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EDA awards over $8 million in grants for economic development projects in Pennsylvania 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 15 grants totaling $8,554,136 to fund economic development projects in Pennsylvania.

This represents a 93.8% decrease from 2022, when the state received $137,674,493 in funding.

Pennsylvania ranked 20th 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.

LifeX Holdings received the largest EDA grant for funding an economic development project in the state, totalling $1,999,524.

EDA Grant Recipients in Pennsylvania in 2023
Grantee NameTotal Funding
LifeX Holdings$1,999,524
Pennsylvania College of Technology$1,989,210
Midatlantic Employers' Association$1,098,779
The Enterprise Center$960,000
PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship$736,000
SEDA Council of Governments$480,000
Ben Franklin Technology Center of Central and Northern PA, Inc.$412,598
Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission$210,000
The World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia, Inc.$180,102
The Pennsylvania State University$137,923
Economic Development Council of Northeast Pennsylvania$70,000
Northern Tier Regional Planning and Development Commission$70,000
SEDA - Council of Governments$70,000
Northwest Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission$70,000
North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission$70,000

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