Civil and Municipal - Jan 22

16 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 1 • The University of Southern Mississippi • The University of Texas at El Paso • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences • University of Maine System • University of Memphis • URI Research Foundation • Utah Office of Energy Development • Virginia Biotechnology Research Partnership Authority • Virginia Tech • Washington Maritime Blue • West Virginia Department of Economic Development • Wichita State University • Wisconsin Paper Council The “Build Back Better Regional Challenge” is one of EDA’s many programs aimed at building strong regional economies and supporting community-led economic development. EDA was allocated $3 billion in supplemental funding under the American Rescue Plan to assist communities nationwide in their efforts to build back better by accelerating economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and building local economies that will be resilient to future economic shocks. For more information about EDA’s American Rescue Plan programs, visit https://www.eda.gov/ARPA/ . https://eda.gov/arpa/build-back-better/finalists/