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Five for Friday: December 20, 2024

December 20, 2024/in Economic Development, Five for Friday, Grants, News, Uncategorized/by JM@dmin

Five for Friday: Grant Opportunities and More!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from your Five for Friday team at Western Nevada Development District.

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 culture, wildfire defense, conservation, small business grants, and water resources.

Grant Opportunities & More

Nevada Humanities Project Grants

Nevada Humanities creates and supports public programs statewide that articulate the Nevada experience and facilitate the exploration of issues that matter to Nevadans and their communities. These programs help perpetuate and disseminate local culture and heritage, improve quality of life, enhance education, and enrich life and thought.

Nevada Humanities awards matching project grants in three categories: Major Project Grants, Mini-Grants, and Planning Grants. These grants are awarded to Nevada 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, education institutions, and state and local government and tribal entities to support the implementation of public humanities projects throughout Nevada.

Still Open:
FY2025 Nevada Humanities Mini-Grants up to $2,000
FY2025 Nevada Humanities Planning Grants up to $1,000

Application Deadline: July 30, 2025

Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program

The U.S. Forest Service’s Community Wildfire Defense Grants (CWDG) assist at-risk local communities and Indian Tribes with planning and mitigating against the risk created by wildfire. The program prioritizes at-risk communities in an area identified as having high or very high wildfire hazard potential, are low-income, and/or have been impacted by a severe disaster.

The CWDG helps communities in the wildland urban interface implement the three goals of the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy:
• Restore and Maintain Landscapes: Landscapes, regardless of jurisdictional boundaries, are resilient to fire, insect, disease, invasive species, and climate change disturbances, in accordance with management objectives.
• Create Fire Adapted Communities: Human populations and infrastructure are as prepared as possible to receive, respond to, and recover from wildland fire.
• Improve Wildfire Response: All jurisdictions participate in making and implementing safe, effective, and efficient risk-based wildfire management decisions.
Grants available up to $10 million.

Application Deadline: February 28, 2025

Conservation Education & Outreach Grant

The Nevada Division of Forestry’s Conservation Education and Outreach Program (CE) provides funding to organizations that help people of all ages understand and appreciate our country’s natural resources and how to conserve those resources for future generations. Through structured educational experiences and activities targeted to diverse age groups and populations, CE enables people to realize how natural resources and ecosystems affect each other and how resources can be used wisely. Funding is currently available for eligible applicants to expand or enhance CE programs and activities.

Funding requests may not exceed $10,000 per application and indirect costs may not exceed 10% of the total budget request.

America’s Seed Fund: Small Business Technology Grants From Federal Agencies

America’s Seed Fund provides funding that advances high-impact, transformative innovations through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. America’s Seed Fund awards non-dilutive funding to develop technology and chart a path toward commercialization. The Fund is coordinated by the Small Business Administration and funded through 11 participating federal agencies that fund innovations through the SBIR/STTR programs.

Program Goals:

• Stimulate technological innovation.
• Meet Federal research and development needs.
• Foster and encourage participation in innovation and entrepreneurship by women and socially or economically disadvantaged persons.
• Increase private-sector commercialization of innovations derived from Federal research and development funding.

Bureau of Reclamation: Water Resource Technical Assistance to Tribes

This program, administered through the Bureau of Reclamation’s Technical Assistance Program (TAP), provides financial and technical assistance to federally recognized Tribes for developing, managing, and protecting their water and related resources.

Eligible Include:

• water need and water infrastructure assessments
• water management plans and studies
• short-term water quality or water measurement data collection
• assessment to inform new management approaches
• and more

Project ceiling is $1 million with no match requirement.

Application Deadline: February 27, 2025

Five for Friday: December 6, 2024

December 6, 2024/in Economic Development, Five for Friday, Grants, Industry, News/by JM@dmin

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 recycling, small business grants, infrastructure, outdoor activities and housing grants.

Grant Opportunities & More

Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grants

The EPA is offering awards ranging from $500,000 to $5 million to fund projects that make improvements to local waste management systems. Materials and waste streams within scope of this funding opportunity include municipal solid waste, including plastics, organics, paper, metal, glass, and construction and demolition debris. This also includes the management pathways of source reduction, reuse, sending materials to material recovery facilities, composting, industrial uses, and feeding animals.

Eligibility: Political Subdivisions of State and Territories

Application Deadline: December 20, 2024

Small Business Grants…up to $4,000!

The National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) offers business development grants worth up to $4,000! Grant applications are open to members ($125 annual membership) and can be used for marketing, advertising, hiring employees, training, expanding facilities and other specific business needs. Since 2006, the NASE has awarded nearly $1 million through the Growth Grants program by providing small business grants.

USDOT : Regional Infrastructure Accelerator Program

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau has issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity announcing the availability of up to $10 million in grants for participants in the Regional Infrastructure Accelerators Program. The program funds Accelerators to provide technical resources, planning and project development to expedite regional transportation infrastructure through innovative financing and delivery methods, including public-private partnerships. The Accelerators serve an essential project development role to focus resources, funding, and expertise to expedite planning, development, and delivery at the local and regional levels.

Application Deadline: January 9, 2025

Yamaha Outdoor Access: Supporting OHV Programs, Activities and Trails

The Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative is dedicated to those who work and play outdoors including, but not limited to, those who rely on off-highway vehicles (OHVs) to ride, camp, hunt or fish. Each quarter, Yamaha accepts applications from non-profit or tax exempt groups (clubs & associations) with an interest in protecting, improving, expanding and/or maintaining access for safe, responsible and sustainable use by motorized off-road vehicles.

Organizations include:

Public riding areas (local, state and federal)
Outdoor enthusiast associations
Land conservation organizations, and communities

Outdoor Access Initiative funds may be used for land management and conservation practices, safety initiatives, trail development and staging area development.

Single Family Housing Repair Loans & Grants

USDA Rural Development provides loans to very-low-income homeowners to repair, improve or modernize their homes. As well as grants to elderly very-low-income homeowners to remove health and safety hazards.

The maximum loan is $40,000 and the maximum grant is $10,000. Loans and grants can be combined for up to $50,000 in assistance. Loans are termed for 20 years Loan interest rate is fixed at 1%.

Application Deadline: Ongoing

Five for Friday: November 15, 2024

November 15, 2024/in Economic Development, Grants, News, Uncategorized/by JM@dmin

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 land reuse, business development, veterans services, community grants and transportation.

Grant Opportunities & More

Webinar: Crafting Community Outreach for Land Reuse Projects

The Center for Creative Land Recycling (CCLR) and the Center for Community Energy and Environmental Justice (CCEEJ) are hosting a webinar entitled “Game Changers: Crafting Community Outreach MVPs (Most Valuable Plans).”

Community engagement is a cornerstone for success in any brownfield reuse project. A strong community engagement strategy will mobilize and empower marginalized communities, inspire informed decision-making and sustainable development, mitigate conflict, increase accountability, and foster long-term stewardship.

Workshop Highlights:

• Importance of Community Engagement: Learn why involving the community is crucial for project success and sustainability
• Step-by-Step Plan Development: Walk through a detailed, step-by-step process for creating a robust community outreach plan
• Case Study, Resources, and Takeaways: Learn from successfully implemented community outreach strategies in redevelopment projects and access materials and tools to continue this type of engagement

Webinar: Wednesday, November 20, 3:30 pm to 4:45 pm

Webinar Registration

USDA Rural Business Development Grants (RBDGs)

The RBDG supports targeted technical assistance, training, and other activities that promote the development and expansion of small and emerging private businesses in rural areas. Eligible businesses must have fewer than 50 employees and less than $1 million in gross annual revenues.

RBDG funding is separated into either enterprise or opportunity-type grant activities.

Enterprise Grants Include:

• Training and technical assistance, including project planning, business counseling, market research, feasibility studies, and product or service improvements
• Buying or developing land, easements, or rights of way, including access streets and parking areas
• Constructing or renovating buildings, and buying machinery and equipment
• Supporting rural business incubators and community economic development

Opportunity Grants Include:

• Business support centers
• Technology-based economic development
• Leadership and entrepreneur training
• Feasibility studies, business plans, and long-term strategic planning, and other eligible activities

Eligible Entities:

• Municipalities
• Non-profits
• Tribes
• Institutes of higher education

Grants range from $10,000 to $50,000. There is no cost-sharing requirement.

Grant Resource Manual

Veterans Business Resource Fair

Join the Nevada Veterans Business Outreach Center (NVVBOC) in Reno located at 1041 S. Virginia Street for their Veterans Business Resource Fair and Military Spouse Pathway to Business event. This is a unique opportunity designed to empower veterans and military spouses on their entrepreneurial journey. This event features the Military Spouse Pathway to Business program, an immersive course that introduces military spouses to the essentials of entrepreneurship.

There will also be a resource fair where veteran and military spouse businesses can connect with valuable resources and network with other local veteran entrepreneurs.

The NVVBOC is dedicated to veteran empowerment and entrepreneurial excellence.

Veterans Fair: November 19, 2024, 11:00 am to 3:30 pm

Walmart Spark Good Program Grants

Applications are now being accepted for the next round of Walmart Spark Good Local Grants. The grants range from $250 to $5,000 and are awarded through an open application process to eligible organizations operating locally and directly benefiting the service area of the facility from when they are requesting funding. All organizations interested in applying for a Spark Good Local Grant must have a Spark Good account on Walmart.com/nonprofits and be verified by Walmart’s third-party verification partner, Deed. Only authorized users of the organization’s Spark Good account may apply.

Application Deadline: December 31, 2024

FY 2025 RAISE Grants Now Open

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program provides grants for surface transportation infrastructure projects with significant local or regional impact. The eligibility requirements of RAISE allow project sponsors, including state and local governments, counties, Tribal governments, transit agencies, and port authorities, to pursue multi-modal and multi-jurisdictional projects that are more difficult to fund through other grant programs.

Eligible Projects Include:

• Highway, bridge, or other road projects
• Public transportation projects
• Port infrastructure investments
• Intermodal projects
• Various planning projects

For capital projects located in urban areas, the minimum award is $5 million. For capital projects located in rural areas, the minimum award is $1 million. Planning projects do NOT have a minimum award size. The maximum grant award is $25 million.

Application Deadline: January 30, 2025

Five for Friday: November 1, 2024

November 1, 2024/in Economic Development, Grants, News/by JM@dmin

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.

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

Five for Friday: October 4, 2024

October 4, 2024/in Economic Development, Grants, News, Uncategorized/by JM@dmin

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 rural energy, entrepreneurship, workforce development, tourism and museums.

Grant Opportunities & More

USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program Guaranteed Loans & Grants (REAP)

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s REAP program provides guaranteed loan financing and grant funding to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for renewable energy systems or to make energy efficiency improvements. Agricultural producers may also apply for new energy efficient equipment and new system loans for agricultural production and processing.

Funds may be used for the purchase and installation of renewable energy systems, such as:

• Biomass (for example: biodiesel and ethanol, anaerobic digesters, and solid fuels)
• Geothermal for electric generation or direct use
• Hydropower below 30 megawatts
• Small and large wind generation
• Small and large solar generation

Funds may also be used for the purchase, installation and construction of energy efficiency improvements, such as:

• High efficiency heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems (HVAC)
• Insulation
• Lighting
• Cooling or refrigeration units
• Doors and windows
• Electric, solar or gravity pumps for sprinkler pivots
• Switching from a diesel to electric irrigation motor
• Replacement of energy-inefficient equipment

REAP Grants range from $2,500 to $1 million

Energy Efficiency Grants range from $1,500 to $500,000

Applications Opened: October 1, 2024

REAP Grant Program

Build to Scale Funding Aims to Boost Entrepreneur Ecosystems

The Build to Scale (B2S) program aims to increase the capacity of entrepreneurs in regions throughout the United States to demonstrate, deploy, and deliver new technologies by starting and growing new companies and creating and sustaining new, good jobs. Funding of up to $5 million is available for organizations that aid companies in developing, demonstrating, and deploying new, emerging, and critical technologies.

Eligible Applicants:

• A State
• An Indian tribe
• A city or other political subdivision of a State
• An entity whose application is supported by a State or a political subdivision of a State, and that is a nonprofit organization; or an institution of higher education

Application Deadline: October 28, 2024

Clean Energy Careers for All Program Will Award Nearly $3 Million for Workforce Development Programs

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) offers funding for non-profit educational organizations, including engineering, scientific, and technical societies, to support programs that promote awareness and interest in clean energy careers among K–12 and university students, alumni and academic professionals, veterans, and formerly incarcerated individuals.

DOE will accept applications for new or expanded workforce development programs in key clean energy sectors including renewable energy, building energy efficiency, energy storage, advanced materials and manufacturing, electric vehicles, among others.

Eligible Programs:

• Facilitating work-based learning opportunities (like internships, apprenticeships, or other job-based experiences) with industry partners
• Providing career coaching and mentorship (including soft skills development)
• Enhancing education and curriculum development
• Providing career exposure (virtual exposure or in-person visits) to stakeholder groups at multiple levels of the clean energy workforce pipeline

Phase I awards are up to $300,000.

Webinar: October 16, 2024

Phase I Application Deadline: December 13, 2024

Helping Tribes Evaluate and Identify Viable Tourism Business Opportunities

The U.S. Department of Interior’s Office of Indian Economic Development offers a Tribal Tourism Grant program to support tribal economic development and fulfill the mission of the NATIVE Act by providing funding for tribes to conduct feasibility studies to help them make informed decisions about potential tourism projects.

Indian Affairs expects to select 10 to 15 projects which will receive between $75,000 to $150,000 each over 2 years. The grants are intended to support building Tribal capacity to plan, develop and manage tourism and related infrastructure in support of economic development to elevate the living standards of the community.

Application Deadline: October 25, 2024

Grant Funding for Local Museums

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America program supports museums of all sizes and disciplines in strategic, project-based efforts to serve the public through exhibitions, educational/interpretive programs, digital learning resources, professional development, community debate and dialogue, audience-focused studies, and/or collections management, curation, care, and conservation.

Project Categories:

• Lifelong Learning
• Community Engagement
• Collections Stewardship and Access

Successful applicants provide funds from non-federal sources in an amount that is equal to or greater than the amount of the request. With IMLS funding, the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe collected oral history interviews from tribal wisdom-keepers and developed digital stories to supplement museum displays and exhibits for its Pyramid Lake Museum/Visitor Center.

Grant amounts range from $5,000 to $250,000 and run for a period of up to three years.

Application Deadline: November 15, 2024

Five for Friday: September 20, 2024

September 20, 2024/in Brownfields, Economic Development, Grants, News, Uncategorized/by JM@dmin

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 grant tools and resources, the arts, technology, healthy food, and recreation.

Grant Opportunities & More

OFA Webinar Offers Key to Unlock Federal Funding

Mark your calendars for 10:00 am, Thursday, September 26th, when the Nevada Governor’s Office of Federal Assistance will host: “Unlocking Federal Funding: Navigating Nevada’s OFA Grant Discovery Tools and Resources.”

Webinar will Explore:

• Gaining a better understanding of available grant resources
• Learning how to navigate and utilize OFA’s online tools
• Understanding the role of Nevada’s Single Point of Contact

Webinar: September 26, 2024 at 10:00 am PT

Register Today!

Nevada Arts Council Seeks Input on Proposed Changes FY26 Grant Guidelines

The Nevada Arts Council is seeking public comment on proposed changes to select Fiscal Year 2026 Grant Offering Guidelines.

Attendee input may be done in person, virtually via Zoom, or provided through comments via email. All comments will be discussed during the workshop.

Guidelines to be Reviewed:

• Nevada Arts Council: Grant and Award Policies
• Artist Fellowship Award
• Arts Learning Project Grant
• Arts Learning Express Grant
• Folklife Artist Grant
• Folklife Community Grant
• Nevada Heritage Fellowship
• Operating Support Grant
• Project Grant for Artists
• Project Grant for Organizations
• Target of Opportunity Grant

Workshop: September 30, 2024, Noon PT

$50 Million ‘Build to Scale’ Funding Opportunity Aims to Boost Technology Entrepreneur Ecosystems

The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) is accepting applications for its FY24 $50 million Build to Scale program.

The Build to Scale program supports organizations that strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystems that support entrepreneurs in technology-driven businesses.

EDA expects to grant 40 to 50 awards, with awards up to $5 million.

The Build to Scale Program Aims to:

• Build capacity for entrepreneurs and innovators to invent, improve, and bring to market new technology products and services
• Accelerate growth of regional economies focused on future industries
• Empower communities to enable technology innovators and entrepreneurs to pilot and test their products and services
• Increase access to capital for technology-enabled entrepreneurs

Eligible Applicants Include:

A state, an Indian Tribe, a city or other political subdivision of a state, and an entity whose application is supported by a state or political subdivision of a state, and is:

• Nonprofit organization
• Institution of higher education
• Public-private partnership
• Science or research park
• Federal laboratory
• Venture development organization
• Economic development organization or similar entity that is focused primarily on improving science, technology, innovation, or entrepreneurship
• Consortium of any of the aforementioned entities
Application Deadline: October 28, 2024

Local and Regional Healthy Food Financing Partnerships Grants

The Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) provides loans, grants, and technical assistance resources to improve and support access to fresh, healthy, affordable food in urban and rural underserved communities. HFFI is using additional USDA-allocated American Rescue Plan Act funding.

Eligible Applicants:

• State, local, Tribal governments and their agencies
• Nonprofit organizations
• Cooperative businesses
• For-profit businesses

Funds Usage:

• Support new or existing partnerships, such as state or local food funds or financing programs
• Explore, establish, or grow a healthy food financing fund for underserved communities
• Increase internal and external capacity building
• Identify and improve access to seed capital
Application Deadline Round 1: October 14, 2024

Building Outdoor Recreation Economies in Rural Communities

The Environmental Protection Agency is now accepting applications for its Recreation Economy for Rural Communities planning assistance (RERC).

This program helps communities identify strategies to grow their outdoor recreation economy and revitalize their main streets.

The RERC planning assistance process involves developing a local steering committee in each partner community and pairing them with a team of federal agency partners and consultants. Over a period of a few months, the team assists communities in bringing together local residents and other stakeholders to decide strategies, and develop an action plan to grow the local outdoor recreation economy.

Application Deadline: October 16, 2024

Five for Friday: September 6, 2024

September 6, 2024/in Brownfields, Economic Development, Grants, News/by JM@dmin

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, public transportation, rail safety, connecting communities, and Brownfields Grants.

Grant Opportunities & More

Recreation Economy for Rural Communities (RERC)

The RERC planning assistance program helps communities identify strategies to grow their outdoor recreation economy and revitalize their main streets. The RERC program was formed in 2019 and is partnership between EPA’s Office of Community Revitalization, USDA Forest Service, the Northern Border Regional Commission, the Appalachian Regional Commission and the Denali Commission.

The RERC planning assistance process involves developing a local steering committee in each partner community and pairing them with a team of federal agency partners and consultants, who then work over several months. The team supports the steering committee to identify the community’s vision, goals, and actions they wish to take to boost outdoor recreation, revitalize their main streets and promote equitable access to the outdoors for residents and visitors alike.

Application Deadline: October 16, 2024

Public Transportation on Indian Reservations

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced the availability of more than $9 million in competitive grants for its FY 2024 Public Transportation on Indian Reservations (Tribal Transit) Program. The program is open to federally recognized Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages, groups, or communities as identified by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs. Eligible activities include planning, capital, and operating assistance for tribal transit services in rural areas.

Past awards have ranged from $25,000 to over $1,000,000. Public transportation includes regular, continuing shared-ride surface transportation services open to the public or open to a segment of the public defined by age, disability, or low income.

Types of Projects Include:

• Capital investment for start-ups, replacement, or expansion needs
• Operating assistance
• Planning projects up to $50,000

Application Deadline: November 13, 2024

Get the Lowdown on Railroad Crossing Grants

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is accepting applications for its Railroad Crossing Elimination (RCE) Grant Program and Restoration and Enhancement (R&E) Grant Program.

RCE Grant Program: dedicated to improving railroad crossing safety and efficiency, investing in projects that construct grade separations, upgrade safety devices at crossings, or close at-grade crossings where roads and train tracks intersect.

R&E Grant Program: assists with operating costs for eligible projects that will establish service on new routes, restore service on routes that formerly had intercity passenger operations, and enhance service on existing routes.

FRA hosted webinars on these grant opportunities to discuss application requirements, share best practices and tips, and provide information about the grant evaluation process and timeline are available.

RCE Grant Application Deadline: September 23, 2024

R&E Grant Application Deadline: September 30, 2024

R&E Grant Program

Closing Soon: Reconnecting Communities Pilot Grant Program

More than $600 million is available for capital construction and community planning grants through the third round of the Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program. The Program focuses on improving access to daily needs such as jobs, education, healthcare, food, nature, and recreation; fostering equitable development and restoration; and providing technical assistance to further these goals.

Application Deadline: September 30, 2024

Webinar Registration and Recordings

EPA Opens Applications for FY 25 Brownfields Grants

The EPA has announced the FY 25 Brownfields Grant program as well as important webinars related to these funding opportunities. EPA’s Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization is soliciting applications from eligible entities for Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) and Cleanup Grant funding. These Brownfields Grants allow more vacant and abandoned properties to be turned into community assets that will attract jobs and promote economic revitalization in communities.

The EPA will provide two guideline outreach webinars to assist applicants with understanding the Narrative ranking criteria for the FY 2025 Assessment, RLF, and Cleanup Grant Guidelines.

There is no need to preregister for either webinar.

Thursday, September 19, 2024, at 9:00 am PT

This webinar will focus on the FY 2025 Narrative ranking criteria for entities applying for:
• Community-wide Assessment Grant Funding
• Assessment Coalition Grant Funding
• Community-wide Assessment Grants for States and Tribes Funding

Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at 9:00 am PT 

This webinar will focus on the FY 2025 Narrative ranking criteria for entities applying for:
• RLF Grant Funding
• Cleanup Grant Funding

Application Deadline: November 14, 2024

Webinar: Thursday, September 19, 2024, at 9:00 am PT

Webinar: Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at 9:00 am PT 