Five for Friday: December 6, 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 recycling, small business grants, infrastructure, outdoor activities and housing grants.
Grant Opportunities & More
Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grants
The EPA is offering awards ranging from $500,000 to $5 million to fund projects that make improvements to local waste management systems. Materials and waste streams within scope of this funding opportunity include municipal solid waste, including plastics, organics, paper, metal, glass, and construction and demolition debris. This also includes the management pathways of source reduction, reuse, sending materials to material recovery facilities, composting, industrial uses, and feeding animals.
Eligibility: Political Subdivisions of State and Territories
Application Deadline: December 20, 2024
Small Business Grants…up to $4,000!
The National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) offers business development grants worth up to $4,000! Grant applications are open to members ($125 annual membership) and can be used for marketing, advertising, hiring employees, training, expanding facilities and other specific business needs. Since 2006, the NASE has awarded nearly $1 million through the Growth Grants program by providing small business grants.
USDOT : Regional Infrastructure Accelerator Program
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau has issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity announcing the availability of up to $10 million in grants for participants in the Regional Infrastructure Accelerators Program. The program funds Accelerators to provide technical resources, planning and project development to expedite regional transportation infrastructure through innovative financing and delivery methods, including public-private partnerships. The Accelerators serve an essential project development role to focus resources, funding, and expertise to expedite planning, development, and delivery at the local and regional levels.
Application Deadline: January 9, 2025
Yamaha Outdoor Access: Supporting OHV Programs, Activities and Trails
The Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative is dedicated to those who work and play outdoors including, but not limited to, those who rely on off-highway vehicles (OHVs) to ride, camp, hunt or fish. Each quarter, Yamaha accepts applications from non-profit or tax exempt groups (clubs & associations) with an interest in protecting, improving, expanding and/or maintaining access for safe, responsible and sustainable use by motorized off-road vehicles.
Organizations include:
Public riding areas (local, state and federal)
Outdoor enthusiast associations
Land conservation organizations, and communities
Outdoor Access Initiative funds may be used for land management and conservation practices, safety initiatives, trail development and staging area development.
Single Family Housing Repair Loans & Grants
USDA Rural Development provides loans to very-low-income homeowners to repair, improve or modernize their homes. As well as grants to elderly very-low-income homeowners to remove health and safety hazards.
The maximum loan is $40,000 and the maximum grant is $10,000. Loans and grants can be combined for up to $50,000 in assistance. Loans are termed for 20 years Loan interest rate is fixed at 1%.
Application Deadline: Ongoing