Under the American Rescue Plan Act, EDA was allocated $3 billion in supplemental funding to assist communities nationwide in their efforts to build back better by accelerating the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and building local economies that will be resilient to future economic shocks. This historic appropriation will support bottom-up, middle-out economic development projects and activities that are focused on advancing equity, creating good-paying jobs, helping workers to develop in-demand skills, building economic resilience, and accelerating the economic recovery for the industries and communities hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic.
On Friday, July 23, EDA published six (6) separate Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) soliciting applications for its ARPA funds (view program summary chart). In order to help facilitate participation in these programs, EDA will host a series of webinars for EDA grantees and partners beginning on August 2. Below are links to each individual program web page and registration information for each webinar.
EDA will also host an EDA 101 and American Rescue Plan webinar on Wednesday, August 4 at 2pm Eastern (register).
Register to join NTIA staff on August 12, 2021 to hear more about NTIA's Tribal Broadband Connectivity Grants Program.
Join the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs for a special edition of our Weekly Briefing Call on Eviction Prevention and Emergency Rental Assistance with WH American Rescue Plan Coordinator Gene Sperling.
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://pitc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_j9RdspvzSoCdO_N4ARnGhw
If you have any questions, please contact IGA46@who.eop.gov.