The U.S. Economic Development Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in partnership with the Appalachian Regional Commission and the Delta Regional Authority, today announced the winners of the Rural Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge. The winners are:
Alaska: Bristol Bay Jobs Accelerator Project, $405,023
Connecticut: New England Food Hub Cluster Initiative, $568,150
Illinois: Henry-Rural Rock Island-Mercer County Economic Development Consortium, $193,500
Kansas: Advanced Manufacturing Institute at Kansas State University, $715,000
Louisiana-Arkansas: I-20 Corridor Regional Accelerator, $964,134
Mississippi: Mississippi State University, $1,065,000
New Hampshire: Northern Tier Farm and Forest Jobs Accelerator, $708,750
North Carolina: WNC AgriVentures — Cultivating Jobs and Innovation Project , $815,000
North Carolina: Northern Carolina Eastern Region Aerospace and Automotive Cluster Project, $715,000
South Carolina: Southern Carolina Alliance Rural Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge, $650,000
Virginia: Appalachian Spring – Using Asset-Based and Creative Economy Methods to Catalyze Rural Job Acceleration, $815,000
West Virginia: Southern West Virginia Rural Jobs Accelerator Partnership, $717,985
West Virginia: Value Chain Cluster Initiative, $815,000
For more information, please see Obama Administration Announces $9 Million Investment in Rural Communities to Foster Job Creation and Innovation.
