The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) Recompete Pilot Phase 1 Program is offering grants up to $750,000 to support planning activities to alleviate persistent economic distress and support long-term, comprehensive economic development and job creation in distressed communities with low labor force participation rates. Successful projects should demonstrate a clear understanding of local conditions and pathways to create and connect people with good jobs while ensuring the program’s benefits are shared equitably.
The Recompete Pilot program is broken into two phases in which only successful applicants who receive Phase 1 awards may compete for Phase 2 funds. Eligible Phase 1 projects may include:
2. Recompete Plan Approval
Applicants may apply for either a Strategy Development Grant, approval of a Recompete Plan, or both. Only those that receive approval for a Recompete Plan in Phase 1 will be permitted to apply for Implementation funds.
Eligible applicants include units of local government, Tribal governments, political subdivisions of a State or other entity (including a special-purpose entity engaged in economic development activities), public entities or nonprofit organizations acting in cooperation with the officials of a political subdivision of a State or special purpose economic development entity, economic development districts, and coalitions of any of the above entities. Applicants must be located within or serve an area indicated as eligible on the Recompete Eligibility Mapping Tool, which can be accessed here. No match is required.
Phase 1 applications for the EDA Recompete Pilot Program are due on October 5, 2023.
For more information about how Sustainable Strategies DC can help your community with an EDA Recompete Pilot Phase 1 application, please contact Nicole Marion at (267) 294-8166. For additional information on other funding opportunities, please click here for our website
The U.S. Department of Rural Agriculture (USDA) Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program is offering up to $400,000 for community food projects that help fight food insecurity and promote self-sufficiency of low-income communities. Community Food Projects are designed to increase food security in communities by bringing the whole food system together to assess strengths, establish linkages, and create systems that improve the self-reliance of community members over their food needs. The CFPCG is offering grants under two funding areas:
Preference under both CFP and PP will be given to projects that develop links between multiple sectors of the food system, support entrepreneurial projects, build long-term capacity of communities, and help to reduce food insecurity.
Eligible applicants include public food program service providers, tribal organizations, or private, nonprofit entities. A 1:1 match is required.
Applications for the USDA Community Food Projects Grant Program are due October 30, 2023.
For more information about how Sustainable Strategies DC can help your community with a USDA CFPCG application, please contact Nicole Marion at (267) 294-8166. For additional information on other funding opportunities, please click here for our website.
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