Category Archives: Commerce
Idaho Gem Grant Applications OpenJuly 27, 2022
Idaho Commerce is accepting applications for the Idaho Gem Grant now. Eligible applicants are limited to city and county governments. The project must be in a city with a population of...
Have you Used the Employee Retention Tax Credit yet?May 20, 2022
According to the IRS, approximately 70% – 80% of small and medium businesses (as well as tens of thousands of charities) could be eligible to take advantage of the Employee...
Rural ED Pro Grant Applications OpenMay 11, 2022
Applications are open now for the Rural Idaho Economic Development Professional Grant Program. The intent of the Rural Idaho Economic Development Professional Grant Program is to build economic development capacity...
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Rural PlaybookApril 19, 2022
Last week, the executive branch of the federal government launched a webpage to help rural communities understand and access the various programs associated with the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The Bipartisan...
Community Development Week: Challis Fire StationApril 15, 2022
It’s our final post for Community Development Week! The North Custer Rural Fire District CDBG project consisted of the construction of a new fire station facility. The previous facility was...
Community Development Week: City of FruitlandApril 14, 2022
This CDBG job creation project was recently completed in the city of Fruitland. The project consisted of construction of new street (NW 7th Street) east of Highway 95 in Fruitland,...
Community Development Week: City of Spirit LakeApril 13, 2022
The City of Spirit Lake recently finished the construction of a 500,000-gallon water storage reservoir, funded in part by a CDBG grant. The water project will create a large enough...
Community Development Week: City of MaladApril 12, 2022
The City of Malad recently completed a splash pad project thanks in part to funding from a CDBG grant awarded by Idaho Commerce. Funds went towards the construction of the...
Community Development Week: Mountain HomeApril 11, 2022
As part of Community Development Week we’re highlighting some of our completed Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) projects. Recently, the City of Mountain Home completed a project to improve its...
IGEM Success Story: WashieMarch 4, 2022
With cleanliness and new ways of preventing the spread of germs and viruses at the top of everyone’s mind, there is no better time than the present for FY2019 IGEM-Commerce...