Five for Friday: Grant Opportunities and More! – June 3, 2022
Collected by the Western Nevada Development District
Curated by Western Nevada Development District (WNDD), this Friday round up, focuses on opportunities for economic development around the region in the areas of infrastructure, equity in housing, emergency management resources and workforce development.
Grant Opportunities & More
US Department of Transportation (DOT) – Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A)
DOT released a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the SS4A discretionary grant program, which comprises Action Plan Grants and Implementation Grants.
Eligible activities include:
• Develop or update a comprehensive safety Action Plan
• Conduct planning, design, and development activities in support of an Action Plan
• Carry out projects and strategies identified in an Action Plan
Eligible applicants include metropolitan planning organizations, political subdivisions of States, federally recognized Tribal governments and multijurisdictional groups comprised of the aforementioned entities.
Application Deadline: September 15, 2022 at 2:00pm PT
Fannie Mae – Sustainable Communities Innovation Challenge
Fannie Mae has announced the Call for Ideas is open for The Sustainable Communities Innovation Challenge 2022: Advancing Racial Equity in Housing. This is a new competition to identify projects that advance equity in rental and homebuying experiences for Black households. Fannie Mae will select projects and execute contracts with public, private, and nonprofit sector organizations, as well as individuals and teams.
Application Deadline: June 17, 2022 at 5:00pm PT
Sustainable Communities Innovation Challenge
Sustainable Communities Innovation Challenge Guide
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) – Resource Guides
FEMA Region 9 has provided a compilation of resources to be shared with communities and colleagues within the region to serve as guides.
The purpose of these documents is to provide State, Local, Territorial, and Tribal governments with an overview of resources and programs capable of being used to respond to and recover from the impacts of natural disasters, human-made disasters, public health emergencies, economic hardships, humanitarian crisis, security issues, expanding incidents, and complex emergencies.
Please use as a starting point for research and note that information is constantly changing. For the most up-to-date information, visit the individual organization’s website or work directly with the relevant entity.
US Environmental Protection – Brownfields Job Training (JT) Grants
NEW: EPA’s Brownfields Job Training Grant Program is refocusing the competition on training activities that support assessment, cleanup, and preparation of brownfields sites for reuse. As part of that change, the former Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Program will now be called the Brownfields Job Training Program.
Eligible entities including nonprofit organizations, to deliver Brownfields Job Training (JT) programs that recruit, train, and place local, unemployed and under-employed residents with the skills needed to secure full-time employment in the environmental fields.
The Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization will also host an outreach webinar on June 15, 2022, from 11:00 am to 12:30pm PT to explain the guidelines for interested applicants and to address commonly asked questions.
Application Deadline: August 2, 2022
Webinar June 15, 2022, 11:00am to 12:30pm PT
Brownfields Job Training Grants
In the News: Driving it home…
Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) – Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Training Program at Western Nevada College (WNC)
The Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) Board approved a $400,000 grant from the Workforce Innovations for the New Nevada (WINN) fund to grow a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Training Program at Western Nevada College (WNC).
Nevada has 4,500 fewer licensed commercial drivers than the national average, according to In-Demand Occupations. The American Trucking Association’s 2021 National Truck Driving Shortage Report estimates a shortage of 80,000 commercial drivers, which could climb to 170,000. The Nevada Trucking Association estimates that 92% of manufactured items in Nevada are transported by truck, making a qualified trucking workforce essential.
This program, which will be offered in Carson City and Fallon, intends to provide 100 training slots for $24 per hour positions.
“The CDL program will help train workers for an industry seeing significant vacancies,” said Kyle Dalpe, WNC Interim President. “This funding will help educate students faster and into jobs sooner.”
