Closed · EDA-HDQ-ARPBBB-2021-2006976 · CFDA 11.307 · Discretionary
FY 2021 American Rescue Plan Act Build Back Better Regional Challenge
Federal grant opportunity posted by Department of Commerce, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $200K-$500K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- October 19, 2021
- Close date
- 55
- Expected awards
The verdict
FY 2021 American Rescue Plan Act Build Back Better Regional Challenge is a closed discretionary listing from Department of Commerce that offered $200,000 -- $500,000 across 55 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $200K-$500K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 55
- expected awards
- 11.307
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - FY 2021 American Rescue Plan Act Build Back Better Regional Challenge - is cataloged under number EDA-HDQ-ARPBBB-2021-2006976 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 11.307, posted by Department of Commerce. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on July 22, 2021. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $200,000 -- $500,000. The agency has projected $30.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 55 awards. If the agency funds the expected 55 awards from the $30.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $545,000. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on October 19, 2021. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$200,000 -- $500,000
Close Date
October 19, 2021
Posted
July 22, 2021
Est. Total Funding
$30,000,000
Expected Awards
55
Instrument
Grant
Description
Through this American Rescue Plan Act Build Back Better Regional Challenge Notice of Funding Opportunity (ARPA BBBRC NOFO), EDA aims to assist communities and regions impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic has caused, and continues to cause, economic injury to U.S. communities and regions in devastating and unprecedented ways. This ARPA BBBRC NOFO is designed as a two-phase competition to (1) help regions develop transformational economic development strategies and (2) fund the implementation of those strategies that will create and grow regional growth clusters. Such efforts will help regional economies recover from the pandemic and build economic diversity and resiliency to mitigate impacts of future economic disasters. In Phase 1, EDA will provide technical assistance grants to approximately 50-60 coalitions (through a lead institution). These coalitions will be considered “finalists” and the grants will be used by the finalists to prepare more detailed applications for transformational projects that benefit their respective geographic regions and are aligned around a holistic approach to building and scaling a strategic industry. In Phase 2, EDA will award each of the 20-30 finalist coalitions $25-75 million (and potentially up to $100 million) to fund the collection of projects they identified. The projects will be funded through grants to coalition members.This particular Funding Opportunity is for Phase 1 Concept Proposals ONLY.Funding Amount InformationEDA anticipates up to $30,000,000 in total being awarded in Phase 1, in technical assistance grants of up to $500,000 each. In Phase 2, EDA anticipates funding regional growth clusters with component projects that collectively cost between approximately $25,000,000 and $75,000,000, though EDA will consider regional growth clusters above and below these amounts depending on the strength of the Proposal and quality of the individual component projects. EDA anticipates that the cost of individual non-construction and construction component projects within regional growth clusters will range from approximately $750,000 to $25,000,000, or more if the cluster or project warrants it. Read the attached full Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for more information and for instructions on how to apply.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 00, 01, 04, 06, 07, 12, 20, 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Parent Grant Program
Economic Adjustment Assistance
U.S. Department of Commerce
Agency Contact
Buildbackbetter@eda.gov
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