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EDA Regional office of Denver awards grant to Pemiscot County Port Authority

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The EDA Regional office of Denver awarded an Opportunity Zone grant to the Pemiscot County Port Authority on Sept. 28, 2020 with a total project amount of $2,079,428 from the US Economic Development Administration.

The U.S. Economic Development Administration offered the following description of this project:

"This EDA investment supports the Pemiscot County Port Authority with making port infrastructure improvements to fill the critical need for expanded facilities in Pemiscot County, Missouri. The project will elevate land adjacent to the harbor, which will help retain an existing soybean crush tenant. The project will also construct a new road for better port access during high-water events by using fill material from the port's dredge basin. Once completed, the project will create jobs, promote business expansion, support long-term resilience to mitigate the effects of natural disasters, and strengthen the regional economy."

According to the Internal Revenue Service, opportunity zones were added to the tax code under The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. The bill has come under some criticism for creating another big tax break for the ultra-wealthy.

The EDA is a federal government agency that focuses exclusively on economic development.The agency solicits applications for funding in order to support construction, non-construction planning, technical assistance, and revolving loan fund projects under the agency's Public Works and the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) programs. Grants made under these programs are designed to advance economic development in distressed communities.

Other grants awarded out of the EDA Regional office of Denver in 2020
Grantee NameTotal Project FundingGrant Award Date
South Sioux City$24,398,000June 18
Bioscience & Technology Business Center$22,222,200Sept. 28
Council Bluffs$10,607,186Aug. 11
Lexington$10,350,000Aug. 11
Northern Wyoming Community College District$8,554,600May 5
Yankton$8,073,000May 4
Colorado Lending Source$8,000,000Dec. 17
Moberly$6,376,600Sept. 28
Regents of the University of Colorado$5,500,000Apr. 27
Marshalltown$5,008,610Sept. 16
Maquoketa$2,861,000Sept. 8
Forward Cody Wyoming$2,765,540Sept. 28
Perry$2,480,475July 23
Sioux Falls Development Foundation, Inc.$2,394,150Sept. 28
Cox College$2,352,402Nov. 19
Montgomery City$2,108,403Dec. 10
NDSU Research & Technology Park$2,000,400Mar. 17
Pittsburg State University$1,985,000Dec. 29
South Eastern Development Foundation$1,000,000Apr. 2
West River Foundation for Economic and Community Development$1,000,000May 13
Excelsior Springs$1,000,000June 22
Northeast Council of Governments$625,000Mar. 2
University of Utah$549,804Oct. 20
South St. Joseph Industrial Sewer District$471,400Sept. 23
Doniphan$308,120May 14
Lake County Community Development Corporation$120,000Sept. 8
Northern Rocky Mountain Economic Development District$104,000May 5
Greater Poplar Bluff Area Chamber of Commerce$99,750Jan. 9
Evanston$87,500Sept. 29
Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis$45,000Dec. 16
Cheyenne County$40,000May 5

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