Five for Friday: July 22, 2022
Curated by the Western Nevada Development District
Welcome to Five for Friday, your source for upcoming funding opportunities, grants and webinars that can support economic development in Western Nevada.
We hope you find this edition helpful and informative as you work to make our region a great place to live and do business.
Grant Opportunities & More
Applications Due Soon! Bureau of Reclamation – WaterSMART Grants
This Notice of Financing Opportunity (NOFO) for Water and Energy Efficiency Grants provides for projects that result in verifiable water savings, implement renewable energy components, and support broader sustainability advantages. These programs conserve and use water more efficiently, enhance renewable energy production, minimize conflict risk in places at high risk of future water conflict, and achieve other benefits that contribute to sustainability.
Application Deadline: July 28, 2022
Upcoming Webinar: Training and Technical Assistance for Small, Rural, and Tribal Wastewater Improvements
Learn more about the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) $18 million investment to create a pipeline of technical assistance providers to support rural, small, and tribal governments. Leaders with the EPA Office of Wastewater Management will provide training to aid in the application process during this free webinar.
Webinar: July 27, 2022, Noon till 1 pm PT
Application Deadline: August 22, 2022
Don’t Miss Out! Brownfields Job Training (JT) Grants
The EPA will fund $12 million to eligible entities, including nonprofit organizations, to deliver Brownfields Job Training programs that recruit, train, and retain a local, skilled workforce by prioritizing unemployed and underemployed residents to obtain the skills and credentials needed for pathways into full-time employment in the environmental field.
Application Deadline: August 2, 2022
Brownfields Job Training Grants
Webinar: Using Census Bureau Data for Grant Writing
Census Bureau data can provide key indicators and data points that are useful to include in a grant proposal. During the webinar, participants will learn how to successfully navigate census.gov to capture information needed to support grant writing. It will cover key Census Bureau products, data tools and applications that can create a demographic profile of a community.
Webinar: August 9, 2022, 11 am till Noon PT
Grant Writing Webinar Registration
Rural Placemaking Innovation Challenge
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is offering up to $4 million in cooperative agreement funds to qualified organizations to support planning, technical assistance, and training for placemaking initiatives in rural communities. Under the Rural Placemaking Innovation Challenge (RPIC), the money can be used by qualified organizations to promote the development of transportation, housing, and recreational facilities as well as plans for improving internet connection in rural areas.
Application Deadline: August 15, 2022
Rural Placemaking Innovation Challenge
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.
