Five for Friday: September 20, 2024
Five for Friday: Grant Opportunities and More!
Curated by: The Western Nevada Development District…
This edition of Five for Friday focuses on opportunities for economic development around the region in the areas of grant tools and resources, the arts, technology, healthy food, and recreation.
Grant Opportunities & More
OFA Webinar Offers Key to Unlock Federal Funding
Mark your calendars for 10:00 am, Thursday, September 26th, when the Nevada Governor’s Office of Federal Assistance will host: “Unlocking Federal Funding: Navigating Nevada’s OFA Grant Discovery Tools and Resources.”
Webinar will Explore:
• Gaining a better understanding of available grant resources
• Learning how to navigate and utilize OFA’s online tools
• Understanding the role of Nevada’s Single Point of Contact
Webinar: September 26, 2024 at 10:00 am PT
Nevada Arts Council Seeks Input on Proposed Changes FY26 Grant Guidelines
The Nevada Arts Council is seeking public comment on proposed changes to select Fiscal Year 2026 Grant Offering Guidelines.
Attendee input may be done in person, virtually via Zoom, or provided through comments via email. All comments will be discussed during the workshop.
Guidelines to be Reviewed:
• Nevada Arts Council: Grant and Award Policies
• Artist Fellowship Award
• Arts Learning Project Grant
• Arts Learning Express Grant
• Folklife Artist Grant
• Folklife Community Grant
• Nevada Heritage Fellowship
• Operating Support Grant
• Project Grant for Artists
• Project Grant for Organizations
• Target of Opportunity Grant
Workshop: September 30, 2024, Noon PT
$50 Million ‘Build to Scale’ Funding Opportunity Aims to Boost Technology Entrepreneur Ecosystems
The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) is accepting applications for its FY24 $50 million Build to Scale program.
The Build to Scale program supports organizations that strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystems that support entrepreneurs in technology-driven businesses.
EDA expects to grant 40 to 50 awards, with awards up to $5 million.
The Build to Scale Program Aims to:
• Build capacity for entrepreneurs and innovators to invent, improve, and bring to market new technology products and services
• Accelerate growth of regional economies focused on future industries
• Empower communities to enable technology innovators and entrepreneurs to pilot and test their products and services
• Increase access to capital for technology-enabled entrepreneurs
Eligible Applicants Include:
A state, an Indian Tribe, a city or other political subdivision of a state, and an entity whose application is supported by a state or political subdivision of a state, and is:
• Nonprofit organization
• Institution of higher education
• Public-private partnership
• Science or research park
• Federal laboratory
• Venture development organization
• Economic development organization or similar entity that is focused primarily on improving science, technology, innovation, or entrepreneurship
• Consortium of any of the aforementioned entities
Application Deadline: October 28, 2024
Local and Regional Healthy Food Financing Partnerships Grants
The Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) provides loans, grants, and technical assistance resources to improve and support access to fresh, healthy, affordable food in urban and rural underserved communities. HFFI is using additional USDA-allocated American Rescue Plan Act funding.
Eligible Applicants:
• State, local, Tribal governments and their agencies
• Nonprofit organizations
• Cooperative businesses
• For-profit businesses
Funds Usage:
• Support new or existing partnerships, such as state or local food funds or financing programs
• Explore, establish, or grow a healthy food financing fund for underserved communities
• Increase internal and external capacity building
• Identify and improve access to seed capital
Application Deadline Round 1: October 14, 2024
Building Outdoor Recreation Economies in Rural Communities
The Environmental Protection Agency is now accepting applications for its Recreation Economy for Rural Communities planning assistance (RERC).
This program helps communities identify strategies to grow their outdoor recreation economy and revitalize their main streets.
The RERC planning assistance process involves developing a local steering committee in each partner community and pairing them with a team of federal agency partners and consultants. Over a period of a few months, the team assists communities in bringing together local residents and other stakeholders to decide strategies, and develop an action plan to grow the local outdoor recreation economy.
Application Deadline: October 16, 2024