EDA awards over $103 million in grants for economic development projects in Alaska in 2022

EDA awards over $103 million in grants for economic development projects in Alaska in 2022

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Jen Werner, Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrative Officer at EDA | https://www.eda.gov/about/leadership/jen-werner

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In 2022, the Economic Development Administration (EDA) issued 32 grants totaling $103,840,237 to fund economic development projects in Alaska.

This represents a 332.2% increase over 2021, when the state received $24,025,816 in funding.

Alaska ranked 11th across the U.S. in total EDA grant funding for 2022. California topped the list with $238,656,132 in funding across 57 grants.

Southeast Conference received the largest EDA grant for funding an economic development project in the state, totalling $15,889,996.

EDA Grant Recipients in Alaska in 2022
Grantee NameTotal Funding
Southeast Conference$15,889,996
Alaska Travel Industry Association$10,481,274
Alaska Primary Care Association, Inc.$9,706,966
Southeast Conference$9,331,532
Southeast Conference$9,283,891
Southeast Conference$8,017,788
North Slope Borough$7,319,125
Matanuska-Susitna Borough$6,696,030
Kawerak, Inc.$4,630,735
University of Alaska Anchorage$4,000,000
Southeast Conference$2,533,323
City of Valdez$2,532,734
City of Saint Paul$2,270,400
Southeast Conference$2,052,709
Huslia Village$1,736,430
Southeast Conference$1,207,500
Alaska Native Heritage Center$1,000,000
Alaska Department of Commerce, Community & Economic Development$1,000,000
Southeast Conference$681,413
Kawerak, Inc.$645,900
Spruce Root, Inc.$500,000
Southeast Conference$500,000
City and Borough of Yakutat$400,000
City of Soldotna$360,000
Kenai Peninsula Borough Economic Development District$225,000
The Southeast Conference$210,000
Kawerak, Inc.$210,000
University of Alaska Anchorage$135,000
Homer Society of Natural History$85,491
The Southwest Alaska Vocational and Educational Center$72,000
City of Wasilla$70,000
Copper Valley Development Association, Inc.$55,000

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