FY 2021 - 2023 Economic Development RNTA

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. As of April 6th , 2023, applications can no longer be submitted on Grants.gov, and will ONLY be accepted through EDGE. Once your concept proposal has been reviewed, you will receive an invitation to apply in EDGE. More information on how to apply is provided in the full NOFO. You must submit concept proposals to rnta@eda.gov. Program Description EDA provides strategic investments on a competitive merit basis to support economic development, foster job creation, and attract private investment in economically distressed areas of the United States. Under this NOFO, EDA solicits applications from applicants in order to provide investments that support research and technical assistance projects under EDA’s R&E and NTA programs. Grants and cooperative agreements made under these programs are designed to leverage existing regional assets and support the implementation of economic development strategies that advance new ideas and creative approaches to advance economic prosperity in distressed communities. This NOFO employs a two-step application process: (1) the Concept Proposal and (2) the Full Application. EDA will only review Full Applications submitted by applicants who first submitted a Concept Proposal. Any Full Application received from an applicant that did not submit a Concept Proposal will be deemed ineligible and not considered for funding. For the Concept Proposal, applicants may use the optional template available at https://eda.gov/programs/rnta/resources/. Full Applications must be submitted through Grants.gov using the link that EDA will provide with it

Details

• Agency: Department of Commerce
• Opportunity #: EDA-HDQ-RNTA-2021
• Expected Awards: 15
• Instrument: cooperative_agreement;grant

Eligibility

Additional Information on Eligibility: Pursuant to Section 3(4) of PWEDA (42 U.S.C. § 3122(4)) and 13 C.F.R. § 300.3 (Eligible Recipient), eligible applicants for and recipients of EDA RNTA investment assistance include: a District Organization; an Indian Tribe or a consortium of Indian Tribes; a State; a city or other political subdivision 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; an institution of higher education or a consortium of institutions of higher education; a public or private non-profit organization or association acting in cooperation with officials of a political subdivision of a State; private individual; or a for-profit organization.Additional Information:

NOFO updated for EDGE applications

NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Federal Agency Name: Economic Development Administration (EDA or the Agency),

U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC).

• Notice of Funding Opportunity Title: FY 2021-2023 Economic Development Research

and Evaluation (R&E) and National Technical Assistance (NTA) programs, jointly
known as RNTA.

• Announcement Type and Date: FY 2021-2023 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)

announcement publishing EDA’s application submission requirements and review
procedures for applications received under EDA’s R&E and NTA programs, authorized
under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended (42 U.S.C.
§ 3121 et seq.) (PWEDA). Effective date: 04/02/2021.

• Funding Opportunity Number: EDA-HDQ-RNTA-2021-2006892
• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 11.312, Economic

Development – Research and Evaluation and 11.303, Economic Development – National
Technical Assistance.

• Dates: There are no submission deadlines under this NOFO. Applications will be

accepted on an ongoing basis until the termination of this NOFO or publication of a
superseding RNTA NOFO. All applications will first undergo a technical review by EDA
and will undergo a full merit review upon successfully passing technical review. Please
see section E.2 (p. 24) of this NOFO for complete information on EDA’s review process.

• Applicant Submissions: Applicants are advised to carefully read the application and

submission information provided in section D (p. 11) of this announcement.

• Eligible Applicants: Pursuant to section 3(4) of PWEDA (42 U.S.C. § 3122(4)) and 13

C.F.R.