This grant funds Partnership Planning, Short-Term Planning, and State Planning awards to support regional economic development strategies and local technical assistance projects. Activities include developing Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies, feasibility studies, impact analyses, disaster resiliency plans, and project planning to build economic capacity and resiliency in distressed communities.
Eligible applicants include county, city, township, special district, and state governments; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; institutions of higher education; nonprofits; and designated district organizations or consortia engaged in economic development activities.
