This represents a 216.2% increase over 2021, when the state received $29,182,549 in funding.
Louisiana ranked 14th across the U.S. in total EDA grant funding for 2022. California topped the list with $238,656,132 in funding across 57 grants.
Greater New Orleans Develpoment Foundation received the largest EDA grant for funding an economic development project in the state, totalling $22,400,000.
EDA Grant Recipients in Louisiana in 2022
| Grantee Name | Total Funding |
|---|---|
| Greater New Orleans Develpoment Foundation | $22,400,000 |
| University of New Orleans Research & Tech Foundation | $10,000,000 |
| Louisiana Division of Administration | $8,855,829 |
| Louisiana Community and Technical College System | $7,000,000 |
| Port of South Louisiana | $3,400,000 |
| South Central Planning and Development Commission | $3,300,000 |
| New Orleans Regional Business Development Loan Corporation | $3,021,025 |
| Lafayette City Parish Consolidated Government dba LUS Fiber | $2,470,000 |
| University Of New Orleans | $2,400,000 |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette | $2,400,000 |
| Louisiana State University | $2,400,000 |
| LaSalle General Hospital | $2,000,000 |
| Desoto Parish Police Jury | $2,000,000 |
| City of West Monroe | $2,000,000 |
| St. Bernard Parish Government | $2,000,000 |
| Biomedical Research and Innovation Park | $1,750,000 |
| Southwest Louisiana Convention and Visitors Bureau | $1,600,000 |
| Village of Dodson | $1,600,000 |
| Louisiana State University Agricultural Center | $1,500,000 |
| Jefferson Parish Economic Development and Port District (JEDCO) | $1,500,000 |
| New Orleans Startup Fund, Inc. | $1,200,000 |
| Louisiana Division of Administration | $1,000,000 |
| Louisiana Museum Foundation (LMF) | $900,000 |
| Social Entrepreneurs of New Orleans, Inc. | $750,000 |
| Idea Village | $500,000 |
| Research Park Corporation | $500,000 |
| Acadiana Planning Commission, Inc. | $500,000 |
| Greater New Orleans Development Foundation | $500,000 |
| New Orleans Bioinnovation Center, Inc. | $499,983 |
| Louisiana Chamber of Commerce Foundation | $416,000 |
| North Delta Regional Planning and Development District, Inc. | $210,000 |
| The Coordinating and Development Corporation | $210,000 |
| Regional Planning Commission | $210,000 |
| The Kisatchie-Delta Regional Planning and Development District | $210,000 |
| Imperial Calcasieu Regional Planning and Development Commission | $210,000 |
| Capital Region Planning Commission | $210,000 |
| Acadiana Planning Commission, Inc. | $210,000 |
| South Central Planning and Development Commission, Inc. | $210,000 |
| University of Louisiana Lafayette | $112,850 |
| Southern University and A&M College | $112,850 |