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

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Maryam Janani-Flores Chief of Staff at U.S. Economic Development Administration at EDA | Official Website

Maryam Janani-Flores Chief of Staff at U.S. Economic Development Administration at EDA | Official Website

In 2023, the Economic Development Administration (EDA) issued 18 grants totaling $5,336,908 to fund economic development projects in Florida.

This represents a 95.3% decrease from 2022, when the state received $114,302,423 in funding.

Florida ranked 30th 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.

Sebring Airport Authority received the largest EDA grant for funding an economic development project in the state, totalling $1,830,207.

EDA Grant Recipients in Florida in 2023
Grantee NameTotal Funding
Sebring Airport Authority$1,830,207
Tampa Bay Wave, Inc.$396,000
Board of Trustees, St. Petersburg College$323,832
Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council$257,469
Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council$224,000
Northeast Florida Regional Council$210,000
Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council$210,000
East Central Florida Regional Planning Council$210,000
Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council$210,000
Apalachee Regional Planning Council$210,000
Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council$210,000
North Central Florida Regional Planning Council$210,000
East Central Florida Regional Planning Council$206,738
Central Florida Regional Planning Council$200,000
Northeast Florida Regional Council$190,176
Florida A&M University$109,618
University of West Florida$109,618
City of Eustis$19,250

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