Reminder! It All Happens October 20th

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ReConnect Round 4 “Ask Me Anything: ReConnect”

The USDA Rural Development Rural Utilities Service (RUS) will be hosting another “Ask Me Anything: ReConnect” Q&A session. The webinar will provide an opportunity for attendees to ask questions about the Program.

Webinar: Thursday, October 20th from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM PT

Register for Webinar

Reconnect Program Information

 

EmployNV Job Center Grand Re-Opening – October 20, 2022

Please join Nevadaworks as they re-introduce Northern Nevada’s workforce development center.

Please join Nevadaworks as they hold the reopening of the EmployNV Job Center on October 20th! This is a wonderful opportunity to get to know our community partners and the services provided at the EmployNV Career and Business Hub!

Nevadaworks is Northern Nevada’s partner for job seekers looking for training and employment opportunities, and employers looking to develop and hire skilled workers. By helping you achieve your goals, we’re building a stronger Nevada workforce and more diverse economy.

Where:
Reno Town Mall
4001 S. Virginia St.
Reno, NV

When:
Thursday, October 20, 2022
3:00 to 5:00 PM

Special Guests:
Governor Steve Sisolak
Various Federal & State Officials

Nevadaworks

EmployNV Job Center Grand Re-Opening October 20, 2022

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Please join Nevadaworks as they re-introduce Northern Nevada’s workforce development center.

Please join Nevadaworks as they hold the reopening of the EmployNV Job Center on October 20th! This is a wonderful opportunity to get to know our community partners and the services provided at the EmployNV Career and Business Hub!

Nevadaworks is Northern Nevada’s partner for job seekers looking for training and employment opportunities, and employers looking to develop and hire skilled workers. By helping you achieve your goals, we’re building a stronger Nevada workforce and more diverse economy.

Where:
Reno Town Mall
4001 S. Virginia St.
Reno, NV

When:
Thursday, October 20, 2022
3:00 to 5:00 PM

Special Guests:
Governor Steve Sisolak
Various Federal & State Officials

Nevadaworks

Five for Friday: October 7, 2022

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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 resiliency, infrastructure and grant assistance.

Grant Opportunities & More

Futures Event Highlights Humboldt & Pershing County Economies

Nevada US-95 I-80 Futures presents the annual economic outlook for these crossroads communities in the Pershing/ Humboldt County region on Wednesday, October 26 at the Boys and Girls Club of Winnemucca. Speakers representing leading businesses will share up-to-the minute information, trends, expansions, and their company’s outlook and growth for the upcoming year. The key theme of this year’s Futures Forum is community capacity building to support businesses so they might survive and thrive. Presented by the Nevada 95-80 Regional Development Authority the event is free to attend.

Annual Economic Outlook Forum: October 26, 2022

Register Today!

 

 

FEMA and EDA Release New Resource to Align Community Plans and Build Resilience

A new resource will help economic development and hazard mitigation planners achieve mutually beneficial outcomes. The Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy and Hazard Mitigation Plan Alignment Guide connects economic development and hazard mitigation plans so communities can be more resilient from natural hazards.

The guide was a collaboration between FEMA and the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA). Communities, states and federal officials can use the guide when preparing or reviewing FEMA Hazard Mitigation Plans and EDA Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CEDS).

Included in the guide are strategies to help align strategies with approved local plans. When communities align their CEDS and mitigation plans:

• Businesses and business districts are built in safer areas with a lower risk of hazard impacts.
• Private investment is directed to safer areas. It is also developed to be more resilient to hazards.
• Buildings are placed and built to design standards that help withstand hazard events.
• Businesses can reopen more quickly after hazard events.
• Critical facilities and infrastructure keep working during and after events.
• The community can manage open space and natural resources in ways that reduce hazard impacts and support the economy through agriculture and tourism.

Disaster Recovery

CEDS and Hazard Mitigation Plan Alignment Guide

 

 

FHWA Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund

Transportation fatalities and injuries severely impact the quality of life in Indian country. Each year under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, 4% of the available TTP 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. FHWA 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.

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)

FY2023 Application Deadline: January 15, 2023

Webinar: October 11, 2022. 1:00 PM PT. Use link below or call 551 285 1373 and enter meeting ID 160 835 1138 and passcode 923902.

Federal Register of Tribes

FHWA Safety Fund Information

Safety Plan Toolkit

Webinar

 

 

Searching for Grant Opportunities? The Nevada Grant Lab Can Help

Nevada GrantLab, a nonprofit corporation, started in 2020 with a vision to help nonprofits, local governments, and State agencies better access and maximize historically underutilized federal funding that can be used to build greater quality of life and opportunity for all Nevadans.

They accomplish this by:

• Capacity Building: Helping partners discover and build skills, capabilities, and partnerships.
• Grant Services: Assisting partners identify funding that is a good fit and submit competitive applications.
• Data, Engagement, and Policy: Activating stakeholders and decision-makers, ensuring they have the data they need, and supporting aligned action and policy improvements that maximize the benefit of federal grants for Nevadans.

Nevada GrantLab

 

 

Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education (AWARE) Grant

The purpose of Project AWARE is to develop a sustainable infrastructure for school-based mental health programs and services. Grant recipients are expected to build collaborative partnerships with the State Education Agency, Local Education Agency, Tribal Education Agency, the State Mental Health Agency, community-based providers of behavioral health care services, school personnel, community organizations, families, and school-aged youth. Grant recipients will leverage their partnerships to implement mental health related promotion, awareness, prevention, intervention, and resilience activities to ensure that students have access and are connected to appropriate and effective behavioral health services.

Application Deadline: October 13, 2022

AWARE Grant

 

 

Western Nevada Development District (WNDD), is a vital partner to our member organizations in Grant Research, Writing and Management. Our professional team is available to assist in identifying and obtaining funding sources to grow a stronger Nevada.

For more information about membership, visit WNDD.org

Hackers Getting You Down?

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Stop Cyberattacks in Their Tracks

Department of Homeland Security 2022 State/Local Cybersecurity Grant

This Grant Program assists states, local governments, rural areas, and territories address cybersecurity risks and cybersecurity threats to information systems. The program enables DHS to make targeted cybersecurity investments to improve the security of critical infrastructure and resilience of the services that state, local, and territorial governments provide to their communities.

Application Deadline: November 15, 2022

Cybersecurity Grant

Webinar: Human Capital Development to Drive Inclusive Economic Growth

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Wednesday, September 28th, 2022
10:00 AM PT

The ability to deliver on inclusive growth is hugely dependent on intentional strategies for supporting diverse talent participate in shared prosperity across a region.

During this webinar, practitioners will learn from Good Jobs Challenge awardee, The Northern Nevada Equity in Employment project, led by NevadaWorks a northern Nevada workforce board.

Join Christine Brandon, Western Nevada Development District’s Executive Director along with Milt Stewart of NevadaWorks and Alexandria M. Wright Ph.D. of WestEd as they provide practitioners with details on the unique collaboration across workforce provider organizations, employers, tribes, and other stakeholders. This session will highlight approaches to leverage industry input to inform skills training and solutions to overcome issues of access and equity for excluded workforce.

Speakers:

Christine Brandon
Executive Director @Western Nevada Development District

Patrick Bourke
Management and Program Analyst @U.S. Economic Development Administration

Jessica L. González
Martínez Senior Advisor, Insights and Innovations @New Growth Innovation Network

Milton D. Stewart
Chief Executive Officer @NevadaWorks

Alexandria M. Wright Ph.D.
Senior Research Associate for Economic Mobility, Postsecondary, and Workforce @WestEd

Register for the September 28, 2022 Webinar!

Five for Friday: September 23, 2022

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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 Brownfields programs, entrepreneur capital, workforce development and broadband.

Grant Opportunities & More

EPA Brownfields Program Taking 2023 Applications

The FY 2023 Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grant Guidelines are now available. Grants offered by the Brownfields Program may be used to address sites contaminated by hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants (including hazardous substances co-mingled with petroleum) and petroleum as well as general revitalization and reuse. Potential applicants are invited to participate in the upcoming webinars with EPA to review and address questions about the solicitations.

The September 29th webinar will discuss the FY 2023 guidelines for entities applying for:

• Multipurpose Grant funding
• Community-wide Assessment Grant funding
• Assessment Coalition Grant funding
• Community-wide Assessment Grants for States and Tribes funding

Webinar: September 29, 2022 at 11 AM PT
Application Deadline: November 22, 2022

Join Webinar

2023 Brownfields Grant Information

 

AngelNV Bootcamp: Taking Business Ventures to the Next Level

The AngelNV Entrepreneur Bootcamp is for aspiring or current startup founders that are considering raising capital, and want to learn “what angel investors want” in a business venture. Over the course of the 13-week program, entrepreneurs will hear from investors, experienced startup founders, and business experts on a variety of core topics related to starting and scaling a startup. Sessions will be held both in-person in Las Vegas and online via Zoom. The bootcamp is a program that can provide startups with eligibility for the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) funding. Hosted by StartUpNV, a Nevada 501(c)3, the organization is focused on entrepreneurship, economic development, and diversity across the state.

First Session: October 11, 2022

Program Information and Registration


Get in the Grant Game for Workforce Development and Rural Prosperity

Through the Rural Workforce Innovation Network (RWIN), USDA highlights Rural Development programs and other Agency resources for local leaders that can be used to develop the rural workforce in their communities by financing rural infrastructure and community development projects. RWIN is presenting a regional series on the Federal Grant Process and Management. Attendees will learn how to access, explore, and apply for federal grants. This is a collaborative event with presentations by USDA Rural Development, U.S. Health and Human Services, U.S. Economic Development Agency, Federal Emergency Management Agency and Housing and Urban Development.

Attendance is recommended by region, but participants may join any session.

Midwest: September 29, 2022
West: October 13, 2022
Northeast: October 27, 2022
South: November 17, 2022

Midwest Registration

West Registration

Northeast Registration

South Registration


USDA Opens Fourth Round of Rural Broadband Grants & Loans

The USDA ReConnect Program offers loans, grants, and loan-grant combinations to facilitate broadband deployment in areas of rural America that currently do not have sufficient access to broadband. USDA is making additional funding available for high-speed internet in Round 4 of the ReConnect Program. The Department is accepting applications for up to $150 million in loans, up to $300 million in loan/grant combinations, and up to $700 million in grants.

Application Deadline: November 2, 2022

USDA ReConnect Program Grant

ReConnect Round 4 Application Guide

 

In the News….ICYMI: Leaders Envision Resiliency And Recovery At Tahoe Economic Summit

The Envision Tahoe Economic Summit was hosted earlier this month by the Tahoe Prosperity Center. The annual Summit is an opportunity to catalyze change and take action for the benefit of the Tahoe-Truckee regional economy while supporting our community, quality of life and environment.

The 2022 Summit brought together over 100 community leaders to engage in conversations about economic resiliency and implementing the Envision Tahoe Prosperity Playbook. The Envision Tahoe process was a collaborative regional economic recovery and resiliency strategy, funded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) and completed over the past year.

WNDD was a proud sponsor of this year’s Summit.

Tahoe Prosperity Center

Envision Tahoe Prosperity Playbook

Meet Keynote Speaker: Sheba Person-Whitley at Envision Tahoe 2022

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WNDD is a Proud Sponsor of The Tahoe Economic Summit

Sheba Person-Whitley currently serves a Regional Director for the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration. As Director of EDA’s Seattle Regional Office, Person-Whitley manages a team of professionals spread throughout the American West focused on working with local, state, and Tribal governments, as well as other organizations, on applying economic development practices to regional needs by developing plans and projects for federal collaboration and investment.

An alumna of North Carolina State University and Southern New Hampshire University, she lives in the Seattle area with her husband and two children. Before joining EDA, Person-Whitley was the Executive Director of the Economic Development Board of Sonoma County, where she led efforts to meet the needs of small businesses during fires and COVID-19 and provided small business support to entrepreneurs of many backgrounds and cultures. Through this work, Person-Whitley gained a unique perspective on how to support others through economic development work and encourage new leaders to come forward.

Get Your Tickets Today: Tahoe Economic Summit

Five for Friday: August 19, 2022

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Five for Friday: Latest From the World of Grants and More

Curated by Western Nevada Development District (WNDD), this edition focuses on opportunities for economic development around the region in the areas of water infrastructure, connectivity, housing and more.

Grant Opportunities & More

EPA Seeks Investments in Water Infrastructure

The Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (WIFIA) established a federal credit program administered by EPA for eligible water and wastewater infrastructure projects.

Eligible borrowers are:

• Local, state, tribal, and federal government entities
• Partnerships and joint ventures
• Corporations and trusts
• Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) programs

Eligible projects range from improving drinking water systems and reducing energy use at water and sewer facilities, to acquisition of property and engineering/design. More than $6 billion will be awarded in this program. Letters of Interest can be submitted and will provide information that EPA uses to determine the project’s eligibility, creditworthiness, engineering feasibility, and alignment with EPA’s policy priorities.

Submit Letters of Interest Starting: September 6, 2022

WIFIA Grant

 

New US DOT Grant Program Reconnects and Revitalizes Communities

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program has been established to remove, retrofit, or mitigate transportation facilities like highways or rail lines that create barriers to community connectivity, including mobility, access, or economic development. The program provides technical assistance and grant funding for planning or capital construction to address infrastructure barriers, reconnect communities, and improve people’s lives.

Eligible projects can include: high-quality public transportation, infrastructure removal, pedestrian walkways and overpasses, capping and lids, linear parks and trails, roadway redesigns and complete streets conversions, and main street revitalization. Planning Grants may range from $100,000 to $2,000,000. Capital Construction Grant awards are no less than $5 million per project. DOT anticipates that Capital Construction Grants may range from $5 million to $100 million.

Application Deadline: October 13, 2022

Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program

Multifamily Housing Loan Guarantees

USDA Rural Development provides up to a 90 percent guarantee for loans made by commercial lenders to borrowers developing or rehabilitating multifamily rental housing for low and moderate income tenants in rural areas. The agency guarantees construction advances and permanent financing once regulatory requirements have been met.

Eligible borrows can include:

• Nonprofit and for-profit corporations
• Individuals, partnerships, and trusts
• Most state and local governmental entities
• Federally-recognized Tribes

Application Deadline: Continuous

Multifamily Housing Loan Guarantees

Inflation Reduction Act: Energy and Climate Programs

The recently passed Inflation Reduction Act covers a broad range of issues impacting Nevada from climate change and health care, to affordable housing and energy conservation. Five for Friday will be tracking the fallout from this piece of legislation.

Here are a few early takeaways on the legislation’s impacts:

What Does the Inflation Reduction Act Do for State and Local Government?

What the Inflation Reduction Act Means for Nevada

2022 National Tribal Broadband Grant Program (NTBG)

The Indian Affairs Office of Indian Economic Development (OIED) is accepting applications from eligible federally recognized tribes for the 2022 National Tribal Broadband Grant Program (NTBG). With grant funding, tribes will be able to explore the possibility of developing or extending broadband services in their communities through feasibility studies of those broadband development opportunities. The Office of Indian Economic Development seeks to fund approximately 15 to 27 grants, ranging in value from $100,000 to $175,000, and eligibility is limited to federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal entities as listed in 87 FR 4636. These grants will be for a two-year term.

Application Deadline: October 17, 2022

NTBG Program

Meet Keynote Speaker: Elmy Bermejo at Envision Tahoe 2022

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Economic Summit Explores Diversification and Recovery in the Region

Elmy Bermejo currently serves as a Regional Administrator for the Small Business Administration. As Region IX Administrator, Bermejo oversees SBA programs, offices, and operations in the SBA’s Pacific region, serving Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, and Nevada.

Bermejo has a passion for building and strengthening relationships while assisting people and organizations to attain their goals. She is a senior government official with more than 25 years of experience at the executive level and has established a successful record of collaboration with public and private stakeholders on a range of issues including workforce development, disaster relief, and small business. Bermejo recently served as the Northern California Director for External Affairs for Governor Gavin Newsom; before that, she served as a Senior Advisor and Outreach Director for Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis of California, the first woman ever elected to this position. Bermejo also served in President Barack Obama’s administration at the U.S. Department of Labor as the Regional Representative to the Secretary and as Director of Intergovernmental Affairs. She serves on the San Francisco Commission on the Environment, The Women’s Foundation of CA, and as an Advisory member of Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE) and the Leo T. McCarthy Center for Public Service and the Public Good.

Get Your Tickets Today: Tahoe Economic Summit

Get Help With Middle Mile Grant Applications!

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NTIA Live Question and Answer Sessions To Support Your Application

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has announced Office Hours for the Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure Program Application process.

During these live Question and Answer sessions, NTIA staff and subject matter experts will address questions from participants to assist them in producing high quality applications.

Each session will focus on a different stakeholder group. However, all are welcome to attend and general questions will be answered. It should be noted that NTIA will not comment on specific application questions or provide direction.

For more information and to Register visit: BroadbandUSA Events

States, Territories and DC Focus

Wednesday, August 17, 2022 from 2:00-3:00pm ET

Register By: Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at 12:00pm ET

 

States, Territories and DC Focus

Thursday, August 18, 2022 from 2:00-3:00pm ET

Register By: Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at 12:00pm ET

Tribal Organizations Focus

Tuesday, August 23, 2022 from 2:00-3:00pm ET

Register By: Monday, August 22, 2022 at 12:00pm ET

 

Tribal Organizations Focus

Thursday, August 25, 2022 from 1:00-2:00pm ET

Register By: Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at 12:00pm ET

 

Local and Regional Government Focus

Tuesday, August 30, 2022 from 2:00-3:00pm ET

Register By: Monday, August 29, 2022 at 12:00pm ET

 

Local and Regional Government Focus

Thursday, September 1, 2022 from 2:00-3:00pm ET

Register By: Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at 12:00pm ET

 

Industry Focus

Tuesday, September 13, 2022 from 2:00-3:00pm ET

Register By: Monday, September 12, 2022 at 12:00pm ET

 

Industry Focus

Thursday, September 15, 2022 from 2:00-3:00pm ET

Register By: Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at 12:00pm ET

 

Non-Profit Focus

Tuesday, September 20, 2022 from 2:00-3:00pm ET

Register By: Monday, September 19, 2022 at 12:00pm ET

 

Non-Profit Focus

Thursday, September 22, 2022 from 2:00-3:00pm ET

Register By: Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at 12:00pm ET

 

General Session

Tuesday, September 27, 2022 from 2:00-3:00pm ET

Register By: Monday, September 26, 2022 at 12:00pm ET

 

General Session

Wednesday, September 28, 2022 from 2:00-3:00pm ET

Register By: Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at 12:00pm ET