# Economic Adjustment Assistance for State Governments (12.617)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/12-617-economic-adjustment-assistance-for-state-governments/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Economic Adjustment Assistance for State Governments is run by Department of Defense. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $57.4 million in 41 grants, about $1.4 million per award.

## Objectives

To provide technical and financial assistance to a State, or an entity of State government, to enhance its capacities to assist communities, businesses, and workers affected by Defense program activity to plan and carry out community adjustment and economic diversification activities; support local adjustment and diversification efforts; and stimulate cooperation between statewide and local adjustment and diversification efforts.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $15.5 million | 14 |
| 2022 | $6.6 million | 7 |
| 2023 | $12.9 million | 11 |
| 2024 | $17.1 million | 9 |
| 2025 | $5.3 million | 2 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Office of the Governor | Northern Mariana Islands | $11.2 million |
| State of Hawaii Depart of Business & Economic Development & Tourism | Hawaii | $9.0 million |
| Colorado Springs Utilities | Colorado | $5.3 million |
| Purdue University | Indiana | $3.1 million |
| Dept of Transformation of Shared Services- Division of Building Authority (TSS-DBA) | Arkansas | $2.8 million |
| Michigan Economic Dev Corp | Michigan | $2.4 million |
| Department of Commerce | Maryland | $2.2 million |
| Governors Office of Planning & Research | California | $1.9 million |
| University of Massachusetts Lowell | Massachusetts | $1.6 million |
| Department of Veterans Services | Virginia | $1.5 million |
| Colorado Department of Public Safety | Colorado | $1.3 million |
| University of South Carolina | South Carolina | $1.3 million |
| Department of Economic Development, Vermont State of | Vermont | $1.3 million |
| Central Louisiana Regional Port | Louisiana | $1.3 million |
| South Carolina Department of Employment & Workforce | South Carolina | $1.1 million |
| Texas A&m University-Central Texas | Texas | $1.1 million |
| University of Maryland Baltimore County | Maryland | $1.1 million |
| University of Utah | Utah | $1.1 million |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | Virginia | $989,199 |
| Georgia Tech Research Corp | Georgia | $962,127 |