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The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that provides grants and technical assistance to economically distressed communities in order to generate new employment, help retain existing jobs and stimulate industrial and commercial growth through a variety of investment programs.
The Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (Pub.L. 89−136, 79 Stat. 552) established the Economic Development Administration in the U.S. Department of Commerce to provide grants to economically distressed communities to support employment and industrial and commercial growth. [1]
The United States Travel Service was established by the United States Secretary of Commerce on July 1, 1961, pursuant to the International Travel Act of 1961 (75 Stat. 129; 22 U.S.C. 2121 note) [5] The Economic Development Administration was created in 1965. In 1966, the Bureau of Public Roads was transferred to the newly created Department of ...
(The Center Square) – This week begins with the inauguration of the 47th president of the United States, marking the start of a new administration with significant economic and policy implications.
Sponsored by the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA), this cost-sharing federal assistance program helps pay for projects that improve firms' competitiveness. EDA, through a national network of 11 Trade Adjustment Assistance Centers (TAACs), provides technical assistance on a cost-shared basis to U.S ...
Economic Development Administration (EDA) Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) National Technical Information Service (NTIS) National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS) First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet)
Daphne Greenwood and Richard Holt distinguish economic development from economic growth on the basis that economic development is a "broadly based and sustainable increase in the overall standard of living for individuals within a community", and measures of growth such as per capita income do not necessarily correlate with improvements in ...
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the coronavirus daily briefing at the White House on April 21, 2020 in Washington, D.C. The National Emergencies Act was passed in 1976 by President ...