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EDA awards over $3 million in grants for economic development projects in Alaska in 2023

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Ben Page, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Development and Chief Operating Officer at EDA | https://www.eda.gov/about/leadership

Ben Page, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Development and Chief Operating Officer at EDA | https://www.eda.gov/about/leadership

In 2023, the Economic Development Administration (EDA) issued nine grants totaling $3,136,435 to fund economic development projects in Alaska.

This represents a 97% decrease from 2022, when the state received $103,840,237 in funding.

Alaska ranked 38th 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.

Matanuska-Susitna Borough received the largest EDA grant for funding an economic development project in the state, totalling $1,000,000.

EDA Grant Recipients in Alaska in 2023
Grantee NameTotal Funding
Matanuska-Susitna Borough$1,000,000
City and Borough of Yakutat$554,040
Organized Village of Kake$519,418
Native Village of Ekwok$460,477
Prince William Sound Economic Development District$210,000
Tanana Chiefs Conference$150,000
University of Alaska Anchorage$135,000
Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska$90,000
Kawerak, Inc.$17,500

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