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Austin FY 2021 – FY 2023 EDA Planning and Local Technical Assistance

Department of Commerce

Funding Amount

Up to $300,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Federal

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
Rolling — applications accepted year-round
Tracked since
April 2026

From the program guidelines: “Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis”

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Eligible organizations

  • Private colleges & universities
  • State governments
  • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
  • City & township governments
  • Special district governments
  • Public colleges & universities
  • Tribal governments
  • County governments

Required status

  • Active SAM.gov registration (UEI)

Other requirements

  • Pursuant to section 3 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. § 3122) (PWEDA) and EDA’s regulation at 13 C.F.R. § 300.3, the following types of entities are eligible to receive funding assistance from EDA: 1.
  • District Organizations (as defined in 13 C.F.R. § 300.3); 2.
  • States, cities, or other political subdivisions of a State, including a special purpose unit of a State or local government engaged in economic or infrastructure development activities, or a consortium of political subdivisions; 4.

Not eligible / not funded

  • Not eligible: designated District Organizations and Indian Tribes; other entities are not eligible for
  • Not eligible: Additionally, individuals and for-profit entities are not eligible
  • Not eligible: from such entities will not be considered for funding.
  • Not eligible: designated District Organizations and Indian Tribes; other entities are not eligible for a
  • Not eligible: Individuals and for-profit entities are not eligible for awards under this Planning and
  • Not eligible: Local Technical Assistance Programs NOFO; requests from such entities will not be considered
  • Not eligible: Paper
  • Not eligible: Facsimile
  • Not eligible: Email
  • Not eligible: email message from Grants.gov are not considered systems issues.
  • Not eligible: Please note that problems with an applicant’s computer system or equipment are not considered
  • Not eligible: email message from EDGE are not considered systems issues.

Overview

UPDATED NOTICE - PLEASE READ: April 6, 2023 EDA is excited to announce the launch of its new grants management platform: the Economic Development Grants Experience (EDGE). EDGE was developed to streamline the application and grants management process by implementing a single platform with increased transparency, improved user experience, higher data quality, and more efficiency throughout the entire grant lifecycle. To apply in EDGE, please go to: sfgrants.eda.gov . More information on how to apply is provided in the full NOFO. PARTNERSHIP PLANNING program instructions: Please note that applicants will be invited to submit applications through EDGE for the Partnership Planning program. For more information, please reach out to your EDA point of contact. Program Description: EDA makes planning and local technical assistance investments to support economic development, foster job creation, and attract private investment in economically distressed areas of the United States. Under the Planning program, EDA makes Partnership Planning, Short-Term Planning, and State Planning awards to eligible recipients to create and implement regional economic development plans designed to build capacity and guide the economic prosperity and resiliency of an area or region. More specifically, EDA makes Partnership Planning investments to designated planning organizations (i.e., District Organizations) serving EDA-designated Economic Development Districts and to Indian Tribes to facilitate the development, implementation, revision, or replacement of Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CEDS), which articulate and prioritize the strategic economic goals of recipients’ respective regions. EDA also makes Short-Term and State Planning awards for economic development planning activities that guide the eventual creation and retention of high-quality jobs, particularl

Details

  • Agency: Department of Commerce
  • Opportunity #: EDA-AUS-TA-AURO-2021-2006848
  • Instrument: cooperative_agreement
  • Cost Sharing: Required

Eligibility

Pursuant to section 3 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. § 3122) (PWEDA) and EDA’s regulation at 13 C.F.R. § 300.3, the following types of entities are eligible to receive funding assistance from EDA: 1. District Organizations (as defined in 13 C.F.R. § 300.3); 2. Indian Tribes or a consortium of Indian Tribes; 3. States, cities, or other political subdivisions of a State, including a special purpose unit of a State or local government engaged in economic or infrastructure development activities, or a consortium of political subdivisions; 4. Institutions of higher education or a consortium of institutions of higher education; or 5. Public or private non-profit organizations or associations acting in cooperation with officials of a political subdivision of a State.

How to Apply

FY21-23 Planning and Local Technical Assistance NOFO - 03152021

NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY
EDA Planning and Local Technical Assistance Programs
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

  • Federal Agency Name: Economic Development Administration (EDA), U.S. Department of

Commerce (DOC).

  • Federal Funding Opportunity Title: FY 2021 – FY 2023 EDA Planning and Local

Technical Assistance Programs Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).

  • Announcement Type and Date: This NOFO publishes EDA’s application submission

requirements and review procedures for applications received under EDA’s (i) Planning and
(ii) Local Technical Assistance programs, authorized under the Public Works and Economic
Development Act of 1965, as amended (42 U.S.C. § 3121 et seq.). Effective date: March
15, 2021

  • Funding Opportunity Number:

Regional Office States Served NOFO Number
Atlanta Regional Office: AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN EDA-ATL-TA-ATRO-2021-2006846
Austin Regional Office: AR, LA, NM, OK, TX EDA-AUS-TA-AURO-2021-2006848
Chicago Regional Office: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI EDA-CHI-TA-CRO-2021-2006849
Denver Regional Office: CO, IA, KS, MO, MT, ND, NE, SD, EDA-DEN-TA-DRO-2021-2006850
UT, WY
Philadelphia Regional CT, DE, DC, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, EDA-PHI-TA-PRO-2021-2006851
Office: NY, PA, RI, VT, VA, WV, PR, VI
Seattle Regional Office: AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, WA, EDA-SEA-TA-SRO-2021-2006853
AS, MP, GU, FM, MH, PW

  • Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Numbers: 11.302, Economic

Development Support for Planning Organizations; 11.303, Economic Development
Technical Assistance.

  • Dates: There are no submission deadlines.

Excerpt from the funding announcement. Read the full announcement.

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Community development
  • Economic services

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