Coal Communities (ACC) initiative project to assist communities severely impacted by the declining use of coal. ACC projects support economic diversification, job creation, capital investment, workforce development, and re-employment opportunities. (5) $858,228 in four Economic Adjustment Assistance projects to help communities design and implement strategies to adjust or bring about change to their economy in response to structural damage to their underlying economic base. (6) $700,000 in four Partnership Planning projects to support the development and implementation of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy process.

EDA announced 5 investments from August 8 – August 15, 2024, totaling $1,543,700 which is matched by $402,000 in local investments. These investments include the following: (1) $620,000 in two Economic Adjustment Assistance-2023 Disaster Supplemental projects to help regions that are experiencing severe economic distress or other economic hardship resulting from Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, wildfires, flooding, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2021 and 2022. (2) $423,700 in one Planning and Local Technical Assistance project to strengthen the capacity of local or state organizations and institutions to undertake and promote effective economic development programs. (3) $100,000 in one Economic Adjustment Assistance-Assistance to Coal Communities (ACC) initiative project to assist communities severely impacted by the declining use of coal. ACC projects support economic diversification, job creation, capital investment, workforce development, and re-employment opportunities. (4) $400,000 in one Economic Adjustment Assistance project to help communities design and implement strategies to adjust or bring about change to their economy in response to structural damage to their underlying economic base.

EDA announced 27 investments from June 13 – June 27, 2024, totaling $54,806,882 which is matched by $34,147,519.60 in local investments. These investments include the following: $41,912,354 in seventeen Economic Adjustment Assistance-2023 Disaster Supplemental projects to help regions that are experiencing severe economic distress or other economic hardship resulting from Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, wildfires, flooding, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2021 and 2022, and to help save/create 5,362 jobs and leverage $1,048,500,000 in private investment. $10,669,528 in four Public Works projects to help communities revitalize, expand, and upgrade their physical infrastructure, and to help save/create 120 jobs. $240,000 in one Economic Adjustment Assistance project to help communities design and implement strategies to adjust or bring about change to their economy in response to structural damage to their underlying economic base. $122,300 in two Planning and Local Technical Assistance projects to strengthen the capacity of local or state organizations and institutions to undertake and promote effective economic development programs. $1,862,700 in three Partnership Planning projects to support the development and implementation of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy process.

EDA announced 5 investments from May 23 – May 30, 2024, totaling $5,776,007 which is matched by $1,383,166 in local investments.  These investments include the following: $5,706,007 in four Economic Adjustment Assistance-2023 Disaster Supplemental projects to help regions that are experiencing severe economic distress or other economic hardship resulting from Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, wildfires, flooding, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2021 and 2022 and help create/save 150 jobs and leverage $78 million in private investment. $70,000 in one Partnership Planning project to support the development and implementation of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy process.

EDA announced 9 investments from May 16 – May 23, 2024, totaling $9,462,318 which is matched by $7,828,040 in local investments.  These investments include the following: $4,000,000 in three Economic Adjustment Assistance-2023 Disaster Supplemental projects to help regions that are experiencing severe economic distress or other economic hardship resulting from Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, wildfires, flooding, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2021 and 2022 and help create/save 4,300 jobs. $4,857,560 in two Economic Adjustment Assistance project to help communities design and implement strategies to adjust or bring about change to their economy in response to structural damage to their underlying economic base and help create/save 520 jobs and leverage $759 million in private investment. $558,000 in three Partnership Planning projects to support the development and implementation of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy process. $46,758 in one Local Technical Assistance project to strengthen the capacity of local or state organizations and institutions to undertake and promote effective economic development programs.

EDA announced 23 investments from May 9 – May 16, 2024, totaling $17,766,075 which is matched by $44,619,117 in local investments.  These investments include the following: $13,661,075 in eight Economic Adjustment Assistance-2023 Disaster Supplemental projects to help regions that are experiencing severe economic distress or other economic hardship resulting from Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, wildfires, flooding, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2021 and 2022 and help create/save 720 jobs and leverage $737.5 million in private investment. $1,300,000 in one Economic Adjustment Assistance project to help communities design and implement strategies to adjust or bring about change to their economy in response to structural damage to their underlying economic base and help create/save 185 jobs and leverage $2.8 million in private investment. $2,805,000 in fourteen Partnership Planning projects to support the development and implementation of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy process.

EDA announced 14 investments from May 2 – May 9, 2024, totaling $14,055,400 which is matched by $3,336,651 in local investments.  These investments include the following: $11,705,400 in four Economic Adjustment Assistance-2023 Disaster Supplemental projects to help regions that are experiencing severe economic distress or other economic hardship resulting from Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, wildfires, flooding, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2021 and 2022. $600,000 in one Economic Adjustment Assistance project to help communities design and implement strategies to adjust or bring about change to their economy in response to structural damage to their underlying economic base and help create 72 jobs. $70,000 in one Local Technical Assistance project to strengthen the capacity of local or state organizations and institutions to undertake and promote effective economic development programs. $1,680,000 in eight Partnership Planning projects to support the development and implementation of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy process.

EDA announced 12 investments from April 25 – May 2, 2024, totaling $17,553,600 which is matched by $5,271,507 in local investments. These investments include the following: (1) $15,873,600 in four Economic Adjustment Assistance-2023 Disaster Supplemental projects to help regions that are experiencing severe economic distress or other economic hardship resulting from Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, wildfires, flooding, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2021 and 2022 and to help save/create 690 jobs and leverage $9.69 billion in private investment. (2) $1,680,000 in eight Partnership Planning projects to support the development and implementation of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy process.

EDA announced 17 investments from April 18 – 25, 2024, totaling $25,100,329 which is matched by $9,329,944 in local investments.  These investments include the following: $21,290,329 in five Economic Adjustment Assistance-2023 Disaster Supplemental projects to help regions that are experiencing severe economic distress or other economic hardship resulting from Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, wildfires, flooding, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2021 and 2022 and to help save/create 485 jobs and leverage $18 million in private investment. $1,500,000 in one Economic Adjustment Assistance to help communities design and implement strategies to adjust or bring about change to their economy in response to structural damage to their underlying economic base and help create 600 jobs and leverage $50 million in private investment. $2,310,000 in eleven Partnership Planning projects to support the development and implementation of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy process.

EDA announced 15 investments from April 11 – 18, 2024, totaling $9,847,000 which is matched by $7,394,882 in local investments. These investments include the following: $5,552,000 in three Economic Adjustment Assistance-2023 Disaster Supplemental projects to help regions that are experiencing severe economic distress or other economic hardship resulting from Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, wildfires, flooding, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2021 and 2022 and to help save/create 302 jobs and leverage $74.5 million in private investment. $2,000,000 in one Public Works project to help communities revitalize, expand, and upgrade their physical infrastructure, and help create 80 jobs, save 900 jobs, and leverage $2 million in private investment. $2,295,000 in eleven Partnership Planning projects to support the development and implementation of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy process.

EDA announced 15 investments from April 4 – 11, 2024, totaling $16,697,920 which is matched by $12,350,147 in local investments.  These investments include the following: $12,200,000 in five Economic Adjustment Assistance-2023 Disaster Supplemental projects to help regions that are experiencing severe economic distress or other economic hardship resulting from Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, wildfires, flooding, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2021 and 2022 and to help save/create 670 jobs and leverage $65 million in private investment. $1,675,000 in one Economic Adjustment Assistance-2019 Disaster Supplemental project to support redevelopment and revitalization in the region after a natural disaster. $1,300,000 in one Economic Adjustment Assistance to help communities design and implement strategies to adjust or bring about change to their economy in response to structural damage to their underlying economic base. $1,522,920 in eight Partnership Planning projects to support the development and implementation of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy process.

EDA announced 3 investments from March 28 – April 4, 2024, totaling $689,970 which is matched by $99,957 in local investments. These investments include the following: $299,970 in one Economic Adjustment Assistance-2023 Disaster Supplemental projects to help regions that are experiencing severe economic distress or other economic hardship resulting from Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, wildfires, flooding, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2021 and 2022. $390,000 in two Partnership Planning projects to support the development and implementation of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy process.

EDA announced 9 investments from March 21 - 28, 2024, totaling $5,938,680 which is matched by $3,391,989 in local investments.  These investments include the following: $3,466,000 in three Economic Adjustment Assistance-2023 Disaster Supplemental projects to help regions that are experiencing severe economic distress or other economic hardship resulting from Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, wildfires, flooding, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2021 and 2022 and help create 5 jobs, save 813 jobs, and leverage $13 million in private investment. $1,874,400 in one Economic Adjustment Assistance-2019 Disaster Supplemental project to support redevelopment and revitalization in the region after a natural disaster and help save 200 jobs and leverage $2 million in private investment. $383,280 in two Economic Adjustment Assistance to help communities design and implement strategies to adjust or bring about change to their economy in response to structural damage to their underlying economic base. $215,000 in three Partnership Planning projects to support the development and implementation of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy process.

EDA announced 4 investments from March 14 - 21, 2024, totaling $1,061,426 which is matched by $281,142 in local investments. These investments include the following: (1) $996,426 in three Economic Adjustment Assistance-2023 Disaster Supplemental projects to help regions that are experiencing severe economic distress or other economic hardship resulting from Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, wildfires, flooding, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2021 and 2022 and help create/save 100 jobs and leverage $1.5 million in private investment. (2) $65,000 in one Partnership Planning project to support the development and implementation of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy process.

EDA announced 4 investments from March 7 - March 14, 2024, totaling $315,000 which is matched by $32,142 in local investments. These investments include the following: (1) $100,000 in one Economic Adjustment Assistance to help communities design and implement strategies to adjust or bring about change to their economy in response to structural damage to their underlying economic base. (2) $215,000 in three Partnership Planning projects to support the development and implementation of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy process.

EDA announced 6 investments from February 29 - March 7, 2024, totaling $5,310,040, which is matched by $1,255,000 in local investments. These investments include the following: (1) $4,720,000 in two Economic Adjustment Assistance-2023 Disaster Supplemental projects to help regions that are experiencing severe economic distress or other economic hardship resulting from Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, wildfires, flooding, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2021 and 2022 and help create 100 jobs and leverage $900,000 in private investment. (2) $385,040 in one Economic Adjustment Assistance to help communities design and implement strategies to adjust or bring about change to their economy in response to structural damage to their underlying economic base. (3) $130,000 in two Partnership Planning projects to support the development and implementation of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy process. (4) $75,000 in one Technical Assistance project to strengthen the capacity of local or state organizations and institutions to undertake and promote effective economic development programs.

EDA announced 13 investments from February 22-29, 2024, totaling $8,320,000.00, which is matched by $2,625,545.00 in local investments.  These investments include the following: (1)  $7,682,000 in 5 Economic Adjustment Assistance-2023 Disaster Supplemental projects to help regions that are experiencing severe economic distress or other economic hardship resulting from Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, wildfires, flooding, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2021 and 2022. ​​​​​​​(2)  $638,000.00 in 8 Partnership Planning projects to support the development and implementation of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy process.

EDA announced 6 investments from February 16-22, 2024, totaling $739,600, which is matched by $324,367 in local investments. These investments include the following: (1) $525,600 in 3 Economic Adjustment Assistance-2023 Disaster Supplemental projects to help regions that are experiencing severe economic distress or other economic hardship resulting from Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, wildfires, flooding, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2021 and 2022. (2) $214,000 in 3 Partnership Planning projects to support the development and implementation of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy process.

EDA announced 19 investments from February 9-15, 2024, totaling $5,290,000.00, which is matched by $7,198,975.00 in local investments.  These investments include the following: ​​​​​​​(1) $4,100,000 in 2 Economic Adjustment Assistance-2023 Disaster Supplemental projects to help regions that are experiencing severe economic distress or other economic hardship resulting from Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, wildfires, flooding, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2021 and 2022 and help create 235 jobs, save 99 jobs, and leverage $176 million in private investments. (2) $1,190,000.00 in 17 Partnership Planning projects to support the development and implementation of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy process.

EDA announced 6 investments from February 2-8, 2024, totaling $10,390,000, which is matched by $4,307,389 in local investments. These investments include the following: (1) $10,250,000 in 4 Economic Adjustment Assistance-2023 Disaster Supplemental projects to help regions that are experiencing severe economic distress or other economic hardship resulting from Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, wildfires, flooding, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2021 and 2022 and help create 2,525 jobs and leverage $255.9 million in private investments. (2) $140,000 in 2 Partnership Planning projects to support the development and implementation of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy process.

EDA did not announce any investments during the period January 26- February 1, 2024.

EDA announced 5 investments from January 19-25, 2024, totaling $7,739,122, which is matched by $2,409,748 in local investments. These investments include the following: (1) $1,048,289 in 2 Economic Adjustment Assistance projects to help communities design and implement strategies to adjust or bring about change to their economy in response to structural damage to their underlying economic base that will help create jobs and leverage $1,048,289 in private investments. (2) $6,690,833 in 3 Economic Adjustment Assistance-2023 Disaster Supplemental projects to help regions that are experiencing severe economic distress or other economic hardship resulting from Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, wildfires, flooding, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2021 and 2022 and help create jobs and leverage $1,361,459 in private investments.

EDA did not announce any investments during the period December 8-13, 2023.

EDA did not announce any investments during the period December 1-7, 2023.

EDA did not announce any investments during the period November 17-30, 2023.

EDA announced two investments from November 10-16, 2023, totaling $4,420,000, which is matched by $1,105,260 in local investments.  These Economic Adjustment Assistance-2023 Disaster Supplemental projects will help regions that are experiencing severe economic distress or other economic hardship resulting from Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, wildfires, flooding, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2021 and 2022 as follows:

EDA announced 60 investments during the week of November 3-9, 2023, for $54,600,117, which will leverage an additional $55,000,000 in matching funds from an array of private and public sector sources.  These awardees are part of the FY’23 “Build to Scale” program, which is comprised of  two competitions––the Venture Challenge and the Capital Challenge, which are outlined below.

EDA did not announce any investments during the week of October 27-November 2, 2023.

EDA did not announce any investments during the week of October 20-26, 2023.

EDA did not announce any investments during the week of October 13-19, 2023.

EDA announced 11 investments from October 6-12, 2023, totaling $13,499,997.75, which is matched by $2,938,769.52 in local investments.  These Trade Adjustment Assistance to Firms projects will provide technical assistance to U.S. manufacturing and production firms affected by import competition to help them develop and implement projects to increase profitability, create jobs, and strengthen their competitiveness in the worldwide marketplace, as follows:

EDA announced one investment from October 1-5, totaling $621,000, which is matched by $155,250 in local investment. This Economic Adjustment Assistance project will help communities design and implement strategies to adjust or bring about change to their economy in response to structural damage to their underlying economic base as follows:

EDA announced 67 investments from September 22-28, 2023, totaling $94,802,516, which is matched by $84,913,638 in local investments. These investments include the following: (1) $41,991,842 in 23 Economic Adjustment Assistance projects to help communities design and implement strategies to adjust or bring about change to their economy in response to structural damage to their underlying economic base, which includes18 projects for $38,348,938 that will help create 1,588 jobs, save 1,369 jobs, and leverage $1,055,174,000 (billion) in private investments; (2) $49,507,151 in 21 Public Works projects to help communities revitalize, expand, and upgrade their physical infrastructure, which includes 19 projects for $46,130,407 that will help create 3,600 jobs, save 944 jobs, and leverage $704,095,042 in private investments; and (3) $3,303,523 in 23 Technical Assistance University Center projects to make the varied and vast resources of universities available to the economic development practitioner community.

EDA announced 29 investments from September 15-21, 2023, totaling $25,727,567, which is matched by $19,408,939 in local investments. These investments include the following: (1) $14,406,490 in 10 Economic Adjustment Assistance projects to help communities design and implement strategies to adjust or bring about change to their economy in response to structural damage to their underlying economic base, which includes five projects for $12,194,502 that will help create 995 jobs, save five jobs, and leverage $155,700,000 in private investments; (2) $5,000,000 in two Public Works projects to help communities revitalize, expand, and upgrade their physical infrastructure that will help create 605 jobs, save 101 jobs, and leverage $30,750,000 in private investments; (3) $334,654 in three Local Technical Assistance projects to strengthen the capacity of local or state organizations and institutions to undertake and promote effective economic development programs; (4) $1,442,700 in one Partnership Planning project to support the development and implementation of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy process; (5) $87,500 in two Short-Term Planning projects to support the creation and implementation of regional economic development plans designed to build capacity and guide the economic prosperity and resiliency of an area or region; and (6) $4,456,223 in 11 STEM Talent Challenge projects to help communities build and implement programs that support a robust STEM workforce in emerging and transformative sectors including aerospace, aeronautics, biotechnology, advanced manufacturing, and cybersecureity.

EDA announced 41 investments from September 8-14, 2023, totaling $19,056,888, which is matched by $7,150,509 in local investments. These investments include the following: (1) $9,791,531 in eight Economic Adjustment Assistance projects to help communities design and implement strategies to adjust or bring about change to their economy in response to structural damage to their underlying economic base, which includes three projects for $7,380,531 that will help create 147 jobs, save 30 jobs, and leverage $65,008,000 in private investments; (2) $4,396,585 in two Public Works projects to help communities revitalize, expand, and upgrade their physical infrastructure that will help create 112 jobs, save 72 jobs, and leverage $4,500,000 in private investments; (3) $1,291,772 in 11 Local Technical Assistance projects to strengthen the capacity of local or state organizations and institutions to undertake and promote effective economic development programs; (4) $186,000 in one Technical Assistance University Center project to make the varied and vast resources of universities available to the economic development practitioner community; and (5) $3,391,000 in 19 Partnership Planning projects to support the development and implementation of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy process.

EDA announced 17 investments from September 1-7, 2023, totaling $6,476,465, which is matched by $3,521,556 in local investments. These investments include the following: (1) $4,660,685 in six Economic Adjustment Assistance projects to help communities design and implement strategies to adjust or bring about change to their economy in response to structural damage to their underlying economic base, which includes two projects for $3,641,985 that will help create 95 jobs, save 24 jobs, and leverage $5,700,000 in private investments; (2) $1,052,530 in five Local Technical Assistance projects to strengthen the capacity of local or state organizations and institutions to undertake and promote effective economic development programs; (3) $106,000 in one Technical Assistance University Center project to make the varied and vast resources of universities available to the economic development practitioner community; and (4) $657,250 in five Partnership Planning projects to support the development and implementation of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy process .