Five for Friday: November 1, 2024
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 entrepreneur support, business grants, financial literacy, groundwater storage, and climate justice.
Grant Opportunities & More
LAUNCH Rural Nevada 2024!
The annual Launch Rural Nevada event on November 8th is designed for startups and small business owners in rural Nevada. The program provides opportunities for mentorship, access to capital, and connection with entrepreneurial support organizations. Participants must live in rural areas.
Competition Categories:
•Youth Division: Open to Junior and Senior High School students
•Adult Division: Open to all participants 18 years and older
The event is in hybrid format with local, in-person viewing sites, and online options.
Rural Business Development Grants
USDA Rural Development grants provide funds for business opportunities and enterprise projects to organizations, including nonprofit cooperatives. The grant may be used to establish business support centers, finance training/leadership programs, purchase/develop land, repair/modernize buildings, finance planning, or buy equipment to lease to small or emerging businesses.
Applications will compete in two separate categories, business opportunity grants and business enterprise grants, for use in funding various business and community projects that serve rural areas.
Grants may be made to a Public Body/Government Entity, an Indian Tribe, or a Nonprofit entity primarily serving rural areas.
Grants range from $10,000 to $500,000. There is no cost sharing requirement.
Application Deadline: February 28, 2025
NASDAQ Quarterly Grant Program
The NASDAQ Quarterly Grants program empowers organizations that equip diverse investors with the financial knowledge and confidence they need to share in the wealth that markets can create. It also supports entrepreneurs who promote diversity with the resources to strengthen and scale those businesses, and contribute to the prosperity of society.
Grants Awarded for:
• Enhancing financial literacy among women and under-represented communities
• Improving access to information/tools among women and under-represented communities
• Equipping women and diverse founders with mentoring and resources
• Improving access to capital for women and diverse founders
Application Deadline: November 8, 2024
Small Surface Water and Groundwater Storage Project Grants
The Bureau of Reclamation’s Small Storage Program provides funding for surface and groundwater storage projects between 2,000 and 30,000 acre-feet. Projects must also increase storage or move water to or from the storage project.
The program will provide financial assistance for projects that, will increase water supply reliability, improve operational flexibility, and enhance climate resiliency of water and related infrastructure throughout the 17 western states, Alaska, and Hawaii.
Federal funding is available for up to 25 percent of eligible project costs. No more than $30 million is available per project.
To be eligible to receive a grant from this program, project sponsors must submit a feasibility study to Reclamation for review and approval that follows Reclamation’s published feasibility standards.
Environmental and Climate Justice Program Grants
The Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grant program (Community Change Grants), offers an unprecedented $2 billion in grants under this Notice of Funding Opportunity. The Community Change Grants will fund community-driven projects that address climate challenges and reduce pollution while strengthening communities through thoughtful implementation.
Funding Track Opportunities:
Track I: Fund approximately 150 large, transformational community-driven investment grants of $10 million to $20 million
Track II: Fund approximately 20 meaningful engagement grants of $1 million to $3 million
Grants cannot exceed 3-years in duration.
Previous Projects Include:
• Home weatherization and energy efficiency upgrades across 35 Tribes in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin
• Environmental justice workforce development trainings for lead abatement, welding, hybrid and electric vehicle maintenance, home weatherization, and residential energy audits in Los Angeles
• Over $14 million to install onsite wastewater treatment systems
• Expanded workforce programs around urban forestry and wood waste reduction, increased tree canopy in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh and keeping wood waste out of landfills
Application Deadline: November 21, 2024
