EDA awards over $5 million in grants for economic development projects in Wyoming in 2023

EDA awards over $5 million in grants for economic development projects in Wyoming in 2023

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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 2023, the Economic Development Administration (EDA) issued four grants totaling $5,368,500 to fund economic development projects in Wyoming.

This represents a 71.5% decrease from 2022, when the state received $18,835,663 in funding.

Wyoming ranked 29th across the U.S. in total EDA grant funding for 2023. South Carolina topped the list with $30,038,466 in funding across 14 grants.

Western Wyoming Community College District received the largest EDA grant for funding an economic development project in the state, totalling $3,000,000.

EDA Grant Recipients in Wyoming in 2023
Grantee NameTotal Funding
Western Wyoming Community College District$3,000,000
Converse County, Wyoming$2,000,000
University of Wyoming$200,000
Jackson Hole Center for Global Affairs$168,500

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