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Disaster Resiliency

Federal Announcements

U.S. Department of Commerce Intends to Invest $24.8 Million in Disaster Supplemental Funding to Support Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Development in Virginia

| Economic Development Administration (EDA) | Advanced Manufacturing, Disaster Resiliency, Workforce

The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that the Economic Development Administration (EDA) intends to award $24.8 million in Disaster Supplemental funding to the Additive Manufacturing and Advanced Materials (AM2) coalition to support advanced manufacturing workforce development in southwest Virginia. This award will support the development of an advanced manufacturing certification program and provide new equipment for optimizing manufacturing processes.

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U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1 Million for Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements to Strengthen the Manufacturing Industry and Promote Disaster Resiliency in Sauget, Illinois

| Department of Commerce (DOC), Economic Development Administration (EDA) | Disaster Resiliency, Infrastructure

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration is awarding a $1 million grant to the village of Sauget, Illinois, for wastewater infrastructure improvements to strengthen the manufacturing industry and promote disaster resiliency in the region.

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