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Friday, March 14, 2025

EDA awards over $1 million in grants for economic development projects in New Castle County in 2022

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Cristina Killingsworth, Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development at EDA | https://www.eda.gov/about/leadership

Cristina Killingsworth, Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development at EDA | https://www.eda.gov/about/leadership

In 2022, the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a total of $1,960,723 in grants for economic development projects in New Castle County, Delaware.

The largest grant in the county—$1,000,000—was awarded to the Delaware Department of Labor.

The following table shows how much the EDA invested in projects across all Delaware counties in 2022.

Total EDA Grant Awards by Delaware Counties (2022)
RankCountyTotal
1Kent County$10,971,940
2New Castle County$1,960,723