Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity

As Part of the Economic Development Administration's (EDA) American Rescue Plan (ARP) Recovery Assistance, This Investment Is Funded Through Eda's Statewide Planning Program-one of Six Programs Eda Developed to Equitably Distribute Its $3 Billion in Arp Funding. to Further Help Invest in America's Communities, Eda Awarded $24 Million in Grants to States and Territories Across the Nation for Statewide Planning Efforts to Boost Economic Development, Combat the Climate Crisis, and Recover From the Pandemic. All 59 States and Territories Were Invited to Apply for a $1 Million Grant, and This $1 Million Statewide Planning Grant Will Be Used to Lay the Groundwork for President Biden's Build Back Better Agenda to Build Resilient Economies and Increase U.s. Competitiveness, Which Is Giving States and Territories the Unprecedented Opportunity to Bring All Their Communities Together to Develop Comprehensive Plans to Build Back Better and Stronger.