Grants Update: Week of August 2, 2021

By Todd Winslow posted 08-02-2021 07:13 AM

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Department of Commerce

FY 2021 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program is designed to provide a wide-range of financial assistance to communities and regions as they respond to, and recover from, the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, including long-term recovery and resilience to future economic disasters. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? District Organizations of an EDA-designated Economic Development District, Native American tribes, states, units of local government, institutions of higher education, and public or private non-profit organizations or associations

WHEN'S IT DUE? March 31, 2022

Department of Commerce

FY 2021 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Build Back Better Regional Challenge

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program assists communities and regions impacted by the coronavirus pandemic by helping regional growth clusters develop transformational economic development strategies and funding the implementation of those strategies to create and grow regional economies. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? District Organizations of an EDA-designated Economic Development District, state and local governments, Native American tribal governments, institutions of higher education, and public or private nonprofits

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 19, 2021 (Concept Proposals)

Department of Commerce

FY 2021 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Good Jobs Challenge

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program aims to get Americans back to work and increase wage growth, as well as develop demand-driven systems that will continue to support Americans in securing and retaining quality jobs by (1) developing and strengthening regional workforce training systems that support sectoral partnerships, (2) designing sectoral partnerships, and (3) implementing sectoral partnerships that will lead to high-quality jobs. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? District Organizations of an EDA-designated Economic Development District, state and local governments, Native American tribal governments, nonprofit institutions of higher education, public or private nonprofits, and associations including labor unions

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 26, 2022

Department of Commerce

FY 2021 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Travel, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program will assist communities and regions in recovery from the coronavirus pandemic’s significant negative impact on the travel, tourism, and outdoor recreation sectors. Program funds will be delivered through two components: State Tourism Block Grants and EDA Competitive Tourism Grants. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? District Organizations of an EDA-designated Economic Development District, Native American tribal governments, states, units of local government, institutions of higher education, and public or private nonprofit organizations

WHEN'S IT DUE? Rolling due date

Department of Commerce

FY 2021 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Statewide Planning, Research, and Networks

WHAT DOES IT FUND? Under this program, Research and Communities of Practice awards will fund data, tools, and institutional capacity for evaluating and scaling evidence-based economic development efforts and for creating Communities of Practice to connect and provide technical assistance to existing EDA grantees. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? States, units of local government, Native American tribal governments, institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations

WHEN'S IT DUE? October 31, 2021

Department of Transportation

FY 2021 Areas of Persistent Poverty Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program support the planning, engineering, and development of technical or financing plans for transit projects that assist areas of persistent poverty in order to encourage racial equity in planning and policies related to racial equity and barriers to opportunity, as well as in engineering or development of technical or financing plans for project investments. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, local, and Native American tribal governments

WHEN'S IT DUE? August 30, 2021

Department of Transportation

FY 2021 Equity and Accessibility: Transportation Planning Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? This program supports planning innovations that address transportation equity and accessibility in order to identify and remove barriers and challenges, and expand mobility options, transportation accessibility, and opportunities for all older adults and people with disabilities living in the community. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Local and regional governments or nonprofit organizations including public transit agencies, councils of governments, metropolitan planning organizations, Native American tribal agencies, area agencies on aging, community action agencies, centers for independent living, intellectual disability service organizations, and other community organizations

WHEN'S IT DUE? August 6, 2021 (Letter of intent)

Department of Agriculture

FY 2022 Rural Energy for America Program (REAP): Energy Audit (EA) and Renewable Energy Development Assistance (REDA) Grants

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to allow recipients to establish programs to assist agricultural producers and rural small businesses with evaluating energy efficiency and the potential to incorporate renewable energy technologies into their operations. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, local, and Native American tribal governments, institutions of higher education, rural electric cooperatives, public power entities, and councils, as defined in 16 U.S.S. 3451

WHEN'S IT DUE? January 31, 2022

Department of Housing and Urban Development

FY 2021 Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to enable homeless veterans and their families to access affordable housing and supportive services by combining HUD housing choice voucher (HCV) rental assistance for homeless veterans with case management and clinical services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Public housing agencies

WHEN'S IT DUE? August 31, 2021

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