U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced this week the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.5 million grant to the city of Barnsdall, for infrastructure improvements to support business development in the region.

 

 This grant will reconstruct a spillway at the Waxhoma Lake Dam to encourage business growth and resiliency. This EDA investment will be matched with $1 million in local funds.

 

Raimondo stated that the EDA investment will ensure that Barnsdall has the infrastructure needed to grow existing local businesses while attracting others to the region.

 

This project was made possible by the regional planning efforts led by the Indian Nations Council of Governments (INCOG). EDA funds INCOG to bring together the public and private sectors to create an economic development road map to strengthen the regional economy, support private capital investment and create jobs.