Mar 3, 2021
A rendering of the Lake Superior State University Center for Freshwater Research and Education is shown. LSSU received a $956,858 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant from the Economic Development Administration within the U.S. Department of Commerce to purchase lab equipment to build capacity at the Center for Freshwater Research and Education, according to an announcement from LSSU. (Graphic courtesy of LSSU)
SAULT STE. MARIE Lake Superior State University received a $956,858 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant from the Economic Development Administration within the U.S. Department of Commerce to purchase lab equipment to build capacity at the Center for Freshwater Research and Education, according to an announcement from LSSU.
SAULT STE. MARIE, MI Lake Superior State University received a $956,858 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) within the U.S. Department of Commerce to purchase lab equipment to build capacity at the Center for Freshwater Research and Education (CFRE).
Credit Lake Superior State University
The project, to be located in a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Opportunity Zone, will be matched with $239,215 in local funds, is expected to create 20 jobs, and generate $14.2 million in private investment. Opportunity Zones are meant to spur economic development nationwide; there are 288 in Michigan.
“We are ecstatic about this grant because it allows us to leverage our new building and our location at the nexus of three Great Lakes to become leaders in freshwater science and training while also creating opportunities to expand blue economy sectors in our region,” said CFRE Director Dr. Ashley Moerke.