Grant and Funding Opportunities

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    Approximately $7.1 Million in Funding Available for State, Local, and Tribal Governments

    A variety of Community Development focused grants are being offered by Federal agencies that include: EPA, USDA and FEMA. Please click the link above for more information on specific funding opportunities.
     

    Planning Program and Local Technical Assistance Program

    Under the Planning program EDA assists eligible recipients in creating regional economic development plans designed to stimulate and guide the economic development efforts of a community or region. As part of this program, EDA supports Partnership Planning investments to facilitate the development, implementation, revision, or replacement of Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CEDS), which articulate and prioritize the strategic economic goals of recipients' respective regions. EDA provides Partnership Planning grants to Indian Tribes to help develop and implement CEDS and associated economic development activities. The Local Technical Assistance program strengthens the capacity of local or State organizations, institutions of higher education, and other eligible recipients to undertake and promote effective economic development programs through projects such as feasibility analyses and impact studies.

    Applications are accepted on a continuing basis and processed as received. This Planning and Local Technical Assistance opportunity will remain in effect until superseded by a future announcement.

    Award ceiling is $100,000.

     

    Rural Business Enterprise Grants (RBEG) Program

    The RBEG program provides grants for rural projects that finance and facilitate development of small and emerging rural businesses, help fund distance learning networks, and help fund employment related adult education programs. To assist with business development, RBEGs may fund a broad array of activities.