This funding supports Partnership, Short-Term, and State Planning awards to develop and implement regional economic development strategies, including Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CEDS). It also funds Local Technical Assistance projects like feasibility studies and disaster resiliency plans to strengthen local economic development capacity in distressed U.S. areas. Applications must be submitted via the EDGE platform.
Eligible applicants include county, city, township, and state governments; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status excluding institutions of higher education; and public/state controlled institutions of higher education.
