White House names county finalist for new Recompete Pilot Program funding

Key Takeaways

On August 5, U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), announced $184 million for six Recompete Pilot Program finalists. The Recompete Program, enacted as part of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, was created to provide renewed opportunity in economically distressed communities through good-paying, high-quality jobs and improve access to the workforce for Americans. 

One of the six winners was Clallam County, Washington, who is the led applicant for the North Olympic Peninsula Recompete Plan. The coalition, which is made up of Tribal and county governments, local community and technical colleges, and economic development partners, will receive $35 million to revitalize the natural resources industries in the remote region of Washington State’s North Olympic Peninsula. To drive renewed economic competitiveness and job creation in the sustainable maritime and natural resource sectors, the coalition will enhance supply chain infrastructure, scale innovative forest product manufacturing, and support workers in tribal and distressed communities through various economic development initiatives.

Additional Resources

• Recompete Pilot Program
• Recompete Fact Sheets
• Recompete Eligibility Mapping Tool
• Recompete FAQs