EDA Grantee Honored as Champion of Change at the White House
This week, Roland Arriola, founder and president of recent EDA grantee Texas Valley Communities Foundation, was honored at the White House as a ‘Champion of Change’ for the foundation’s work to advance the innovation economy and empower and inspire other members of the Lower Rio Grande Valley community.
The Champions of Change Series: Winning the Future Across America is a White House initiative to spotlight Americans who are making an impact in their communities and helping the nation rise to meet the many challenges of the 21st century. Arriola and other winners were joined by White House Domestic Policy Council Director Melody Barnes, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and White House Senior Policy Advisor for Rural Affairs Doug McKalip and participated in a roundtable discussion on Rural America.
The Texas Valley Communities Foundation received a $1 million EDA grant last
week along with the city of Mercedes and the
Texas Polytechnic Institute of Mercedes, Texas,
to help develop a feasibility study for a ‘Technopolis Village’,
a community focused on innovation and identifying ways to enhance and produce
positive economic growth that spans the regional economy.
Learn more about the Champions of Change Series and the award winners. Learn more about the Texas Valley Communities Foundation project that received an EDA grant.
