Upcoming Grant Opportunities
Community Development Block Grant: Competitive Cycle
This grant allows communities to apply for improvements to nearly any publicly-owned facility or infrastructure, as well as the clearance of vacant, dilapidated buildings.
Programs included:
Community Facilities
This program helps Missouri communities construct facilities that will serve a large portion of the public with a variety of services. With education and health/well-being programs taking priority, communities can utilize this program to construct senior centers, day care centers, rural health clinics, telecommunications, and 911 services, among others.
General Infrastructure
This program helps Missouri communities strengthen its local economy by improving local public infrastructure, streets, drainage, and bridges. Reliable and sustainable infrastructure helps support the business community as well as residents.
Demolition
These grants help Missouri communities with demolition of vacant, dilapidated structures (primarily residential) in blighted areas and that present safety hazards.
Grant cycle expected to open in Spring 2026. Please contact the PTRPC office to begin preparing an application.
_______________________________________________________________
Off-System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation (BRO)
Anticipated Call for Projects; Fall 2025
Federal funds are available to finance up to 80% of the eligible project cost, the remaining 20% must be financed using the LPAs local match funds. However, if an LPA replaces or rehabilitates an eligible bridge not on the federal aid system, utilizing their own local funds, they may receive a credit which can be applied to the local match portion of another federal aid bridge project; called a Soft Match Credit. More details for soft match credit are included in EPG 136.3.10 Bridge Soft Match Credit.
Open grants and funding cycles
Open grants and funding cycles
_______________________________________________________________
FY23 - FY26 FHWA Bridge Investment Program, Planning and Bridge Project Grants
The Bridge Investment Program is a competitive, discretionary program that focuses on existing bridges to reduce the overall number of bridges in poor condition, or in fair condition at risk of falling into poor condition. It also expands applicant eligibilities to create opportunity for all levels of
government to be direct recipients of program funds. Alongside states and federal lands management agencies, metropolitan planning organizations and local and tribal governments can also apply directly to FHWA, making it easier to advance projects at the local level that meet community needs.
The FHWA has opened a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for up to $9.62 billion in FYs 2023 through 2026 Bridge Project grant applications and $80 million in FYs 2023 through FY 2026 Planning
Project grant applications under the Bridge Investment Program. Bridge Project Grants under the Bridge Investment Program are available for bridges with total eligible project costs up to $100 million, with minimum grant awards of $2.5 million, and maximum grant awards of 80 percent of
the total eligible project costs. Planning Project grant applications are available for bridges with maximum grant awards of 80 percent of the total eligible project costs.
DEADLINES:
Planning Application: FY26 October 1, 2025
Bridge Project Application: FY26 November 1, 2025
_______________________________________________________________
Additional Funding Opportunities and Ongoing Grant Cycles
Additional Funding Opportunities and Ongoing Grant Cycles
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is seeking projects to be funded using Rural Statewide Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) funds. This program call will award $18.3 millions of federal TAP funds.
Eligible projects include:
- Construction of on-road and off-road trail facilities for pedestrians, bicyclists, and other non-motorized forms of transportation, including sidewalks, bicycle infrastructure, pedestrian and bicycle signals, traffic calming techniques, lighting, and other safety-related infrastructure, and transportation projects to achieve compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990;
- Construction of infrastructure-related projects and systems that will provide safe routes for non-drivers, including children, older adults, and individuals with disabilities to access daily needs;
- Conversion and use of abandoned railroad corridors for trails for pedestrians, bicyclists, or other non-motorized transportation users; and
- Construction of infrastructure-related projects to improve the ability of students to walk and bicycle to school, including sidewalk improvements, traffic calming and speed reduction improvements, pedestrian and bicycle crossing improvements, on-street bicycle facilities, off-street bicycle and pedestrian facilities, secure bicycle parking facilities, and traffic diversion improvements in the vicinity of schools.
Awarded projects will be funded with a maximum 80 percent federal funds and require a minimum 20 percent local match. A project must seek a minimum of $100,000 of federal reimbursement. The maximum federal reimbursement is $600,000.
Call for projects typically opens in the Spring
Source: MoDOT
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is accepting applications for Bridge Engineering Assistance Program (BEAP) grants. BEAP grants provide funding to municipalities that do not have an engineering staff. Funding can be used to conduct a single study of the conditions of a bridge on roads not part of the MoDOT system. These services are intended to evaluate the operational or structural conditions on an existing bridge and are not intended for the development of detailed plans for new bridges. MoDOT provides a list of pre-qualified consultants to complete the study. Sponsors will be required to provide consultants with traffic control and equipment for load testing.
DEADLINE: Ongoing
Source: MODOT
The Bridge Investment Program is a competitive, discretionary program that focuses on existing bridges to reduce the overall number of bridges in poor condition, or in fair condition at risk of falling into poor condition. It also expands applicant eligibilities to create opportunity for all levels of
government to be direct recipients of program funds. Alongside states and federal lands management agencies, metropolitan planning organizations and local and tribal governments can also apply directly to FHWA, making it easier to advance projects at the local level that meet community needs.
The FHWA has opened a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for up to $9.62 billion in FYs 2023 through 2026 Bridge Project grant applications and $80 million in FYs 2023 through FY 2026 Planning
Project grant applications under the Bridge Investment Program. Bridge Project Grants under the Bridge Investment Program are available for bridges with total eligible project costs up to $100 million, with minimum grant awards of $2.5 million, and maximum grant awards of 80 percent of
the total eligible project costs. Planning Project grant applications are available for bridges with maximum grant awards of 80 percent of the total eligible project costs.
DEADLINES:
Planning Application: FY26 October 1, 2025
Bridge Project Application: FY26 November 1, 2025
Source: FHWA
DED's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program recently opened the CDBG Industrial Infrastructure Program. The Industrial Infrastructure Program is an open cycle program, meaning applications will be accepted year-round and reviewed at the beginning of each month until available funding is exhausted.
This program helps communities develop public infrastructure that allows industries to locate new facilities, expand existing facilities, or prevent the closing of a facility or relocation of a facility outside the state. Grant funds may be used for public streets, water or sewer lines, engineering and other public facilities necessary to support the private sector project. A public entity must own the facilities to be funded. Links to the online application, application documents, and application guidelines are listed below.
Source: MO DED
EDA's Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance (PWEAA) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is currently open.
The FY23 PWEAA NOFO outlines application submission requirements and review procedures for applications received under EDA’s Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) programs.
The Public Works program provides resources to meet the construction and/or infrastructure design needs of communities to enable them to become more economically competitive. Supported activities under EDA’s EAA program include construction and non-construction such as construction or upgrading of public infrastructure, sectoral partnerships for workforce training, design and engineering, technical assistance, economic recovery strategies, and capitalization or re-capitalization of Revolving Loan Funds (RLF).
There are no application submission deadlines and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.
DEADLINE: Ongoing – Contact Chris or Janet for more information, janet@trailsrpc.org
The QUEST Grant is designed to help Missourians enter good, quality jobs by providing access to key workforce development services, such as resume assistance, classroom training, job placement and on-the-job training.
Services are available to eligible Missourians who want to enter employment in the following sectors:
* Infrastructure * Care Economy * Hospitality * Climate and Environment
* Professional, Scientific and Technical Services *Education Services
. Contact your Regional Job Center at (660) 530-5627 for additional information.
Source: MO Jobs
The Credential Training Program is a competitive grant that helps employers offset the cost of industry-related employee credentialing. It is administered by Missouri One Start, the workforce Division within the Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED).
General information can be found under the tabs below. All applicants should read and follow the program guidelines when applying.
Funding Limits:
- $2,000 maximum per employee for eligible training cost per fiscal year*
- $30,000 maximum per qualifying company, per fiscal year
- $6 million maximum program cap per fiscal year, subject to annual appropriation
*State fiscal year July 1 – June 30
Applications will be accepted in Submittable for one month each quarter; January, April, July, and October.
Program Information and Application Details
Source: Missouri One Start
The Missouri Economic Development (MoDED) will provide funding under this program to implement community or neighborhood projects that strengthen economic development. This program can help fund projects in the categories of job training, education, crime prevention, community services, and physical revitalization.
Eligible applicants include not-for-profit corporations, 501(c)(3) organizations, and Missouri businesses. Applicants may request up to $350,000 in 70% tax credits or $250,000 in 50% tax credits.
DEADLINE: Bi-Annual, next deadline is October 24, 2025. New Deadline not announced.
Apply Here
Source: MoDED
Why have an AED?
It can literally mean the difference between life and death. Every minute that ticks by the survival rates for those experiencing sudden cardiac arrest decrease by 10%. In order to be prepared for these types of medical emergencies, having an AED on site as well as trained individuals who can use the devise is critical. Due to the costs involved in purchasing and implementing an AED program, many organizations are seeking out AED grant programs that will pay for some or all of the AED.
There are several opportunities out there for grants, one just needs to do some research and find organizations with an AED grant program.
There are two ways to submit your request:
1.You may fill out the online submission from by clicking here.
2.Print and fax, or fill out and email, the PDF Application. Download by clicking here.
DEADLINE: Ongoing
The Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation provides grants for first responders and public safety organizations.
Funding areas include:
- Life-saving equipment such as vehicle extraction tools, AEDs, and fire hoses
- Prevention education tools to demonstrate the importance of public safety in order to prevent disasters in the home and community
- Scholarships and continuing education assistance for individuals pursuing a career in public safety
- Assistance and resources during and after natural and man‐made disasters
- Support for members of the military
The Foundation recognizes the needs of rural and volunteer departments throughout the country and will consider their applications despite not being within 60 miles of a Firehouse Subs restaurant.
The Foundation suggests that grant requests fall between $15,000- $25,000. Requests over $50,000 will not be accepted.
A maximum of 600 applications will be accepted on a quarterly basis. Once the maximum number of applications is met, the site will close for the remainder of the quarter. Next quarter's application cycle will open on October 10, 2024.
DEADLINE: Ongoing, quarterly
Source: Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation; Rural Health Information Hub
Under the Clean Water State Revolving Funds (CWSRF) program, the department provides Engineering Report Grants to small communities for developing wastewater treatment facility plans or collection system engineering reports related to the following:
- Complying with new wastewater permit requirements
- Reducing inflow and infiltration
- Eliminating wet weather discharges
- Evaluating capacity and hydraulic improvement
- Upgrading their system when it reaches or exceeds its expected useful life
The department accepts applications and awards grants throughout the year. Grants are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, as long as funds are available.
Eligible applicants include municipalities, counties, public sewer or water districts, political subdivision or instrumentalities of the state that:
- Serve a population less than or equal to 10,000 and
- Operate one of the following: Wastewater treatment system that either has or is required to have a wastewater discharge permit issued by the department Satellite wastewater collection system
Cost Sharing:
- Qualifying eligible communities may receive an 80% grant, not to exceed a maximum amount of $50,000, with a 20% recipient match.
- Qualifying disadvantaged communities may receive up to 100% of the eligible Engineering Report Grant costs, not to exceed a maximum amount of $62,500. A disadvantaged community is one that meets the following requirements, based on the most recent decennial census or an income survey overseen by a state or federal agency: Has a population less than or equal to 3,300 Median household income is at or below 75% of the state average user rates are at or above 2% of the median household income
DEADLINE: Ongoing, first-come/first-served
Source: DNR
Using this Water TA Request Form, communities can request no-cost direct water technical assistance (TA) to evaluate their drinking water, wastewater, stormwater infrastructure, and water quality improvement needs.
After submitting the Water TA Request Form, EPA will review requests and, as appropriate and contingent on available resources, connect communities in need with potential TA providers. EPA will coordinate with states, tribes, territories and other federal agencies as appropriate when responding to requests.
How can EPA's water technical assistance (TA) support my community to address water needs?
EPA's water TA programs offer a wide range of services, including:
- Identifying water infrastructure or water quality improvement needs,
- Planning for capital improvements,
- Building technical, managerial, and financial capacity, and
- Preparing for and developing application materials for financing a project through the SRFs or other EPA-supported funding opportunities.
DEADLINE: Ongoing
Source: EPA
This funding is available under the following USDA Rural Development programs:
Water and Waste Disposal Direct Loan and Grant Program
USDA Rural Development program that provides funding for clean and reliable drinking water systems, sanitary sewage disposal, sanitary solid waste disposal and storm water drainage to households and businesses in eligible rural areas.
Water and Waste Disposal Loan Guarantees
USDA Rural Development program that provides funding for clean and reliable drinking water systems, sanitary sewage disposal, sanitary solid waste disposal and storm water drainage to households and businesses in eligible rural areas.
DEADLINE: Ongoing
What does this program do?
This program helps eligible communities prepare, or recover from, an emergency that threatens the availability of safe, reliable drinking water.
Who may apply?
- Rurally located public entities
- Nonprofit organizations
- Federally recognized tribes
- Applicants must show that a major decline in quantity or quality of water occurred within two years of the date of the application. Grants are also awarded when a significant decline in quality and quantity of water is imminent.
Eligible in rural areas and towns with populations of 10,000 or less -- check eligible addresses
DEADLINE: Ongoing
This program helps very small, financially distressed rural communities with predevelopment feasibility studies, design and technical assistance on proposed water and waste disposal projects.
To pay predevelopment planning costs, including:
- Feasibility studies to support applications for funding water or waste disposal projects
- Preliminary design and engineering analysis
- Technical assistance for the development of an application for financial assistance
The predevelopment planning costs must be related to a proposed project that meets the following requirements:
- Construct, enlarge, extend or improve rural water, sanitary sewage, solid waste disposal and storm wastewater disposal facilities
- Construct or relocate public buildings, roads, bridges, fences or utilities, and to make other public improvements necessary for the successful operation or protection of facilities
- Relocate private buildings, roads, bridges, fences, or utilities, and other private improvements necessary for the successful operation or protection of facilities
Areas to be served must be rural and financially distressed:
- Rural areas with a population of 2,500 or less
- Have a median household income below the poverty line or less than 80 percent of the statewide non-metropolitan median household income based on latest Census data.
DEADLINE: Ongoing
CDBG Downtown Revitalization Program
DED's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program recently opened the CDBG Downtown Revitalization Program. The Downtown Revitalization Program is an open cycle program, meaning applications will be accepted year-round and reviewed at the beginning of each month until available funding is exhausted.
Downtown areas help define communities and invigorate tourism. DED administers the Downtown Revitalization Program to assist with impactful downtown improvement projects to revitalize the cultural heartbeat of communities through redevelopment. These projects eliminate slum and blight conditions on the front and selected side facades of eligible buildings in core downtown areas and address code violations for commercial structures.
Subrecipients are prohibited from using Downtown Revitalization program funds for improvements related to residential portions of mixed-use buildings. Project buildings must be situated within a downtown target area as defined by the community, in which at least 25 percent of all buildings are judged through individual surveys and documentation to be in fair and/or poor condition.
Provides grants to qualified organizations to help them carry out local self-help housing construction projects. Grant recipients supervise groups of very-low- and low-income individuals and families as they construct their own homes in rural areas. The group members provide most of the construction labor on each other’s homes, with technical assistance from the organization overseeing the project.
Additional information can be found by clicking here
DEADLINE: Ongoing
This funding is available under the following USDA Rural Development programs:
Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program
This program provides affordable funding to develop essential community facilities in rural areas. An essential community facility is defined as a facility that provides an essential service to the local community for the orderly development of the community in a primarily rural area, and does not include private, commercial or business undertakings.
Community Facilities Loan Guarantee Program
This program provides loan guarantees to eligible private lenders to help build essential community facilities in rural areas. An essential community facility is defined as a facility that provides an essential service to the local community for the orderly development of the community in a primarily rural area, and does not include private, commercial or business undertakings.
Community Facilities Program Disaster Repair Grants
This program provides grants to repair essential community facilities in rural areas that were damaged by Presidentially Declared Disasters in Calendar Year 2022. An essential community facility is defined as a facility that provides an essential service to the local community for the orderly development of the community in a primarily rural area, and does not include private, commercial or business undertakings.
DEADLINE: Ongoing
"Rural LISC created the Community Facilities Fund to provide capital to help develop and improve essential community facilities in rural areas. Rural LISC utilizes this fund to provide permanent and construction-to-permanent financing for rural community facilities, including health care centers, hospitals, educational facilities, and other nonprofit and public facilities in rural communities with populations under 20,000."
Additional information can be found by clicking here
DEADLINE: Ongoing
"Express Grants are designed to encourage small and emerging arts organizations and organizations based in rural communities to seek financial assistance for arts activities. Express Grants are awarded in the categories of arts councils, arts education, minority arts, the Missouri Touring Program, and other strategic projects."
DEADLINE: First Monday of the month, two months in advance of the month in which the project occurs.
For additional information and to apply, please click here.
Source: Missouri Arts Council
Costco's efforts focus on programs supporting children, education, and health and human services. To apply for Costco support, organizations must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
- Focus on supporting children, education, and/or health and human services
- Monetary requests only
Organizations are eligible to submit one application per fiscal year(September - August).
DEADLINE: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
Source: Costco
Local grants are designed to support local organizations that meet the unique needs of the communities where we operate, build pride among all associates, and deepen relationships with our customers. Each year, Walmart U.S. stores, Sam’s Clubs and Distribution Centers award local cash grants ranging from $250 to $5000.
For eligibility, and guidelines, click here
DEADLINE: Applications are accepted on an ongoing quarterly basis
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is accepting applications for Bridge Engineering Assistance Program (BEAP) grants. BEAP grants provide funding to municipalities that do not have an engineering staff. Funding can be used to conduct a single study of the conditions of a bridge on roads not part of the MoDOT system. These services are intended to evaluate the operational or structural conditions on an existing bridge and are not intended for the development of detailed plans for new bridges. MoDOT provides a list of pre-qualified consultants to complete the study. Sponsors will be required to provide consultants with traffic control and equipment for load testing.
DEADLINE: Ongoing
Source: MODOT
The Bridge Investment Program is a competitive, discretionary program that focuses on existing bridges to reduce the overall number of bridges in poor condition, or in fair condition at risk of falling into poor condition. It also expands applicant eligibilities to create opportunity for all levels of
government to be direct recipients of program funds. Alongside states and federal lands management agencies, metropolitan planning organizations and local and tribal governments can also apply directly to FHWA, making it easier to advance projects at the local level that meet community needs.
The FHWA has opened a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for up to $9.62 billion in FYs 2023 through 2026 Bridge Project grant applications and $80 million in FYs 2023 through FY 2026 Planning
Project grant applications under the Bridge Investment Program. Bridge Project Grants under the Bridge Investment Program are available for bridges with total eligible project costs up to $100 million, with minimum grant awards of $2.5 million, and maximum grant awards of 80 percent of
the total eligible project costs. Planning Project grant applications are available for bridges with maximum grant awards of 80 percent of the total eligible project costs.
DEADLINES:
Planning Application: FY26 October 1, 2025
Bridge Project Application: FY26 November 1, 2025
Source: FHWA
DED's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program recently opened the CDBG Industrial Infrastructure Program. The Industrial Infrastructure Program is an open cycle program, meaning applications will be accepted year-round and reviewed at the beginning of each month until available funding is exhausted.
This program helps communities develop public infrastructure that allows industries to locate new facilities, expand existing facilities, or prevent the closing of a facility or relocation of a facility outside the state. Grant funds may be used for public streets, water or sewer lines, engineering and other public facilities necessary to support the private sector project. A public entity must own the facilities to be funded. Links to the online application, application documents, and application guidelines are listed below.
Source: MO DED
CDBG Downtown Revitalization Program
DED's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program recently opened the CDBG Downtown Revitalization Program. The Downtown Revitalization Program is an open cycle program, meaning applications will be accepted year-round and reviewed at the beginning of each month until available funding is exhausted.
Downtown areas help define communities and invigorate tourism. DED administers the Downtown Revitalization Program to assist with impactful downtown improvement projects to revitalize the cultural heartbeat of communities through redevelopment. These projects eliminate slum and blight conditions on the front and selected side facades of eligible buildings in core downtown areas and address code violations for commercial structures.
Subrecipients are prohibited from using Downtown Revitalization program funds for improvements related to residential portions of mixed-use buildings. Project buildings must be situated within a downtown target area as defined by the community, in which at least 25 percent of all buildings are judged through individual surveys and documentation to be in fair and/or poor condition.
This program provides financing for the construction, maintenance, improvement and expansion of telephone service and broadband in rural areas.
How may the funds be used?
Funds may be used to finance broadband capable telecommunications service
- Improvements
- Expansions
- Construction
- Acquisitions (in certain cases)
- Refinancing (in certain cases)
- For additional detail see Code of Federal Regulations 7 CFR 1735
Additional information can be found by clicking here
This program provides guaranteed loan financing and grant funding to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for renewable energy systems or to make energy efficiency improvements. Agricultural producers can also apply for new energy-efficient equipment and new system loans for agricultural production and processing. The Agency is pausing receipt of applications for the Inflation Reduction Act funding on December 31, 2024, at 4:30 pm local time in the respective applicant’s time zone. However, the Agency is still accepting applications for Farm Bill funding through March 31, 2025.
Who can apply?
- Agricultural producers with at least 50 percent of their gross income coming from agricultural operations
- Small businesses in eligible rural areas
DEADLINE: Ongoing, quarterly, next deadline – March 31, 2025
Source: USDA
EDA's Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance (PWEAA) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is currently open.
The FY23 PWEAA NOFO outlines application submission requirements and review procedures for applications received under EDA’s Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) programs.
The Public Works program provides resources to meet the construction and/or infrastructure design needs of communities to enable them to become more economically competitive. Supported activities under EDA’s EAA program include construction and non-construction such as construction or upgrading of public infrastructure, sectoral partnerships for workforce training, design and engineering, technical assistance, economic recovery strategies, and capitalization or re-capitalization of Revolving Loan Funds (RLF).
There are no application submission deadlines and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.
DEADLINE: Ongoing – Contact Chris or Janet for more information, janet@trailsrpc.org
"Tax-Exempt Bonds can be used to finance cultural facilities for charitable organizations which are qualified 501(c)(3) entities. Interest rates on tax-exempt bonds are significantly below conventional rates.
Money can be applied to land acquisition, machinery and equipment, building acquisition, renovation, construction, architectural and engineering, issuance cost (2%), and land improvements. Potential facilities that bonds may cover the cost of purchase, construction, expansion or improvements are museums, recreational facilities, and other facilities for 501(c)(3) not for profit entities."
DEADLINE: Ongoing
Source: Missouri Development Finance Board
This program provides guaranteed loan financing and grant funding to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for renewable energy systems or to make energy efficiency improvements. Agricultural producers can also apply for new energy-efficient equipment and new system loans for agricultural production and processing. The Agency is pausing receipt of applications for the Inflation Reduction Act funding on December 31, 2024, at 4:30 pm local time in the respective applicant’s time zone. However, the Agency is still accepting applications for Farm Bill funding through March 31, 2025.
Who can apply?
- Agricultural producers with at least 50 percent of their gross income coming from agricultural operations
- Small businesses in eligible rural areas
DEADLINE: Ongoing, quarterly, next deadline – March 31, 2025
Source: USDA
"Missouri Development Finance Board is authorized by Section 100.286.6 of the Missouri Statutes to grant a tax credit equal to 50% on the value of any eligible contribution to the Board by any taxpayer. For contributions made to the Infrastructure Development Fund and for which the applicant is requesting a grant of contribution proceeds from the Board, the project must qualify as a public infrastructure facility as determined under Chapter 100.255(9) and (14) of the Board’s statutes."
For more information, click here
DEADLINE: Ongoing
Source: Missouri Development Finance Board
EDA Planning and Local Technical Assistance Programs
Planning Program: EDA makes Partnership Planning, Short-Term Planning, and State Planning awards to eligible recipients to create and implement regional economic development plans designed to build capacity and guide the economic prosperity and resiliency of an area or region. EDA makes Partnership Planning investments to designated planning organizations (i.e., District Organizations) serving EDA-designated Economic Development Districts and to Indian Tribes to facilitate the development, implementation, revision, or replacement of Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CEDS).
Local Technical Assistance Program: EDA makes awards to strengthen the capacity of local or State organizations, institutions of higher education, and other eligible entities to undertake and promote effective economic development programs through projects such as feasibility studies, impact analyses, disaster resiliency plans, and project planning.
For more information on eligibility requirements and available funding, access the full NOFO for the program here.
DEADLINE: Ongoing