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 | | The Latest News | Biden-Harris Administration Launches Recompete Pilot Program Funding Opportunity
The Biden-Harris administration, through the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA), today launched the Distressed Area Recompete Pilot Program (Recompete) competition. Recompete was authorized by the CHIPS and Science Act and is a part of President Joe Biden's Investing in America agenda, stimulating private sector investment, creating good-paying jobs, revitalizing American manufacturing, and ensuring no community is left behind. Read More → | Biden-Harris Administration Invests $60 Million to Create a Climate-Ready Workforce through Investing In America Agenda
The Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) opened a competitive funding opportunity for the Climate Ready Workforce for Coastal States, Tribes, and Territories Initiative to connect people across the country to good-paying jobs, such as landscape technicians, heat health outreach specialists and climate equity officers, that tackle the climate crisis and boost local resilience. NOAA will invest $60 million total from the Inflation Reduction Act for the initiative — a $50 million competitive funding opportunity and $10 million for technical assistance to support applicants and grantees. Read More → | U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo Releases 2023 National Export Strategy
Recently, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo released the 2023 National Export Strategy. This report to Congress establishes U.S. trade promotion priorities and a coordinated, whole-of-government framework to better equip American companies and workers to compete in global markets and grow through international trade. Read More → | Biden-Harris Administration Announces State Allocations for $42.45 Billion High-Speed Internet Grant Program as Part of Investing in America Agenda
The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration announced how it has allocated funding to all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and five territories to deploy affordable, reliable high-speed Internet service to everyone in America. Read More → | BIS Adds 43 entities under 50 entries to the Entity List in Response to Human Rights Abuses, Contributions to Ballistic Missile Programs, and Training People's Liberation Army Pilots on Western Aircraft
The Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is adding 43 entities under 50 entries to the Entity List, further protecting U.S. national security and foreign policy interests. Read More → | U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo Presents 2023 Presidential Awards for Export Achievements
Earlier this month, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo presented the 2023 President's "E" and "E Star" Awards to 24 companies and organizations that made significant contributions over the past four years to expand U.S. business in international markets. Read More → | Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2.6 Billion Framework Through Investing in America Agenda to Protect Coastal Communities and Restore Marine Resources
The U.S. Department of Commerce unveiled a $2.6 billion framework to invest in coastal climate resilience through President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act. As part of the President's Investing in America Agenda, this initiative will support communities and people on the frontlines of climate change, dedicating nearly $400 million specifically for Tribal priorities and benefiting coastal and Great Lakes communities nationwide with an emphasis on environmental justice. Read More → | | | | | |
| |  | | Owning or Renting the American Dream | | Whether you're a renter or homeowner, housing is in the spotlight as we observe American Housing Month and National Homeownership Month celebrating the value of homeownership. | | Read More → | | |  | | Journeys of Innovation: Perseverance, thy name is Bette | | Single mother Bette Nesmith Graham struggled to financially support her son on her meager secretarial salary while trying to overcome a technological learning curve that could very well have cost Nesmith Graham her job. | | Read More → | | | | | |  | | New Videos Available on the NCST Champlain Towers South Investigation | | The National Institute of Standards and Technology has made available new video interviews of National Construction Safety Team members and footage from recent sample concrete coring | | Read More → | | |  | | Profiles in Sustainability: A New Look for FishWatch | | Whether you catch it yourself, purchase it at your local store, or order it from your favorite restaurant, sustainable seafood is cause to celebrate. | | Read More → | | | | | | |
| Commerce Data and Reports | National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee Releases First Report
The National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee has delivered its first report to the president, established a Law Enforcement Subcommittee to address the use of AI technologies in the criminal justice system, and completed plans to realign its working groups to allow it to explore the impacts of AI on workforce, equity, society and more. Learn More → | | Detailed Characteristics of Hundreds of Race/Ethnic and Tribal Groups
How does the Filipino population differ from the total Asian population in the United States? Which Asian group is the oldest or the largest? Is the Native Hawaiian population larger than all other Pacific Islander groups? Learn More → | Marine Economy Satellite Account, 2021
The Marine Economy Satellite Account statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis show the marine economy accounted for 1.9 percent, or $432.4 billion, of current-dollar U.S. gross domestic product in 2021, an increase from 1.7 percent, or $363.2 billion, in 2020. Learn more → | | | | |
| In Case You Missed It | | June 12, 2023 | NTIA Receives More Than 250 Comments to Inform Digital Equity Act Programs
| Affordable, reliable, high-speed Internet service has become essential for individuals and communities in an increasingly digital world.
| | | | | | | June 2023 | | National Minority Enterprise Development Week | | National MED Week has been a gathering place for minority businesses for 40 years. Be a part of the last 40 years of history, and celebrate the 40th Annual National MED Week by nominating an outstanding minority business for a MED Week Award at http://mbda.gov! | | | | | | | June 2023 | | Enter the 2023 Get Into Your Sanctuary photo contest | | Calling all photographers! The national 2023 Get Into Your Sanctuary Photo contest is open until September 4, 2023! | | | | | | |
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