This grant funds Partnership Planning, Short-Term Planning, State Planning, and Local Technical Assistance projects that support economic development, job creation, and private investment in economically distressed U.S. regions. Eligible activities include developing Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies, feasibility studies, impact analyses, and disaster resiliency plans. Applications must be submitted via the EDGE platform, and a range of public, nonprofit, tribal, and educational entities are eligible to apply.
Eligible applicants include District Organizations, Indian Tribes, states, cities, counties, special districts, institutions of higher education, nonprofits (501(c)(3) and others), and public entities engaged in economic or infrastructure development activities.
