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EDA awards over $35 million in grants for economic development projects in Idaho in 2022

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Craig Buerstatte, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regional Affairs at EDA | https://www.eda.gov/about/leadership/craig-buerstatte

Craig Buerstatte, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regional Affairs at EDA | https://www.eda.gov/about/leadership/craig-buerstatte

In 2022, the Economic Development Administration (EDA) issued 19 grants totaling $35,193,352 to fund economic development projects in Idaho.

This represents a 3,726.4% increase over 2021, when the state received $919,760 in funding.

Idaho ranked 38th across the U.S. in total EDA grant funding for 2022. California topped the list with $238,656,132 in funding across 57 grants.

Nez Perce Tribe received the largest EDA grant for funding an economic development project in the state, totalling $5,000,000.

EDA Grant Recipients in Idaho in 2022
Grantee NameTotal Funding
Nez Perce Tribe$5,000,000
Port of Lewiston$4,494,346
E-Central Idaho P&DA, Inc.$3,952,688
Blackfoot School District No. 55$3,326,440
State of Idaho Department of Transportation$3,200,000
Coeur d’Alene Tribe$3,036,465
Idaho Deptartment of Parks and Recreation$3,016,429
Southeast Idaho Council of Governments, Inc.$2,000,000
City of McCall$1,651,599
Boise State University$1,325,385
Nez Perce Tribe$1,000,000
Idaho Department of Commerce$1,000,000
Moscow, Idaho$955,000
East Central Idaho Planning and Development Association, Inc.$225,000
Region IV Development Association, Inc.$225,000
Southeast Idaho Council of Governments, Inc.$225,000
Clearwater Economic Development Association, Inc.$225,000
Panhandle Area Council Inc.$210,000
Boise State University$125,000

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