EDA

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EDA is a U.S. federal agency within the Department of Commerce that provides grants and technical assistance to support economic growth and job creation in distressed communities.

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EDA canonical 3

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instanceOf U.S. federal agency ⓘ
economic development agency ⓘ
abbreviation EDA ⓘ
activity administers federal economic development grants ⓘ
funds infrastructure projects to spur private investment ⓘ
supports innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives ⓘ
supports planning and technical assistance for local governments ⓘ
supports regional economic development strategies ⓘ
supports workforce development related to economic development projects ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
employer employees of the Economic Development Administration ⓘ
focus long-term economic competitiveness ⓘ
recovery from economic shocks and disasters ⓘ
regional economic resilience ⓘ
foundedBy Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 ⓘ
fundingMechanism competitive grants ⓘ
cooperative agreements ⓘ
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C. ⓘ
inception 1965 ⓘ
jurisdiction Federal government of the United States ⓘ
legalBasis Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 ⓘ
mission to lead the federal economic development agenda by promoting innovation and competitiveness ⓘ
to prepare American regions for growth and success in the worldwide economy ⓘ
oversight United States Congress ⓘ
parentAgency United States Department of Commerce ⓘ
partOf United States Department of Commerce ⓘ
program Build to Scale program ⓘ
Economic Adjustment Assistance program ⓘ
Local Technical Assistance program ⓘ
Planning program ⓘ
Public Works program ⓘ
Research and National Technical Assistance program ⓘ
purpose provide grants for economic development projects ⓘ
provide technical assistance for economic development ⓘ
support economic growth in distressed communities ⓘ
support job creation in distressed communities ⓘ
regionServed United States ⓘ
sector economic development ⓘ
supportsEntity institutions of higher education ⓘ
local governments ⓘ
nonprofit organizations ⓘ
tribal governments ⓘ
targetArea economically distressed communities ⓘ
regions experiencing high unemployment ⓘ
regions experiencing low income or economic dislocation ⓘ
usesInstrument Economic Development Districts ⓘ
website https://www.eda.gov ⓘ

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Economic Development Administration → abbreviation → EDA ⓘ
subject linked to: EDA