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EDA Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Programs

The Economic Development Administration is seeking applications for Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Programs.

Donor Name: Economic Development Administration

State: All States

County: All Counties

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: Ongoing

Size of the Grant: $30,000,000

Grant Duration: 48 months

Details:

EDA supports bottom-up strategies that build on regional assets to spur economic growth and resiliency. EDA encourages its grantees throughout the country to develop initiatives that present new ideas and creative approaches to advance economic prosperity in distressed communities.

Through this NOFO EDA intends to advance general economic development in accordance with EDA’s investment priorities, but also to pursue projects that, where practicable, incorporate specific priorities related to equity, workforce development, and climate change resiliency so that investments can benefit everyone for decades to come.

EDA Investment Priorities

Each project funded under this NOFO must be consistent with at least one of EDA’s Investment Priorities:

Program Information

As detailed in section B.1. of this NOFO, there are separate program funds for the Public Works and EAA programs. Applicants do not need to specify the program for which they are applying. EDA will consider the application under the most appropriate pool of funding.

Public Works

Through the primarily construction-oriented Public Works program, EDA provides catalytic investments to help distressed communities build, design, or engineer critical infrastructure and facilities that will help implement regional development strategies and advance bottom-up economic development goals to promote regional prosperity. 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. Examples of projects that have been funded previously include, but are not limited to:

  • acquisition and development of land and improvements for use in public works or other types of development facilities;
  • design and engineering, construction, rehabilitation, alteration, expansion, or improvement of public works, public service, or related development facilities, including related machinery and equipment;
  • water and sewer system improvements;
  • creation or expansion of industrial parks;
  • creation or expansion of business incubator and accelerator facilities;
  • expansion of port and harbor facilities;
  • construction or expansion of facilities for workforce development;
  • redevelopment of brownfield sites;
  • expansion, construction, or improvements of technology-based facilities and research and development commercialization centers, including the procurement of necessary equipment;
  • construction, expansion, or improvement of wet labs, including the procurement of necessary equipment;
  • construction of multi-tenant manufacturing facilities;
  • expansion or improvement of research, business and science parks; and
  • expansion or enhancement of public facilities with higher quality fiber optic cables and telecommunications infrastructure and broadband infrastructure deployment.

Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA)

Through the EAA program, EDA provides investments that support a wide range of construction and non-construction activities in regions experiencing adverse economic changes that may occur suddenly or over time. Supported activities include construction and non-construction such as sectoral partnerships for workforce training, design and engineering, technical assistance, economic recovery strategies, and capitalization or re-capitalization of Revolving Loan Funds (RLF). EDA utilizes EAA investments to provide resources that help communities experiencing or anticipating economic dislocations to plan and implement specific solutions to leverage their existing regional economic advantages to support economic development and job creation. Like Public Works investments, EAA investments are designed to help communities catalyze public-private partnerships to foster collaboration, attract investment, create jobs, and foster economic resiliency and prosperity. Examples of projects that have been funded previously include, but are not limited to:

  • construction or upgrading of public infrastructure;
  • design and implementation of sectoral partnerships;
  • activities necessary to strengthen cluster acceleration and expansion;
  • capitalization or recapitalization of revolving loan funds (RLFs);
  • development and implementation of long-term disaster recovery and resiliency plans;
  • enhancement of infrastructure to make it more resilient to natural disasters;
  • implementation of military base realignments and closures (BRAC) responses;
  • development or expansion of commercialization and proof of concept centers;
  • procurement of equipment for workforce training programs;
  • market or industry research and analysis for larger hard or soft economic projects;
  • creation or expansion of foreign direct investment, trade, or export initiatives;
  • economic development projects that enhance density in the vicinity of other economic development;
  • “strategy grants” to develop, update, or refine a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) as described in EDA’s regulations at 13 C.F.R. § 307.3; and
  • development of projects that provide technical assistance to enhance the capacity of key economic development actors in the region to promote the region’s locally owned strategies.

The EAA program is also designed to provide specific investment assistance to the communities experiencing energy transitions away from nuclear, biomass, or coal. EAA assistance to Nuclear Closure Communities (NCCs) and Biomass Closure Communities (BCC) supports communities that have been impacted, or can reasonably demonstrate they will be impacted, by closures of nuclear or biomass power plants. Similarly, EAA Assistance to Coal Communities (ACC) supports communities that have been negatively impacted by changes in the coal economy.

Funding Information

Total Funding Amount: $30,000,000

Period of Performance

The period of performance for a given project will depend on the nature of the project for which the grant or cooperative agreement is awarded. Typically, strategy grants and non-construction projects may range in duration from 12 to 24 months. Construction projects are expected to range from 12 to 48 months and are expected to be completed within 5 years from award date. EDA will work closely with recipients to accommodate their projected timelines within reason and allowances of regulations and grant policies. EDA expects that all projects will proceed efficiently and expeditiously, and EDA expects applicants to clearly document how quickly they will be able to start and complete the proposed project scope of work within the above timeframes.

Eligible Applicants

  • Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
  • City or township governments
  • Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
  • County governments
  • Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
  • State governments
  • Private institutions of higher education
  • Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
  • Special district governments

For more information, visit Grants.gov.

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