EDA awards over $39 million in grants for economic development projects in Utah in 2022

EDA awards over $39 million in grants for economic development projects in Utah in 2022

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In 2022, the Economic Development Administration (EDA) issued 19 grants totaling $39,102,618 to fund economic development projects in Utah.

This represents a 575.9% increase over 2021, when the state received $5,785,671 in funding.

Utah ranked 33rd across the U.S. in total EDA grant funding for 2022. California topped the list with $238,656,132 in funding across 57 grants.

Civica Foundation received the largest EDA grant for funding an economic development project in the state, totalling $19,524,215.

EDA Grant Recipients in Utah in 2022
Grantee NameTotal Funding
Civica Foundation$19,524,215
Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity$3,768,641
Snow College$2,400,000
Richfield City$2,094,789
Ute Indian Tribe$2,006,994
Stokes Nature Center$1,885,000
The Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah$1,872,145
Executive Office of the State of Utah$1,000,000
Mountainland Economic Development District$800,000
The University of Utah$750,000
Utah State University$625,000
Shivwits Band of Paiutes$500,000
Utah Governors Office Of Energy Development$500,000
National Ability Center$371,678
Hutchings Museum$336,160
Utah State University$244,939
Five County Association of Governments$210,000
Dixie State University$143,000
Utah Advanced Materials Manufacturing Institute$70,057

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