TAP Program Fact Sheet

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March 31st, 2023

8:30 am to 3:30 pm

The Western Nevada Development District, a US Economic Development Administration Economic Development District, and the University Center for Economic Development, part of the College of Business at the University of Nevada, Reno, invites you to attend and participate in an annual evaluation and update workshop as part of the Western Nevada Development District’s current five-year 2020 through 2025 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy. This strategic economic development planning workshop will be held on Friday, March 31, 2023 and will be held in the City Council Chambers at City Hall in Fernley, Nevada.

Workshop participants will be given an opportunity to evaluate the existing strategic economic development vision, goals, actionable items and priority projects, assess existing local and regional socio-demographic, economic, and housing conditions, complete a revised Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) Analysis for the region, and select new priority projects for the coming year.

When:
Friday, March 31st, 2023
Breakfast: 8:30 am till 9:00 am
Lunch: TBD
Workshop: 9:00 am till 3:30 pm

Where:
City Council Chambers
City of Fernley City Hall
595 Silver Lace Boulevard
Fernley, NV

Cost: FREE
Breakfast, lunch, and refreshments included

RSVP by March 20, 2023
Fred Steinmann
Director of the University Center for Economic Development, UNR
775.784.1655
Fred@unr.edu

CEDS Workshop Flyer

Transportation Alternative Program Grants Available!

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TAP Program Helps Fund Small, Non-Traditional Mobility and Transportation Projects

The Transportation Alternatives or TA Set-Aside Program (TAP) provides federal funds for a variety of smaller-scale, non-traditional, community-based transportation projects that improve safety, expand travel choices, and enhance the transportation experience. These projects are intended to integrate modes and improve the cultural, historic, and environmental aspects of our transportation infrastructure.

TAP funds are made available to the State through the Federal Highway Administration and administered by the Nevada Department of Transportation. This program provides up to 95 percent of project-related costs, with the remaining 5 percent provided by project sponsors as a local match. In the Reno-Sparks area the TAP program is administered through RTC Washoe.

Eligible project types may include the following, at any stage of project development, including planning, design, and construction:

• Bicycle, pedestrian, and nonmotorized transportation facilities
• Traffic calming, lighting, and safety-related infrastructure
• Projects to achieve ADA compliance
• Turnouts, overlooks, and viewing areas
• Historic preservation related to historic transportation facilities
• Recreational trails
• Safe Routes to School (SRTS), including infrastructure and non-infrastructure
• Micro-Mobility projects, including bike and scooter share
• Removal of outdoor advertising

Eligible applicants include the following types of entities:
• Local governments
• Regional transportation authorities
• Transit agencies
• Natural resource or public land agencies
• School districts/schools
• Tribal governments
• MPOs
• Nonprofit organizations

There is no minimum or maximum limit on grant requests. NDOT recommends that applications request a minimum of $50,000.

RTC Washoe Grant applications through this tranche are due May 19, 2023.

RTC Washoe Grant Application

Projects in other state regions are due through the Nevada Department of Transportation and are due April 14, 2023.

Alternative TAP Grant Applications

TAP Program Fact Sheet

Five for Friday: February 17, 2023

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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 recreation, business accelerators, farming and the arts.

Grant Opportunities & More

Expanding Recreation Economies Across Rural America
Federal Agencies Partnering to Create New Tools and Resources

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced in mid-January that it will create a plan to expand recreation economies to help people thrive across rural America. The USDA Rural Development, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), and U.S. Forest Service will partner to develop an annual plan to expand economic opportunities related to recreation in communities surrounding America’s national forests. The annual plan will outline the ways the agencies will partner to conduct program outreach, host informational sessions and workshops, and develop toolkits to help people access the resources they need to thrive in recreation economies.

The agencies will also:

  1. Provide technical and planning assistance to help local, state and Tribal leaders develop regional economic development plans that advance recreation economies
  2. Provide funding under Rural Development and NIFA programs to help U.S. Forest Service gateway communities expand resilient recreation infrastructure and business development projects that create jobs
  3. Develop and maintain strategic partnerships

USDA Rural Development Stakeholder Announcement

USDA RISE Grant Program: From Innovation Centers to Job Accelerators

The Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) Grant Program offers grant assistance to create and augment high-wage jobs, accelerate the formation of new businesses, support industry clusters and maximize the use of local productive assets in eligible low-income rural areas.

RISE grant funds can be used to:

• Build or support a business incubator facility
• Provide worker training to assist in the creation of new jobs
• Train the existing workforce with skills for higher-paying jobs
• Develop a base of skilled workers and improve their opportunities to obtain high-wage jobs in new or existing local industries

The RISE project must serve a rural region small enough to allow close collaboration among partners. It also must include important elements of the region’s prioritized industry cluster (concentrations of related industries).

Grant amounts are awarded competitively with a minimum of $500,000 and a maximum grant amount of $2,000,000.

Application Deadline: April 20, 2023

RISE Grant Program

Farmers Market Promotion Program Promotes Farm-to-Table Initiatives

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), requests applications for the fiscal year 2023 Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP). FMPP’s purpose is to support the development, coordination, and expansion of direct producer-to-consumer markets to increase access to and availability of locally and regionally produced agricultural products. FMPP achieves this goal through the creation, coordination, and delivery of outreach, training, and technical assistance to domestic farmers markets, roadside stands, community-supported agriculture programs, agritourism activities, online sales or other direct producer-to-consumer (including direct producer-to-retail, direct producer-to-restaurant and direct producer-to-institutional marketing) market opportunities.

Approximately $15.4 million is available to fund FMPP applications under this solicitation. FMPP Capacity Building projects range from $50,000 to $250,000, while Community Development Training and Technical Assistance projects range from $100,000 to $500,000.

Application Deadline: May 2, 2023
Webinar: March 15, 2023 at 10 am PT

2023 Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP)

Webinar

Nevada BLM Visitor Services Partnerships

The BLM’s Recreation and Visitor Services Program oversees a broad and complex set of recreation related programs, which provide a multitude of recreation opportunities and experiences. These recreation resources and visitor services support strong local economies and public land conservation. BLM Nevada has an opportunity to work with partner organizations to assist with the following:

• Increase and enhance access to BLM public lands and waters
• Increase and enhance recreational opportunities
• Enhance public satisfaction at BLM recreation sites and areas
• Collect visitor and recreation resource data by conducting inventories and visitor assessments
• Conduct inventory, monitoring, data management, assessment, planning on BLM public lands and waters
• Provide enriched visitor services information, interpretation and education, including websites
• Protect visitor health and safety
• Improve accessibility for persons with disabilities
• Improve motorized and non-motorized trails including trail construction and maintenance, comprehensive travel and transportation inventory and assessment

Program funding totals $1.6 million with awards ranging from $20,000 to $750,000.

Eligible institutions include, state and local governments, non-profits and Native American Tribal Governments.

Application Deadline: April 10, 2023

NOFO: Nevada BLM Recreation and Visitor Services Program

Challenge America Bolsters Arts Programs to the Underserved

The National Endowment for the Arts Challenge America offers support primarily to small organizations for projects in all artistic disciplines that extend the reach of the arts to groups/communities with rich and dynamic artistic and cultural contributions to share that are underserved. Challenge America features an abbreviated application, a robust structure of technical assistance, and grants for a set amount of $10,000. Grants require a cost share/match of $10,000 consisting of cash and/or in-kind contributions. Total project costs must be at least $20,000 or greater.

Challenge America supports arts projects in all artistic disciplines, including Artist Communities, Arts Education, Dance, Design, Folk & Traditional Arts, Literary Arts, Local Arts Agencies, Media Arts, Museums, Music, Musical Theater, Opera, Presenting & Multidisciplinary Arts, Theater, and Visual Arts.

Possible projects include, but are not limited to: arts programming, including commissioning or presentation of artists or artwork; marketing and promotional activities; and organizational planning.

This category may be a good entry point for organizations that are new to applying for federal funding.

Application Deadline: April 27, 2023

Challenge America Bolsters Arts Programs

This Just In! Access to More Speaker Presentations

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WNDD Summit Gives the Latest in Grant Information

An abundance of insight in to the world of grants was shared with attendees at the WNDD 2023 Summit. So much so, that we want to share a few more guest speaker presentations in case you missed something. They are perfect reference tools as you work towards getting that next grant for your community.

WEP and CF Programs: Gus Wegren, USDA RD

Business and Cooperatives Programs: Chandler Allen, USDA RD

USDA RD Rural Development Programs & NV Contacts

Brownfields & Other Programs: Lisa Hanusiak, Brownfields PM

WNDD Summit

Five for Friday: February 3, 2023

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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 rural services, business development, infrastructure and food security.

Grant Opportunities & More

From Fire Trucks to Telemedicine: USDA Program Bolsters Rural Community Services

The USDA’s Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program provides affordable funding to develop essential community facilities in rural areas. An essential community facility is defined as a facility that provides an essential service to the local community for the orderly development of the community in a primarily rural area, and does not include private, commercial or business undertakings. Examples of essential community facilities include:

• Health care facilities such as hospitals, medical clinics, dental clinics, nursing homes or assisted living facilities
• Public facilities such as town halls, courthouses, airport hangars or street improvements.
• Community support services such as childcare centers, community centers, fairgrounds or transitional housing
• Public safety services such as fire departments, police stations, prisons, police vehicles, fire trucks, public works vehicles or equipment
• Educational services such as museums, libraries or private schools
• Utility services such as telemedicine or distance learning equipment
• Local food systems such as community gardens, food pantries, community kitchens, food banks, food hubs or greenhouses

Application Deadline: Open

Fact Sheet

Rural Business Development Grants

USDA Rural Development program designed to provide technical assistance and training for small rural businesses that have fewer than 50 new workers and less than $1 million in gross revenue. Uses include project planning/feasibility study, business incubators, land acquisition, leadership and entrepreneur training.

Contact your state to learn about local application timelines, concept paper requirements.

Application Deadline: February 28, 2023

State Contacts

Federal Register

Local Foods, Local Places Toolkit: A Guide to Help Communities Revitalize Using Local Food Systems

Nationwide, consumers are growing more interested in getting foods from producers in the same geographic region through farmers markets, community-supported agriculture, farm-to-school programs, and similar initiatives. Strong interest from communities prompted a group of federal agencies to offer assistance with a community-driven planning process that explores how to use the benefits of local foods to help revitalize downtowns and neighborhoods.

The resulting Local Foods, Local Places Program presented by the U.S. EPA helps communities create action plans that chart a course for using local foods to help meet a broad range of community goals. The program and its predecessor, Livable Communities in Appalachia, has worked with more than 80 communities since 2014.

Local Foods Local Places Program

Program Background: Livable Communities in Appalachia

Local Foods Toolkit

National Roadway Safety Strategy Grants

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s new Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) is a discretionary program with $5 billion in appropriated funds over the next 5 years. The SS4A program funds regional, local, and Tribal initiatives through grants to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries. This week, U.S. Transportation Secretary, Pete Buttigieg, announced $800 million in grant awards for 510 projects through the first round of funding for the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program.

Activities are eligible for the SS4A program:

• Develop or update a comprehensive safety action plan (Action Plan)
• Conduct planning, design, and development activities in support of an Action Plan
• Carry out projects and strategies identified in an Action Plan

Round 2 of grant funding is expected to open in April 2023

Award Announcement and Selected Projects

National Roadway Safety Strategy Grants

Conserve and Improve Wildlife Habitat

The Partners for Fish and Wildlife (PFW) Program is a voluntary, incentive-based program that provides direct technical assistance and financial assistance in the form of cooperative and grant agreements to private landowners to restore and conserve fish and wildlife habitat for the benefit of federal trust resources. Current U.S. Fish and Wildlife partners include farmers, ranchers, forest landowners, recreational landowners, corporations, local governments and universities. Priority goes to projects judged likely to provide habitat for rare, threatened and endangered species. Projects have a minimum duration of 10 years. In addition to private landowners, we partner with other federal agencies, state agencies and non-governmental organizations to complete projects on private lands. Maximum grant awards of $750,000.

Review all program information and contact your state Fish and Wildlife biologist BEFORE developing or submitting an application.

Program Contact Information

The Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program

Notice of Funding: Fish and Wildlife Program

Five for Friday: January 20, 2023

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Curated by WNDD…This edition of Five for Friday focuses on opportunities for economic development around the region in the areas of professional education, grant processes, the arts, training, revitalization and conservation.

WNDD Summit – January 30th & 31st!

“Show Me the Money: How to Get your Next Grant”

Join Us… for our 2023 Summit and explore the complicated world of grants, grant writing and more. The events start on January 30th with the Reception Dinner and all are invited to attend. The one-day Summit on January 31st offers attendees the opportunity to learn from, and engage with grant experts from around the country.

January 30th
Reception Dinner: 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm

January 31st
Registration and Coffee: 8:00 am to 9:00 am
Summit: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Where:
Atlantis Casino Resort Spa
Grand Ballrooms 5,6 and 7

Registration Fee:
Members – Dinner and Full Summit $25
Non Members – Dinner and Full Summit $75
Dinner Only – $50

Hotel Information:
Atlantis Casino Resort Spa
Group rate of $114/night
800.723.6500
Code: WNDD Members Summit

Summit Information

Summit Schedule

Registration

Grants for Arts Projects

Grants for Arts Projects is the National Endowment for the Arts’ (NEA) largest grants program for organizations, providing comprehensive and expansive funding opportunities for communities. Applicants may request cost share/matching grants ranging from $10,000 to $100,000. Designated local arts agencies eligible to subgrant may request from $30,000 to $150,000 for subgranting programs in the Local Arts Agencies discipline. Through project-based funding, the program supports opportunities for public engagement with the arts and arts education, for the integration of the arts with strategies promoting the health and well-being of people and communities, and for the improvement of overall capacity and capabilities within the arts sector.

NEA welcomes applications from a variety of eligible organizations, including first-time applicants; from organizations serving communities of all sizes, including rural and urban areas; and from organizations with small, medium, or large operating budgets. Art projects are funded in the following disciplines: Artist Communities, Arts Education, Dance, Design, Folk & Traditional Arts, Literary Arts, Local Arts Agencies, Media Arts, Museums, Music, Musical Theater, Opera, Presenting & Multidisciplinary Arts, Theater, and Visual Arts.

First Deadline: February 9, 2023
See Artistic Disciplines Link Below for Additional Deadlines

Eligible Organizations

Artistic Disciplines

YouthBuild for Skills Training and Community Service

The Department of Labor’s YouthBuild awards grants through a competitive process to organizations providing pre-apprenticeship services that support education, occupational skills training, and employment services to opportunity youth, ages 16 to 24, while performing meaningful work and service to their communities. The YouthBuild program model prepares participants for quality jobs in a variety of careers, including infrastructure, and contains wrap-around services such as mentoring, trauma-informed care, personal counseling, and employment – all key strategies for addressing community violence.

YouthBuild applicants must include construction skills training and may include occupational skills training in other in-demand industries. Key aspects of the YouthBuild service delivery model include meaningful partnership and collaboration with the public workforce development system, education and human services systems, and labor and industry partners. Grant awards range from $700,000 to $1.5 million based on number of participants.

Application Deadline: February 7, 2023

YouthBuild NOFO

YouthBuild Program Information

Bringing HOPE to Main Streets

The HOPE VI Main Street Program provides grants to communities smaller than 50,000 in population to assist in the renovation of a historic, traditional central business district, or “Main Street” area by replacing unused, obsolete, commercial space in buildings with affordable housing units. The obsolete building space property may be publicly or privately owned. Eligible applicants are county governments, city or township governments, and special district governments.

The objectives of the program are to:

• Redevelop central business districts (Main Street areas);
• Preserve historic or traditional Main Street area properties by replacing unused commercial space in buildings with affordable housing units;
• Enhance economic development efforts in Main Street areas; and
• Provide affordable housing in Main Street areas.

Project funding is set at $500,000 through this NOFO.

Application Deadline: January 31, 2023

Hope VI Main Street Program

Land and Water Conservation Fund Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program

The U.S. Department of Interior’s National Park Service offers grants to states, and through states to local units of government and federally-recognized Indian tribes, for projects that will provide outdoor recreation opportunities to the public through the acquisition of lands and waters for parks and other outdoor recreation areas, as well as through the development of new, or the renovation of existing, outdoor recreation facilities.

The competition will prioritize the selection of projects that:

• provide new recreational opportunities, particularly those that will increase access to nature’s benefits, such as green spaces, shady areas (via tree cover), and natural landscapes that help cool the air and reduce urban heat island effects, reduce pollution, and have positive effects on mental and physical health;
• empowered and engaged members of the target community in the project development and design of the plans for the park;
• create or expand public-private partnerships that leverage matching share resources (e.g., money or donations of land, supplies, or services, etc.);
• benefit from a high degree of coordination among the public, multiple levels of government, and the private sector; and
• advance goals of, or meet, priority recreation needs identified in numerous local, regional, state plans and/or initiatives.

Awards will range from $300,000 to $10 million.

Application Deadline: March 31, 2023

Land and Water Conservation Fund

WNDD Summit – Register Today! – January 30 and 31, 2023

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“Show Me the Money: How to Get your Next Grant”

Join Us… for our 2023 Summit and explore the complicated world of grants, grant writing and more. The events start on January 30th with the Reception Dinner and all are invited to attend. The one-day Summit on January 31st offers attendees the opportunity to learn from, and engage with grant experts from around the country.

January 30th
Reception Dinner: 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm

January 31st
Registration and Coffee: 8:00 am to 9:00 am
Summit: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Where:
Atlantis Casino Resort Spa
Grand Ballrooms 5,6 and 7

Registration Fee:
Members – Dinner and Full Summit $25
Non Members – Dinner and Full Summit $75
Dinner Only – $50

Hotel Information:
Atlantis Casino Resort Spa
Group rate of $114/night
800.723.6500
Code: WNDD Members Summit

Summit Information

Registration

Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) 2023

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Program helps communities carry out projects with significant local or regional impact

The U.S. Department of Transportation has published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for $1.5 billion in grant funding through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant program for 2023. The popular program helps communities around the country carry out projects with significant local or regional impact.

RAISE discretionary grants help project sponsors at the State and local levels, including municipalities, Tribal governments, counties, and others complete critical freight and passenger transportation infrastructure projects. The eligibility requirements of RAISE allow project sponsors to obtain funding for projects that are harder to support through other U.S. DOT grant programs.

Recent examples of funded projects include a critical bridge replacement in Tucson, new berth construction at Port Tampa Bay, a new pontoon bridge in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, and a new snowmelt system in Berlin, New Hampshire. The Department is encouraging applicants to consider how their projects can address climate change, ensure racial equity, and remove barriers to opportunity.

The Department also intends to use the RAISE program to support wealth creation and the creation of good-paying jobs with the free and fair choice to join a union, the incorporation of strong labor standards, and training and placement programs, especially registered apprenticeships.

Application Deadline: February 28, 2023, 8:59 PM PT
Selection Announcements: no later than June 28, 2023

2022 Awarded Projects

NOFO

Five for Friday: December 16, 2022

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Wishing You a Happy Holiday Season and Prosperous New Year

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 workforce development, housing, cultural preservation and more.

Grant Opportunities & More

City of Reno to award nearly $4 million through HOME program

The City of Reno is accepting grant applications for projects to assist people experiencing or at risk of homelessness and those who are victims of domestic violence. The $4 million in HOME program grants is part of the American Rescue Plan funds provided to local governments.

Projects eligible for funding include rental and deposit assistance, development of rental housing or non-congregate shelters, and supportive services including housing counseling, homelessness prevention and child care.

Housing may consist of single or multi-family units providing ownership and/or rental housing. Eligible costs include those associated with new construction, re-construction, rehabilitation, site acquisition, site improvement, and demolition. Other expenses include financial costs and relocation expenses of any displaced persons, businesses, or organizations.

Final funding recommendations for the grants will be made by mid-April 2023 and awards will be distributed in early summer.

Application Deadline: January 9, 2023

More Grant Information

Past Project Profiles

 

Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Preservation and Access is accepting applications for the Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections program. This program helps cultural institutions meet the complex challenge of preserving large and diverse holdings of humanities materials for future generations by supporting sustainable conservation measures that mitigate deterioration, prolong the useful life of collections, and strengthen institutional resilience (i.e., the ability to anticipate and respond to disasters resulting from natural or human activity).

Preventive conservation encompasses managing relative humidity, temperature, light, and pollutants in collection spaces; providing protective storage enclosures and systems for collections; and safeguarding collections from theft, fire, floods, and other disasters.

For the January 12, 2023 deadline, there are two levels of funding available at the Implementation phase. Level I (up to $100,000) is intended to address discrete preservation challenges that are identified through general preservation assessments at small to mid-sized institutions. Level II (up to $350,000) provides funding for institutions of any size that have completed interdisciplinary planning and are prepared to implement more extensive preventive conservation projects. .

Application Deadline: January 12, 2023

Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections Program

 

STEM Workforce Development Challenge Grants

To spark the creation of lasting partnerships between industry and workforce training providers that result in sustainable training programs for in-demand industries, the Nevada Governor’s Office of Science Innovation and Technology is offering STEM Workforce Challenge Grants.

Funds from a grant award must be used to support the development, implementation, improvement, or expansion of programs that will train participants for “middle-skills” STEM jobs requiring technical skills and postsecondary credentials below a bachelor’s degree.

Eligible applicants for a STEM Workforce Challenge Grant are Nevada’s Community Colleges or State College, private career colleges located in Nevada that provide technical training, Chambers of Commerce, organizations that specialize in workforce training, Regional Development Authorities, STEM-related businesses, employee associations, and city and county governments.

Application Deadline: On Going

STEM Workforce Development Challenge Grants

 

Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund (TTP)

The Federal Highway Administration advocates the development of strategic transportation safety plans as a means for tribes to determine how transportation safety needs will be addressed in and around tribal communities. Tribal Transportation Program funds are set aside to address transportation safety issues identified by federally recognized Indian tribes through a competitive, discretionary program.

Projects are chosen whose outcomes will reduce fatal and serious injuries in transportation related incidents, such as motor vehicle crashes.

Eligible projects for the TTP Safety Fund include:

• develop and update transportation safety plans
• safety data assessment, improvement, and analysis
• systemic roadway departure countermeasures
• infrastructure improvements and other eligible activities as listed in 23 U.S.C. 148(a)(4)

Application Deadline: January 15, 2023

Federally Recognized Tribes

Eligible Activities

Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund

 

Community Revitalization through Rewarding Private Investment

The New Market Tax Credit Program (NMTC) incentivizes community development and economic growth through the use of tax credits that attract private investment to distressed communities. As of the end of FY 2021, the NMTC Program has:

• Generated $8 of private investment for every $1 of federal funding
• Created nearly 239 million square feet of manufacturing, office, and retail space
• Financed more than 10,800 businesses

The NMTC Program helps businesses with access to financing that is flexible and affordable. Investment decisions are made at the community level, and typically 94 to 96% of NMTC investments into businesses involve more favorable terms and conditions than the market typically offers. Terms can include lower interest rates, flexible provisions such as subordinated debt, lower origination fees, higher loan-to-values, lower debt coverage ratios, and longer maturities.

Application Deadline: January 26, 2023

NMTC Program

WEBINAR: Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT)

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

The USDA’s Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program helps rural communities use advanced telecommunications technology to connect to each other – and the world – overcoming the effects of remoteness and low population density. Projects are encouraged that promote equity and economic opportunity in rural America, specifically those that advance these key priorities:

• Supporting health care needs stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, and helping prepare for future pandemic events

• Ensuring racial equity

• Rebuilding our rural economy

• Addressing the climate crisis

DLT Grant Information

Webinar Registration