Biden admin reveals 60 finalists for $1B in economic grants

The Associated Press ^ | December 13, 2021 | By JOSH BOAK

[Oldeconomybuyer]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Monday announced 60 finalists for $1 billion in economic development grants tied to the Biden administration’s coronavirus relief package and aimed at improving job training and regional industry partnerships.

There were 529 applicants for the grants. That means roughly 11% of submissions made it to the next round, which will ultimately choose 20 to 30 regional coalitions for up to $100 million in grants that could shape manufacturing, clean energy and life sciences hubs around the country. Twelve of the finalists were from places tied to the coal industry.

The finalists were predominantly coalitions made up of government, academic and economic partnerships. They will receive $500,000 each to help plan for the next round, with applications due in March. The deadline for choosing the winners is September.

[Leaning Right]

How many Biden Hunter paintings do you have to buy to get on a grants list?
Just asking for a friend.

[farming pharmer]

90% of the money ends up in Democrat hands, with 10% going to the ‘Big Guy’.

[ReleaseTheHounds]

Got to hand it to old Joe... He takes care of his supporters.

[bgill]

Lemme guess. All were leftists and funneled donations to Xiden.

[McBuff]

Totally a Leftist policy slush fund for the handing out of babbles for the compliant sheep.

[Pollard]

FedGov version of American Idol?

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

This has to have Hillary just steaming mad, which is why I think she has been in the newz of late. Biden didn’t have to set up no foundation to collect his grift.

[ConservativeInPA]

Commies picking winners and losers. You are the loser.

[Rurudyne]

Half a million here and there to grow local government and eventually steal elections.

[aces]

Hunter all 60?

[17th Miss Regt]

Winners:
1) The Worker’s Daily - New York communist daily
2) Advance! - the news service of the Revolutionary Communist Party
3) Internationalist Observer - a Trotskyite publication
4) The Final Call - newspaper of the black muslims
5) The Children’s Circle - pedophile publication

... and so on.

[Zathras]

All spending begins where?

[SmokingJoe]

Let me take a guess...all 60 “finalists” are deep blue cities/districts who voted for Dementia Joe.

[Spok]

DNC donor list and Hunters customers.

[libertylover]

Among the city-led finalists are: Indianapolis; Newark, New Jersey; Tucson, Arizona; Manchester, New Hampshire; Phoenix; and New Orleans. The finalists also include universities in Alabama, Maine, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Kansas. There are also economic partnerships and industry-specific organizations such as the Wisconsin Paper Council.

Ties to the coal industry? Just how much coal is mined in New Hampshire?

[DilJective]

I detest the philosophy of the Left. Nothing good for humans comes from their motives.

[Sacajaweau]

60 loyalists. Rochester is a big Dem stronghold. Let’s see what happens.

[SkyDancer]

Where does the American people fit on this?

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Alameda County Waste Management Authority
Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce Foundation
CenterState Corporation for Economic Opportunity
Central New Mexico Community College
Central Valley Community Foundation
City of Indianapolis
City of Manchester
City of Newark
City of Tucson
Coalfield Development
County of Hawaii
Departamento de Desarrollo Económico y Comercio de Puerto Rico
Detroit Regional Partnership Foundation
Empire State Development
Four Bands Community Fund
Georgia Tech Research Corporations
Greater New Orleans Development Foundation
Greater Phoenix Economic Council
Greater St. Louis, Inc.
Hopi Utilities Corporation
Howard County Economic Development Authority
Indian Nations Council of Governments
Innosphere Venture
Invest Nebraska Corporation
Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet
Lamar State College - Port Arthur
Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance
Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation
Louisville Healthcare CEO Council
MAGNET: Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network
mHUB
Minneapolis Saint Paul Regional Economic Development Partnership
New Orleans BioInnovation Center
North Carolina Biotechnology Center
Northeastern University
Oklahoma City Economic Development Foundation
Osceola County Board of County Commissioners
Pala Band of Mission Indians
Pennsylvania Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship, Inc.
Piedmont Triad Regional Council
Port of Portland
Southeast Conference
Southeastern Connecticut Enterprise Region
Southwestern Pennsylvania New Economy Collaborative
Spruce Root
The Research Foundation for the State University of New York
The University of Alabama
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