Secretary Locke announced $40 million for critical hydrographic survey and chart projects across the United States that strengthen the economy, create jobs, and support safe and efficient marine commerce and trade.
Secretary Locke announced three grants to accelerate the manufacturing and deployment of the next generation of U.S. batteries and electric vehicles in America. The grants are part of 48 new advanced battery and electric drive projects President Obama announced that will receive $2.4 billion under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and create tens of thousands of new jobs.
Commerce has launched an interactive map indicating the project locations of communities and recipients funded by the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Five agencies of the Department of Commerce (NTIA, EDA, NIST, NOAA and the U.S. Census Bureau) received a total of $7.9 billion for U.S. job creation and economic growth as part of the historic economic stimulus bill signed by President Obama in February, 2009. The map also includes data from the USDA and HUD Recovery Web sites.
EDA invested $1.2 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds to the Southern Carolina Regional Development Alliance of Barnwell, South Carolina to make rail infrastructure improvements at the South Carolina Technology Park in Barnwell, creating opportunity for more tenants and job creation.
Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced today 50 habitat restoration projects that will restore damaged wetlands, shellfish beds, coral reefs and reopen fish passages that boost the health and resiliency of our nation’s coastal and Great Lakes communities. "These Recovery Act projects will put Americans to work while restoring our coasts and combating climate change,” Locke said.
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