FY 2025 EDA Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Programs

PLEASE FIND THE NOFO IN THE 'DOCUMENTS' SECTION OF THIS POST This opportunity has been updated as of September 17, 2025  Program Overview: EDA has authority to provide grants to meet the full range of communities’ and regions’ economic development needs from planning and technical assistance to construction of infrastructure. These grants are made through a series of Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) that can be found on EDA’s website at https://www.eda.gov/funding/funding-opportunities and are designed to support the economic development activities most useful to a community based on its needs and circumstances. EDA funds community or regionally generated ideas and assists communities to advance to the next level of economic development. This NOFO sets out EDA’s application submission and review procedures for two of EDA’s core economic development programs authorized under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended (42 U.S.C. § 3121 et seq.) (PWEDA): (1) Public Works and Economic Development Facilities (Public Works) and (2) Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA). EDA supports bottom-up strategies that build on regional assets to spur economic growth and resiliency. EDA encourages its grantees throughout the country to develop initiatives that present new ideas and creative approaches to advance economic prosperity in distressed communities. Through this NOFO EDA intends to advance general economic development in accordance with EDA’s investment priorities, which can be found on EDA's website here: Investment Priorities | U.S. Economic Development Administration

Details

• Agency: Economic Development Administration
• Department: Department of Commerce
• Opportunity #: PWEAA2023
• Expected Awards: 3000
• Instrument: cooperative_agreement;grant
• Cost Sharing: Required

Eligibility

Pursuant to Section 3(4) of PWEDA (42 U.S.C. § 3122(4)(a)) and 13 C.F.R. § 300.3 (Eligible Recipient), eligible applicants for EDA financial assistance under the Public Works and EAA programs include a(n): (i) District Organization of an EDA-designated Economic Development District; (ii) Indian Tribe or a consortium of Indian Tribes; (iii) State, county, 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; (iv) institution of higher education or a consortium of institutions of higher education; or (v) public or private non-profit organization or association acting in cooperation with officials of a political subdivision of a State. Individuals and for-profit entities are not eligible for funding under this NOFO.

PWEAA NOFO update 2025

NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY
Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Programs
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Federal Agency Name: Economic Development Administration (EDA or the Agency), U.S. Department of
Commerce (DOC).
Federal Funding Opportunity Title: Fiscal Years (FY) 2023, 2024, and 2025 Public Works and Economic
Adjustment Assistance Notice of Funding Opportunity (FY 23/24/25 PWEAA NOFO).
Effective date: 03/15/2023, updated 10/01/2024, updated 09/16/2025
Funding Opportunity Number: PWEAA2023
Assistance Listings: 11.300, Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities and
11.307, Economic Adjustment Assistance.
Dates: There are no application submission deadlines. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis
until the publication of a new PWEAA NOFO, cancellation of this PWEAA NOFO, or all available funds
have been expended. EDA intends to review applications expeditiously upon receipt of the complete
application.
Eligible applicants: Pursuant to section 3(4) of PWEDA (42 U.S.C. § 3122(4)(a)) and 13 C.F.R.