Opportunity Information: Apply for EDA10012008EDAP
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- The Economic Development Administration in the community development other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) regional development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Economic Development Assistance Programs" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 11.300 Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities 11.302 Economic DevelopmentSupport for Planning Organizations 11.303 Economic DevelopmentTechnical Assistance 11.307 Economic Adjustment Assistance 11.313 Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms.
- This funding opportunity was created on Sep 22, 2009 and posted on Oct 1, 2008.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 21, 2009 Applications are accepted on a continuing basis and processed as received.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: County governments Special district governments Private institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education State governments Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education City or township governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
- Pursuant to PWEDA, eligible applicants for and eligible recipients of EDA investment assistance include a(n) (i) District Organization (ii) Indian Tribe or a consortium of Indian Tribes (iii) State, a city or other political subdivision of a State, including a special purpose unit of a State or local government engaged in economic or infrastructure development activities, or a consortium of political subdivisions (iv) institution of higher education or a consortium of institutions of higher education or (v) public or private non profit organization or association acting in cooperation with officials of a political subdivision of a State. See section 3 of PWEDA (42 U.S.C. 3122) and 13 C.F.R. 300.3. Projects eligible for Public Works or Economic Adjustment investment assistance include those projects located in regions meeting Special Need criteria (as defined in 13 C.F.R. 300.3), as set forth in section VIII.B. of this announcement. For profit, private sector entities do not qualify for investment assistance under PWEDA. Nonetheless, under its Local Technical Assistance Program or National Technical Assistance Program, EDA may make an award to a for profit organization to carry out specific research or for other purposes set forth in 13 C.F.R. 306.1. See also 42 U.S.C. 3147. EDA is not authorized to provide grants directly to individuals or to for profit entities seeking to start or expand a private business. Such requests may be referred to State or local agencies, or to non profit economic development organizations serving the region in which the project will be located.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Economic Development Assistance Programs grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number EDA10012008EDAP) is a discretionary grant program run by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA). Its core purpose is to help economically distressed communities and regions strengthen their economies by improving competitiveness, encouraging innovation and entrepreneurship, and attracting private capital investment. The program is authorized under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended (PWEDA), and is aimed especially at places dealing with persistent high unemployment, low per-capita income, or other recognized forms of economic distress or special need.
This announcement invites applications across four main PWEDA program tracks: Public Works, Planning, Local Technical Assistance, and Economic Adjustment Assistance. The Public Works track focuses on construction or rehabilitation of essential public infrastructure and facilities that are directly tied to economic outcomes, such as creating or retaining private-sector jobs, stimulating private investment, and improving regional competitiveness. The types of projects emphasized include infrastructure expansions or upgrades intended to attract new industry, support technology-led development, accelerate business creation and growth, and help regions take advantage of opportunities connected to free trade and broader economic shifts.
The Planning Program is designed to fund planning organizations, including EDA-designated District Organizations (often Economic Development Districts) and federally recognized Indian Tribes, as they develop, implement, revise, or replace Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CEDS). It can also support related short-term planning investments and state plans. The intent is practical and outcomes-oriented: strengthening regional economic strategies that lead to higher-skill, higher-wage job creation and retention, with particular attention to the needs of unemployed and underemployed workers in the most economically distressed parts of the country.
The Local Technical Assistance Program supports communities that need better data, analysis, or specialized expertise to make sound economic development decisions. In many distressed regions, limited staff capacity or missing technical knowledge can slow down recovery and strategic investment. This track is meant to close those information and capability gaps for public and nonprofit sector leaders so they can evaluate options, design stronger projects, and respond more effectively to local economic development challenges.
The Economic Adjustment Assistance Program is framed as EDA's flexible response tool for regions dealing with adverse economic change, whether the shock is sudden (such as a major plant closure or natural disaster impacts) or gradual (such as long-term industry decline). It can fund a wide range of technical assistance, planning, and infrastructure activities tied to recovery and economic transition. Because it is not limited to a single type of intervention, it is often used to address urgent and complex local conditions where communities need a coordinated set of actions to stabilize and reposition their economies.
Eligible applicants are broad but generally centered on public, nonprofit, and higher education institutions that can demonstrate alignment with PWEDA requirements. Eligible entities include states; cities, counties, and other political subdivisions (including special district or special purpose units engaged in economic or infrastructure development); federally recognized Indian Tribes or consortia of Tribes; institutions of higher education or consortia of institutions; and public or private nonprofit organizations or associations acting in cooperation with officials of a political subdivision of a state. For-profit businesses are not eligible to receive PWEDA investment assistance, and EDA does not provide grants directly to individuals or to for-profit entities looking to start or expand a private business. However, for-profit organizations may be eligible in limited circumstances under technical assistance programs for specific research or related purposes as allowed by regulation.
The opportunity includes a cost-sharing or matching requirement, meaning recipients should expect to provide some non-federal share consistent with EDA rules for the specific program and project type. Applications were accepted on a continuing basis and processed as received during the active period of the announcement. The listing also ties the opportunity to multiple CFDA program numbers covering public works, planning, technical assistance, economic adjustment, and trade adjustment assistance for firms, reflecting EDA's broader portfolio even though the solicitation itself emphasizes the four PWEDA tracks described above.
For applicants needing the full details, EDA provided an official announcement link and a point of contact: Maureen Klovers, Program Analyst, at 202-482-2785 or mklovers@eda.doc.gov.
Economic Development Assistance Programs (EDAP) Grant (EDA10012008EDAP) - Frequently Asked Questions
1) What is the Economic Development Assistance Programs (EDAP) grant opportunity?
The Economic Development Assistance Programs (EDAP) opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number EDA10012008EDAP) is a discretionary grant program run by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA). It supports investments intended to strengthen the economies of distressed communities and regions by improving competitiveness, encouraging innovation and entrepreneurship, and attracting private capital investment.
2) What is the main purpose of this program?
The core purpose is to help economically distressed communities and regions strengthen their economies. The announcement emphasizes outcomes such as improving regional competitiveness, stimulating innovation and entrepreneurship, and encouraging private capital investment, particularly in areas facing persistent high unemployment, low per-capita income, or other recognized forms of economic distress or special need.
3) What law authorizes this grant program?
The program is authorized under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended (PWEDA).
4) Who is this opportunity intended to benefit?
This opportunity is aimed especially at places dealing with persistent high unemployment, low per-capita income, or other recognized forms of economic distress or special need. The program focus is on strengthening regional economies in distressed communities and regions.
5) What program tracks are included in this announcement?
The announcement invites applications across four main PWEDA program tracks: Public Works, Planning, Local Technical Assistance, and Economic Adjustment Assistance.
6) What types of projects are supported under the Public Works track?
The Public Works track focuses on construction or rehabilitation of essential public infrastructure and facilities that are directly tied to economic outcomes. The announcement highlights projects intended to create or retain private-sector jobs, stimulate private investment, and improve regional competitiveness.
7) What outcomes does the Public Works track emphasize?
Public Works projects are expected to be directly tied to economic outcomes such as creating or retaining private-sector jobs, stimulating private investment, and improving regional competitiveness.
8) What kinds of infrastructure projects are emphasized for Public Works?
The announcement emphasizes infrastructure expansions or upgrades intended to attract new industry, support technology-led development, accelerate business creation and growth, and help regions take advantage of opportunities connected to free trade and broader economic shifts.
9) What does the Planning Program fund?
The Planning Program is designed to fund planning organizations as they develop, implement, revise, or replace Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CEDS). It can also support related short-term planning investments and state plans.
10) Who can apply for Planning Program funds?
According to the announcement, planning organizations including EDA-designated District Organizations (often Economic Development Districts) and federally recognized Indian Tribes are eligible for Planning Program support to work on CEDS and related planning efforts.
11) What is a CEDS in the context of this announcement?
CEDS refers to Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies. The Planning Program supports organizations in developing, implementing, revising, or replacing these strategies, with an emphasis on practical, outcomes-oriented regional economic planning.
12) What is the intent of the Planning Program?
The intent is to strengthen regional economic strategies that lead to higher-skill, higher-wage job creation and retention, with particular attention to the needs of unemployed and underemployed workers in the most economically distressed parts of the country.
13) What is the Local Technical Assistance Program designed to do?
The Local Technical Assistance Program supports communities that need better data, analysis, or specialized expertise to make sound economic development decisions. It is intended to address limited staff capacity or missing technical knowledge that can slow down recovery and strategic investment in distressed regions.
14) What kinds of needs can Local Technical Assistance address?
This track is meant to close information and capability gaps for public and nonprofit sector leaders so they can evaluate options, design stronger projects, and respond more effectively to local economic development challenges.
15) What is the Economic Adjustment Assistance Program?
Economic Adjustment Assistance is described as EDA's flexible response tool for regions dealing with adverse economic change. It can be used when a shock is sudden (such as a major plant closure or natural disaster impacts) or gradual (such as long-term industry decline).
16) What types of activities can Economic Adjustment Assistance support?
Because it is a flexible tool, Economic Adjustment Assistance can fund a wide range of technical assistance, planning, and infrastructure activities tied to recovery and economic transition.
17) When is Economic Adjustment Assistance especially useful?
It is often used to address urgent and complex local conditions where communities need a coordinated set of actions to stabilize and reposition their economies, including both sudden disruptions and long-term economic transitions.
18) Who is eligible to apply for EDAP funding?
Eligible applicants include states; cities, counties, and other political subdivisions (including special district or special purpose units engaged in economic or infrastructure development); federally recognized Indian Tribes or consortia of Tribes; institutions of higher education or consortia of institutions; and public or private nonprofit organizations or associations acting in cooperation with officials of a political subdivision of a state.
19) Are special districts or special purpose units eligible applicants?
Yes. The announcement includes "special district or special purpose units engaged in economic or infrastructure development" as eligible political subdivisions.
20) Can universities or colleges apply?
Yes. Institutions of higher education, as well as consortia of institutions of higher education, are listed as eligible applicants.
21) Can nonprofit organizations apply?
Yes. Public or private nonprofit organizations or associations are eligible when acting in cooperation with officials of a political subdivision of a state, consistent with the announcement.
22) Are for-profit businesses eligible to receive EDAP grants?
No. For-profit businesses are not eligible to receive PWEDA investment assistance. The announcement also states that EDA does not provide grants directly to individuals or to for-profit entities looking to start or expand a private business.
23) Are there any situations where for-profit organizations may be eligible?
The announcement notes that for-profit organizations may be eligible in limited circumstances under technical assistance programs for specific research or related purposes as allowed by regulation.
24) Does EDA provide grants directly to individuals through this opportunity?
No. The announcement states that EDA does not provide grants directly to individuals.
25) Is there a matching or cost-share requirement?
Yes. The opportunity includes a cost-sharing or matching requirement, meaning recipients should expect to provide some non-federal share consistent with EDA rules for the specific program and project type.
26) When were applications accepted?
Applications were accepted on a continuing basis and processed as received during the active period of the announcement.
27) How does this opportunity relate to CFDA program numbers?
The listing ties the opportunity to multiple CFDA program numbers covering public works, planning, technical assistance, economic adjustment, and trade adjustment assistance for firms. The solicitation itself emphasizes the four PWEDA tracks described in the announcement.
28) Who is the EDA point of contact for this opportunity?
The point of contact listed is Maureen Klovers, Program Analyst.
29) How can applicants contact the EDA point of contact?
Applicants can contact Maureen Klovers at 202-482-2785 or by email at mklovers@eda.doc.gov.
30) Where can applicants find the official announcement details?
EDA provided an official announcement link (referenced in the opportunity description). Applicants can also use the listed point of contact for help accessing full details.
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