Five for Friday: 2023 a Year in Review

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Curated by: The Western Nevada Development District…

In this edition of Five for Friday, we review some of the highlights from 2023 for the Western Nevada Development District and its members.

Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe – Wadsworth Multi-Purpose Center

The Tribe was awarded a $219,000 investment from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) for pre-construction, environmental site review and final design activities for a new Multi-Purpose Cultural and Wellness Center in Wadsworth, the Tribe’s largest population center. The 16,455 square foot facility has been 10 years in the planning and will feature tribal offices, classrooms with a focus on workforce training and a configurable community multi-purpose room that will be ideal for small workshops and conferences. The construction plans also include a large kitchen. Construction costs are expected to be approximately $5 million, and the EDA investment will help the Tribe prepare for other state, local and federal investment opportunities.

Lovelock – USDA Reconnect Program Groundbreaking

USDA Rural Development celebrated the groundbreaking this past fall for a $27 million investment made through the USDA ReConnect Program and was awarded to Uprise Fiber to increase internet access in the City of Lovelock.

Uprise Fiber will utilize the funding to deploy a Fiber-to-the-Home network that will offer economical and dependable internet to Lovelock residents nearly thousands of times faster than their current internet, which can be insufficient for basic activities such as teleconferencing or streaming. This investment will be used to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network connecting 4,884 people, 130 businesses, 22 farms and 7 public schools to high-speed internet in Pershing County.

Part of the grant application employed WNDD’s Broadband Mapping Speed Test. The Nevada Speed Test was used to assist grant administrators and internet service providers to verify the impact of their programs and intended targets in real time without relying on out-of-date historical maps.

WNDD Announces the City of Yerington as Its Newest Member

The City of Yerington became the 7th city to join WNDD. Economic Development Districts are cities’ local connection with the Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration, providing locally-based, regionally driven economic development plans and grant resources for the infrastructure needed to support the strategic blueprint.

WNDD will partner with the city to improve airport infrastructure, assist workforce development and training initiatives and support Main Street projects. The City of Yerington joins the counties of Douglas, Humboldt, Mineral, Pershing, Storey and Washoe; the municipality of Carson City; the cities of Fallon, Fernley, Lovelock, Reno, Sparks, Winnemucca; and the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe as WNDD members.

WNDD Annual Program Meeting

In August, the annual WNDD Program Meeting hosted nearly 40 members and guests to tour the Reno-Stead Water Reclamation Facility. Attendees received an update on the OneWater Nevada water reuse project. Lunch was held at the Sierra Nevada Job Corps Center where attendees learned about programming and toured the facility. EDA’s John Edmond and Civil Engineer, Luis Aguilar, were on hand to give some grant writing and project management tips. The EDA teams also met with the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribal Chairman, James Phoenix, for a tour of key economic development sites and project areas at Nixon and Wadsworth.

EDA Tech Hub Designation

The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) and its consortium partners, including WNDD, were successful in their application to become a designated Tech Hub by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA).

EDA granted the designation to the University’s Lithium Batteries and Other EV Material Loop, which aims to build a self-sustaining and globally competitive lithium lifestyle cluster, covering extraction, processing, manufacturing, and recycling.

UNR is one of 32 new tech hubs within the states and Puerto Rico, representing a cross-section of urban and rural regions. Designation is an endorsement of the region’s plans to supercharge their respective technological industries to create jobs, strengthen U.S. competitiveness, and protect national security. The program was authorized by the CHIPS and Science Act, signed into law in August of 2022.

Tech Hub Designees are eligible to apply for the Tech Hubs Phase 2 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). In Phase 2, EDA will award implementation grants to 5 to 10 Designated Tech Hubs, with each of those Hubs receiving approximately $40 to $70 million.

Humboldt County EPA Brownfields Community Assessment Grant

This past summer, WNDD participated in the Kickoff Meeting for the Humboldt County EPA Brownfields Community Assessment Grant held in Winnemucca. The EPA’s Brownfields program provides technical assistance to communities, states, and tribes to assess, safely clean up and sustainably repurpose underutilized or blighted properties.

The redevelopment of vacant or underutilized land is an opportunity for new growth. This grant funding can be a pathway to new economic opportunities, private investment, and improved quality of life for Humboldt and Pershing County residents.

A partnership between Humboldt and Pershing counties, the grant is being administered through Humboldt County and the Nevada 95-80 Regional Development Authority. As a sub-awardee, WNDD will assist with community outreach and engagement activities. Converse Consultants is providing the Environmental Consulting Services that will lead the environmental assessment efforts, and reuse planning.

…but wait there’s more!

WNDD Planning Program Grant and CEDS Update Workshop

EDA announced in June a $240,000 Partnership Planning grant for WNDD for FY2023 thru FY2025. This EDA planning investment supports the development and implementation of a comprehensive economic development strategy (CEDS) for the region served by WNDD, which consists of nine counties and seven municipalities. The CEDS process is designed to bring together the public and private sectors in the creation of an economic development roadmap to diversify and strengthen the regional economy.

WNDD members and local stakeholders participated in a workshop facilitated by the University Center for Economic Development, part of the College of Business at the University of Nevada, Reno to evaluate and update WNDD’s 2020 through 2025 CEDS. These funds will help sustain these collaborative regional planning efforts. Workshop participants included WNDD members and key community stakeholders who were given an opportunity to evaluate the existing strategic economic development vision, goals, and actionable items. They also prioritized projects, assessed existing local and regional socio-demographics, and economic and housing conditions. The workshop completed a revised Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) Analysis for the region, and teed up the final selection of revised priority CEDS projects for the coming year.

Shout out to Frederick Steinmann, DPPD, Director of the University Center for Economic Development for facilitating a brisk and meaningful workshop.

Mineral County and Partners Receive USDOT Thriving Communities Program Grant

Mineral County and community partners Walker River Paiute Tribe and Mineral County School District received a Technical Assistance grant through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Thriving Communities Program.

The County is working to implement a shared community revitalization plan by merging the community capacity needs for the Babbitt Industrial Park site with the infrastructure needs of the town of Hawthorne. The Thriving Communities Program support will help to advance local storm water infrastructure improvements to repair roadways from flooding events and improve community mobility. Through the Thriving Communities Program, USDOT selects and funds Capacity Builder teams to provide deep-dive technical assistance, planning, and capacity building support to under-resourced and disadvantaged communities across the U.S.

The goal is to assist communities with the technical tools and organizational capacity to comprehensively plan for and deliver quality infrastructure projects and community development projects that enable their communities and neighborhoods to thrive.

WNDD Summit Hits a Homerun

More than 100 were in attendance at the Western Nevada Development District Summit: “Show Me the Money — How to Get Your Next Grant” held last January at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno. Attendees learned the latest grant writing and management tools and techniques from a wide range of speakers representing state, federal and private organizations working in the grant sector.

An abundance of insight into the world of grants was shared with attendees at the Summit. Guest speaker presentations are perfect reference tools as you work towards getting that next grant for your community.

Reference Tools

Workshops with EDA’s Seattle Region Team

Members of the Western Nevada Development District along with host, the University of Nevada College of Business Center for Economic Development, welcomed Regional Director Sheba Person-Whitley and EDA Nevada Representative John Edmond from the Economic Development Administration’s Region VI Office last January for roundtable discussions and a local infrastructure tour through the City of Reno. WNDD members had the opportunity to share potential EDA grant eligible projects with the representatives, while UCED Director Fred Steinmann reviewed the Center’s work on establishing new Development Districts throughout the state and assisting communities with Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies.

The Regional Director, Nevada Representative, Storey County, NNDA, EDAWN and WNDD representatives toured the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center (TRIC) in McCarran, NV the following day to show the economic growth occurring in Northern Nevada.

Thank You to Our Members and Associate Members

WNDD sends a heartfelt thank you to all of our Members and Associate Members for your support in 2023, and we look forward to continuing to serve you in 2024!

Five for Friday: December 15, 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 freight and passenger infrastructure, clean energy, rural housing loans, climate challenges and resiliency.

Grant Opportunities & More

Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE)

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has announced $1.5 billion in grant funding through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant program for FY2024. 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 may be harder to support through other USDOT grant programs.

First RAISE Webinar: December 19, 2023 at 11:30 am PT

RAISE Webinar Registration and More

NOFO

RAISE Grants

Agencies Seek Input on How Clean Energy Initiatives Can Benefit Farmers, Rural Americans

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will host a series of listening sessions this winter. The agencies invite perspectives on the benefits and challenges of the rapidly increasing levels of clean energy being sited on agricultural lands and in rural communities. SDA and DOE seek feedback directly from a diverse set of stakeholders about what the agencies can do through their leadership, program guidance, or research and information sharing to encourage positive clean energy siting outcomes that benefit farmers, rural Americans, the renewable energy industry and others.

Stakeholders can register to participate in public listening sessions that are available virtually. Register below.

Listening Sessions:

• Government Permitting and Policy Representatives (state, county, and local levels): January 12, 2024, 9:30 to 11:00 am PT

• Agricultural Producers: January 16, 2024, 7:00 to 8:30 am PT

• All Stakeholders and Members of the Public: January 16, 2024, 11:30 to 1:00 pm PT

• Rural Electric Coops and Clean Energy Developers: January 17, 2024, Noon to 1:30 pm PT

Government Permitting and Policy Representatives

Agricultural Producers

All Stakeholders and Members of the Public

Rural Electric Coops and Clean Energy Developers

Submit Written Comments by January 20, 2024

Rural Housing Site Loans Help Low to Moderate Income Families

The USDA’s Rural Housing site loans provide two types of loans to purchase and develop housing sites:


• Section 523 Loans: To acquire and develop sites only for housing to be constructed using the Self-Help method

• Section 524 Loans: To acquire and develop sites for low- or moderate-income families, with no restriction as to the method of construction
Eligible applicants are private or public nonprofit organizations that will provide sites solely for self-help housing sold to low- or moderate-income families.

You can apply through your local RD office.

Application Deadline: Ongoing

USDA Rural Development Self Help Housing Program

RD Instruction 1944-I

Nevada State Contacts

Now Open: Inflation Reduction Act Community Change Grants

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grant program (Community Change Grants) are accepting applications for $2 billion in grants to fund community-driven projects that address climate challenges and reduce pollution while strengthening communities through thoughtful implementation.

This historic level of support will enable communities and their partners to overcome longstanding environmental challenges and implement meaningful solutions to meet community needs now and for generations to come.

There will be two tracks of funding under this opportunity:

Track I: will fund approximately 150 large, transformational community-driven investment grants of $10 million to $20 million.

Track II: will fund approximately 20 meaningful engagement grants of $1 million to $3 million.

Application Deadline: November 21, 2024. Reviewed on a rolling basis.

Community Challenge Grants

NOFO

Learn More About Environmental Justice

Build for the Future Funding Navigator

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s Funding Navigator provides a list of funding opportunities under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), and others across federal agencies to support efforts to enhance climate resiliency, energy efficiency, renewable energy integration, healthy housing, workforce development and environmental justice in HUD supported communities, programs and properties.

You can use the tool to find open and upcoming opportunities, including funding status and where to apply, for funds to implement projects that reduce energy use and strengthen resiliency in communities.

Funding Navigator

Five for Friday: September 29, 2023

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Curated by: The Western Nevada Development District…

This edition of Five for Friday focuses on events around the region which promote economic development.

Grant Opportunities & More

Futures Forum Highlights Opportunities in Pershing and Humboldt Counties – October 25, 2023

The 2023 Nevada 95-80 Futures Forum is set for October 25th at the Winnemucca Boys and Girls Club. Nevada 95-80 Futures gathers people from across the region to discuss regional economic growth and to create synergy between stakeholders.

This includes:

  • Strengthening Regional Business Networks
  • Supporting Housing Development
  • Bolstering the Local Supply Chain
  • Partnering in Workforce Development

Nevada 95-80 Futures is hosted by the Nevada 95-80 Regional Development Authority and continues to be a springboard in facilitating regional growth and expanding business opportunities.

The event is free!

Register Today!

Tahoe Entrepreneurs Take Center Stage at Venture Summit – October 20, 2023

The Tahoe Prosperity Center’s Envision Tahoe Venture Summit is an opportunity to catalyze change and take action to benefit the Basin’s unique regional economy while supporting community, quality of life, and environment. This year’s focus is on Tahoe Inc – organizing and accelerating Tahoe’s innovation ecosystem spearheaded by local entrepreneurs. The Summit will share success stories, offer creative ideas, insight and inspiration.

The Summit is scheduled for October 20th at the Tahoe Blue Event Center. The Tahoe Prosperity Center is the innovative community and economic development non-profit for the Tahoe Basin working regionally with local businesses, jurisdictions, non-profits, and community members to advance identified, data-driven initiatives that better the environment, community, and economy for everyone living and working in Tahoe.

Register Today!

Event Information

Get the Business Edge on Industrial Development – October 26, 2023

The Northern Nevada Development Authority presents the Business Edge™, signature business briefings provide information, issues, and trends of interest to the Northern Nevada business community. These breakfast events also offer opportunities to network with local business executives and management teams, elected and government officials, key workforce leaders, and important nonprofit organizations. The next briefing is slated for Oct. 26 at the Atlantis Casino Resort and will feature Industrial real estate development in Nevada. Learn from local experts about the economic benefits the region has seen from industrial real estate and construction activities and how macroeconomic headwinds: inflation, rising interest rates, labor shortage and uncertainty are expected to affect future growth.

Register Today!

Northern Nevada Small & Minority Business Mixer – October 11, 2023

Join the Western Regional Minority Supplier Development Council (WRMSDC) on October 11th at the Eldorado Convention Center in Reno for this exciting networking event. WRMSDC is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting diversity in the marketplace. The mixer will bring corporations and government agencies together with small and diverse-owned businesses for a day of networking and connections and to meet potential suppliers.

What to Expect:

  • Rapid-Fire Corporate Opportunity Sharing
  • Informal Meet-Ups with Corporations & Government Entities
  • Resource Tables with Information to Elevate and Grow Your Business
  • Networking Connections in a Cool, Fun Environment
  • Opportunity Raffles for 1-on-1 Meetings with Corporate Representatives

Register Today!

Ready…Set…Train for Your Next Grant Application

The Governor’s Office of Federal Assistance offers free training sessions to help you access state, federal and private grant resources. These free events will be virtual (unless otherwise noted) and will take place via the Microsoft Teams Platform.

Free and Low-Cost Grant Training Resources

Grant Fundamentals Training on YouTube

More Training

2023 APA Nevada Chapter Annual State Conference

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Bursting at the Seams: Planning for Growth and a Future That Unites Us All While Leading the West in Planning Excellence

October 16 thru 18, 2023

The 2023 APA Nevada Chapter Annual State Conference, “Bursting at the Seams: Planning for Growth and a Future that unites us all while leading the West in Planning Excellence”, will be held Monday, October 16, 2023 through Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at the Tahoe Blue Center in South Lake Tahoe.

This year’s Annual State Conference will focus on how communities across Nevada are dealing with growth and development.

Topics include:

  • Best Way to Keep Up! Interactive and Professional Development
  • Protecting Nevada’s Resources! Natural and Cultural Resources
  • Track What’s Going On! Technical Planning and Trends
  • A Place for all Nevadans to Live! – Housing

Early bird registration is closing soon and there is a limited number of conference rate rooms at each of the three conference hotels.

Register Today!

Full Schedule and More

In the News:WNDD Hosts Annual Program Meeting

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On Monday, August 21, 2023, the annual Western Nevada Development District’s Program Meeting hosted nearly 40 members and guests to tour the Reno-Stead Water Reclamation Facility. Attendees also received an update on the OneWater Nevada water reuse project.

Lunch was held at the Sierra Nevada Job Corps Center where attendees learned about programming and toured the facility. EDA’s John Edmund and Civil Engineer, Louis Aguilar, were on hand to give some grant writing and project management tips.

OneWater Nevada

Envision Tahoe Venture Summit

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October 20, 2023

Tahoe Prosperity Center will be hosting their annual economic summit, Envision Tahoe Venture, on October 20, 2023, at the Tahoe Blue Event Center. The event will showcase the new economic driver for the community.

The Summit is an opportunity to catalyze change and take action to benefit the regional economy while supporting the community, quality of life, and the environment. The 2023 focus is on Tahoe Inc. – organizing and accelerating Tahoe’s innovation ecosystem. Spearheaded by local entrepreneurs and success stories, the Summit will explore creative ideas, provide insight and inspiration.

When:
October 20, 2023
9:00 am till 5:00 pm

Where:
Tahoe Blue Event Center
75 HWY 50
Stateline, NV

Sponsorship Opportunities Still Available.

Get Your Tickets Today!

Sponsorship Opportunities

Five for Friday: August 4, 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 disaster repair grants, professional development, Brownfields Workshops and local issues.

Grant Opportunities & More

USDA Announces Disaster Repair Grant

The USDA announced $50 Million to pay for up to 75% of disaster repair projects in communities with less than 20,000 residents. Nevada Counties are able to apply for these funds directly due to the Federal disaster declaration.

Rural Development Key Priorities:
• Assisting rural communities recover economically through more and better market opportunities and through improved infrastructure
• Ensuring all rural residents have equitable access to RD programs and benefits from RD funded projects
• Reducing climate pollution and increasing resilience to the impacts of climate change through economic support to rural communities

Application Deadline: Ongoing

Disaster Repair Grant

National Association of Counties (NACo) Annual Conference –
September 26 thru 28, 2023

The 2023 NACO Annual Conference is just two short months away and will be held in Elko, NV, at the Elko Convention Center.

Educational sessions will focus on: community health, emergency management, public lands and natural resources.

Tuesday, September 26

President’s Reception – Help us celebrate!
2023 NACO President, Lincoln County Commissioner, Varlin Higbee

Wednesday, September 27

General Session with an exciting and engaging Keynote Speaker
Annual Banquet and Awards Ceremony

Thursday, September 28

Final Educational Sessions and Engagement Opportunities

Registration and Schedule

NNDA Conference: Realities and Opportunities in Nevada’s Workforce –
Wednesday, August 30, 2023

NNDA invites you to join educational stakeholders, businesses, and state agency leaders for an informational discussion regarding the efforts to support Nevada’s workforce.

Engage with our panelists in a discussion about the current problems facing the state and how we can better prepare our workforce to the changing job trends and opportunities through trainings, career education, and apprenticeships.

When:
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Doors open at 11:00 am
1:00 am till 11:30 am Networking
11:30 am till 1:00 pm Lunch & Speakers

Where:
Atlantis Casino
3800 S. Virginia Street
Reno, NV 89502

Tickets

Nevada Brownfields Workshops: Connecting the Dots – Reuse, Renew & Revitalize Land

Two Sessions

Henderson, NV: Thursday, September 7, 2023, 8:00 am till 3:00 pm
Carson City, NV: Wednesday, September 13, 2023, 8:00 am till 3:00 pm

Choose which session you would like to attend or attend both.
Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

As the first event of its kind, the Nevada Brownfields Workshop will connect you with federal, state, and local experts to assist and support in overcoming land redevelopment challenges specific to Nevada, so you can transform unused land and revitalize your neighborhood! Meet the broad range of speakers, including housing and economic development experts, environmental consultants, and technical assistance providers!

Hosted by the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Center for Creative Land Recycling (CCLR), these workshops will enable you to connect the dots between your idle or contaminated land and the end vision.

Learn More and Register

Webinar: Marketing Your Revolving Loan Fund (RLF)

When:
Wednesday, August 23, 2023, 1:00 pm ET

Where:
Virtual

NDC has partnered with marketing firm DH to host a workshop and discussion on RLF marketing strategies, responding to Community of Practice participants identifying marketing as a key area to improve their RLF’s capacity.

Marketing Your Revolving Loan Fund

Five for Friday: July 7, 2023

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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 energy, grant assistance, technology and innovation hubs, and conservation.

Grant Opportunities & More

US DOT Announces Three Grant Programs for Major Surface Transportation Projects

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is now taking applications for up to $5.575 billion in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for projects of regional or national significance. This funding supports three major discretionary grant programs that involve surface transportation projects designed to strengthen supply chains, spur economic development, and improve safety and daily life.

Available funding includes:
• $1.8 billion for the National Infrastructure Project Assistance (Mega) Program:

The Mega program supports large, complex projects that are difficult to fund by other means and are likely to generate national or regional economic, mobility, or safety benefits. Eligible projects could include highway, bridge, freight, port, passenger rail, and public transportation projects of national or regional significance.

• $3.1 billion for the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) Program:

The INFRA program awards competitive grants to multimodal freight and highway projects of national or regional significance to improve the safety, accessibility, efficiency, and reliability of the movement of freight and people in and across rural and urban areas.

• $675 million for the Rural Surface Transportation Grant (Rural) Program:

The Rural program supports projects that improve and expand our nation’s surface transportation infrastructure in rural areas in order to increase connectivity, improve the safety and reliability of the movement of people and freight, and generate regional economic growth and improve quality of life.

Eligible projects for Rural grants include highway, bridge, and tunnel projects that improve freight, safety, and provide or increase access to agricultural, commercial, energy, or transportation facilities that support the rural area economy.

Application Deadline: August 21, 2023

MPDG Program

National Infrastructure Project Assistance (Mega) Program

Rebuilding America (INFRA) Program

Rural Surface Transportation Grant (Rural) Program

PACE Program Delivers Clean Energy to Rural Communities

With $1 billion in funding, the Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) program helps make clean, affordable, and reliable energy accessible to the people of rural America. Under PACE, USDA Rural Development’s Rural Utilities Service (RUS) will forgive up to 60 percent of loans for renewable energy projects that use wind, solar, hydropower, geothermal, or biomass, as well as for renewable energy storage projects.

PACE funding makes it more affordable for rural Americans to use clean, reliable energy to heat and cool their homes, run their businesses, and power their cars, schools, and hospitals.

Eligible entities include:

  • Corporations, states, and territories, along with their subdivisions and agencies
  • Municipalities
  • Utility districts
  • Cooperatives
  • Nonprofits
  • Indian Tribes
  • Limited Liability Companies or other for-profit entities

Letters of Interest and Applications Open: July 10, 2023

Fact Sheet

NOFO

HUD Program Supports Main Street Affordable Housing

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 under this NOFO are county governments, city or township governments, and special district governments. The local government, whose jurisdiction includes the Main Street area, is the only entity that is eligible to receive an award.

Funding of up to $1 million per project is available.

Application Deadline: October 12, 2023

HOPE VI Main Street Program

Funding Available for In-Demand Nevada STEM Training Programs

The Nevada Governor’s Office of Science Innovation and Technology has opened its eighth round of funding for STEM Workforce Challenge Grants. The purpose of these grants is to spark the creation of lasting partnerships between industry and workforce training providers resulting in sustainable training programs that provide in-demand, industry recognized STEM skills to training recipients that lead to full-time jobs in STEM industries. Funding must be used for capital or programmatic expenses to start or expand a STEM program.

Eligible applicants 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: August 28, 2023

STEM Workforce Challenge Grant Round XIII

Funding for Conservation, Outdoors and Military Veterans

Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s are helping shape the future of the outdoors through donations and grant-making. Community giving priorities align with their mission to focus on projects that make a difference in conserving the outdoors and inspiring the next generation of conservation stewards.

Grants support supports:

  • Conserving fish and wildlife: Initiatives that ensure the health of our precious fish and wildlife resources including habitat improvement and restoration, water quality and species health.
  • Introducing new audiences to the outdoors: Programs that foster passion in the next generation including youth and family outdoor adventures, outdoor skills training and multicultural outreach.
  • Protecting hunting and fishing heritage: Projects that protect our hunting and fishing heritage including second amendment rights, outdoor recreational access and conservation advocacy.
  • Military and veterans: Initiatives that care for our military and veterans in honor of their service to our country and our freedom, particularly programs that help military and veterans enjoy the outdoors.

Grants to eligible organizations can total up to $100,000.

Application Deadline: Ongoing

Conservation Education & Outreach Grants

Register Today!

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Nevada Tourism and Hospitality Industry Sector Value Network and Supply Chain Symposium

Monday, May 15, 2023
9:00 am to 2:00 pm

The University Center for Economic Development and The College of Business at the University of Nevada, Reno invites you to attend a Nevada Tourism and Hospitality Industry Sector Value Network and Supply Chain Symposium on Monday, May 15, 2023 from 9:00am to 2:00pm.

Graduate students in The College’s BADM 779.1001 Spring 2023 course, Graduate Seminar in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, have completed a comprehensive assessment and mapping of the value network and supply chain of Nevada’s Tourism and Hospitality industry sector. Their findings, including an assessment of identified gaps and targeted community and economic development approaches designed to address those gaps will be presented during the symposium.

Elected and appointed officials, local, state, and federal government officials, representatives of various community and economic development organizations, private sector representatives from the broader Tourism and Hospitality sector, and even various non-profit and community-based organizations are invited to attend and participate.

When:
Monday, May 15, 2023
9:00 am: Continental breakfast
10:00 to 1:00 pm: Symposium
1:00 to 2:00 pm: Luncheon

Where:
Joe Crowley Student Union, UNR Main Campus
The Theater (Room 309)

Cost: FREE – Space is limited. You must register.
Continental breakfast, refreshments and lunch included

RSVP by Friday, May 5, 2023, 5 pm
Fred Steinmann
Director of the University Center for Economic Development, UNR
775.784.1655
Fred@unr.edu

Symposium Flyer

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