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Alabama ranks eighth with $11,033,405 total in EDA grants in 2018

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The US Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $11,033,405 total in grants to fund economic development projects in Alabama in 2018, ranking the state eighth among states, according to data made available by the EDA.

The program that received the most dollars was public works with $6,794,557 total in grants received.

The EDA is a federal government agency focusing exclusively on economic development. The agency solicits applications for funding 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.

Alabama programs ranked by dollar amount of grants in 2018
RankProgramDollar Amount
1Public Works$6,794,557
2Disaster Relief$3,070,848
3Planning$1,050,000
4Technical Assistance$118,000

States ranked by total EDA grants amount awarded in 2018
RankStateTotal Amount
1Texas$49,128,628
2Florida$36,481,649
3California$26,049,157
4Illinois$13,973,297
5West Virginia$13,431,302
6North Carolina$12,658,491
7Kentucky$11,345,785
8Alabama$11,033,405
9Washington$9,989,634
10Maine$9,655,977
11Georgia$9,243,356
12Missouri$8,640,664
13Wisconsin$7,567,800
14South Carolina$7,490,940
15Pennsylvania$7,423,799
16Tennessee$7,268,916
17Michigan$6,996,257
18Mississippi$6,914,066
19Ohio$6,754,890
20Iowa$6,337,558
21Minnesota$6,273,843
22Oregon$6,172,539
23New York$5,749,342
24Massachusetts$5,634,700
25Idaho$5,519,544
26New Mexico$5,496,000
27Alaska$4,908,791
28New Jersey$4,603,472
29Arkansas$4,250,121
30Louisiana$4,190,200
31Virginia$3,966,663
32Utah$3,576,475
33Montana$2,857,596
34Colorado$2,850,300
35Maryland$2,609,417
36Oklahoma$2,514,034
37South Dakota$2,447,586
38Kansas$2,376,109
39Wyoming$2,298,559
40Arizona$2,209,042
41Delaware$2,092,467
42Nebraska$1,891,485
43North Dakota$1,685,000
44Rhode Island$1,661,500
45Vermont$1,222,420
46Indiana$1,164,393
47Hawaii$586,100
48Nevada$285,000
49New Hampshire$280,000
50Connecticut$276,667

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