{"id":601385,"date":"2021-07-23T16:05:35","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T20:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=601385"},"modified":"2021-07-23T16:05:45","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T20:05:45","slug":"biden-administration-unveils-historic-investment-for-communities-that-could-create-300000-jobs-in-the-near-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-unveils-historic-investment-for-communities-that-could-create-300000-jobs-in-the-near-term\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Administration Unveils \u2018Historic\u2019 Investment For Communities That Could Create 300,000 Jobs In The \u2018Near Term\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-administration-unveils-historic-investment-for-communities-that-could-create-300000-jobs-in-the-near-term%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=601385&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Joe Biden\u2019s administration announced that it would give $3 billion in coronavirus stimulus funds to approved local communities across the country.<\/p>\n<p>The program dubbed \u201cInvesting in America\u2019s Communities\u201d amounts to the largest initiative of its kind in decades, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commerce.gov\/news\/press-releases\/2021\/07\/us-secretary-commerce-gina-raimondo-announces-3-billion-investment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to the Department of Commerce. Local governments and organizations nationwide impacted by the coronavirus pandemic are able to apply to receive the federal funds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Biden\u2019s American Rescue Plan delivered direct relief to the American people and was the first step to energizing the American economy following the devastating impacts of the coronavirus pandemic,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/05\/gina-raimondo-commerce-department-tencent-holdings-wechat-joe-biden-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo<\/a> said in a statement. \u201cNow, its medium-term investments will allow communities around the country not only rebuild but reimagine their economy for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Governments, colleges, non-profits, unions and tribes may apply for funds while individuals and for-profit companies may not, according to the announcement. The department will award grants to up to 30 total localities. <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/23\/joe-biden-daily-caller-reporter-ascertain-republicans-democrats-vampires\/\"><strong>(RELATED: Biden Responds To Question About Defunding Police By Asking About Democrats \u2018Sucking Blood Out Of Children\u2019)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7243808\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"32\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7243808\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7243808\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1234112316-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo addresses reporters on Thursday. (Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1234112316-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1234112316-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1234112316-620x413-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1234112316-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1234112316-1536x1024-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1234112316-2048x1365-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7243808\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo addresses reporters on Thursday. (Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Investing in America\u2019s Communities effort includes six separate programs including the \u201cBuild Back Better Regional Challenge,\u201d tourism grants and the \u201cGood Jobs Challenge,\u201d which will receive $1 billion, $750 million and $500 million respectively, the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/10\/business-groups-donald-trump-chinese-technology\/\">Commerce Department<\/a> said. The administration will also offer $300 million for coal communities in an effort to reinvigorate areas that have been ravaged in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201chistoric\u201d initiative could create 300,000 new jobs in the \u201cnear term\u201d in areas where funding is allocated, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/09\/gina-raimondo-unemployment-jobs-neel-kashkari\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Raimondo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/press-briefings\/2021\/07\/22\/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-jen-psaki-and-secretary-of-commerce-gina-raimondo-july-22-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told reporters<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will work with local communities across the country on innovative new approaches to ensure that we can increase American competitiveness by strengthening our workforce, businesses, and communities and build back better in regions across the country,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden\u2019s administration announced that it would give $3 billion in coronavirus stimulus funds to approved local communities across the country.The program dubbed \u201cInvesting in America\u2019s Communities\u201d amounts to &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-601385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/601385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=601385"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/601385\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=601385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=601385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=601385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}