Opportunity Information: Apply for EDA AUS PL AURO 2018 2005546
The EDA Austin FY 2016-FY 2019 Planning Program and Local Technical Assistance Program is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration (EDA), aimed at helping communities strengthen their economic development capacity through planning and targeted technical work. Grounded in the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (PWEDA) and EDA regulations at 13 C.F.R. 300.3, the opportunity lays out the general policies and application procedures EDA uses to make grant-based investments under two closely related programs: the Planning program (CFDA 11.302) and the Local Technical Assistance program (CFDA 11.303). The overarching purpose is to help regions, especially those facing significant economic distress, become more resilient and better positioned for long-term, high-quality job creation and retention.
A major focus of the Planning program is supporting the creation and upkeep of regional economic development plans that guide strategy, prioritize investments, and align partners across a region. Central to this is the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS), which functions as a region's playbook for economic development: it identifies challenges and opportunities, sets strategic goals, and establishes a prioritized set of actions. Through Partnership Planning investments, EDA funds activities to develop, implement, revise, or replace a CEDS so that it stays current and actionable as economic conditions change. In practice, these Partnership Planning grants typically go to the designated planning organization serving an EDA-designated Economic Development District, often referred to as a District Organization, to support coordinated planning across multiple jurisdictions in a region. EDA also offers similar Partnership Planning support directly to Indian Tribes, recognizing that Tribes may need resources to develop and carry out their own CEDS and related economic development activities consistent with their priorities.
Beyond Partnership Planning, the Planning program also includes Short Term and State Planning investments. These awards are intended to support planning efforts that may be narrower in scope or time horizon, but still tied to outcomes like building regional capacity, strengthening economic competitiveness, and guiding investments that contribute to job creation and retention. The program description emphasizes benefits for unemployed and underemployed workers in the nation's most economically distressed regions, reflecting EDA's mission to target assistance where economic need is greatest and where improved planning can unlock more effective development actions.
The Local Technical Assistance program complements planning by funding projects that help organizations do the analytical and preparatory work needed to pursue real economic development initiatives. Instead of producing broad regional strategies, Local Technical Assistance is often used for specific studies and evaluations that reduce uncertainty and improve decision-making. Examples cited in the opportunity include feasibility analyses and impact studies, which can help a community test whether a proposed project is viable, estimate economic impacts, identify constraints, and build the evidence base needed to secure additional funding or private investment. Overall, the goal is to strengthen the ability of local and state entities, colleges and universities, and other eligible organizations to design, manage, and promote effective economic development programs.
Eligibility under this opportunity is broad, but still tied to the entity types defined by PWEDA and EDA's regulations. Eligible applicants include District Organizations; Indian Tribes or consortia of Tribes; states and local governments (including counties, cities, townships, and special district governments, as well as consortia of political subdivisions); institutions of higher education (public or private, and consortia of institutions); and public or private nonprofit organizations, including both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) nonprofits, as long as they are acting in cooperation with officials of a political subdivision of a state. This structure reflects EDA's preference for coordinated efforts that are aligned with public-sector economic development goals while still allowing partnerships with nonprofits and universities that often provide planning and research capacity.
Administratively, the opportunity is listed as a discretionary program and uses a Cooperative Agreement as the funding instrument, signaling that EDA may expect substantial involvement or coordination during the period of performance compared with a standard grant. The listed award ceiling is $300,000. The funding opportunity number is EDA AUS PL AURO 2018 2005546, the opportunity was created on 2018-03-20, and the posted closing date in the provided record is 2025-01-29. The activity category is labeled "Other," which is common for cross-cutting economic development planning and technical assistance awards that do not fit neatly into a single sector such as health, education, or transportation.
Taken together, this opportunity is designed for regions and organizations that need resources to organize stakeholders, set a clear economic direction, and build the practical groundwork for future investment. Successful projects under this umbrella typically connect planning or analysis to tangible outcomes: stronger regional collaboration, clearer priorities, and better-prepared projects that can lead to sustained economic growth and resilience, particularly in places facing persistent economic challenges.Apply for EDA AUS PL AURO 2018 2005546
- The Department of Commerce in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "EDA Austin FY 2016–FY 2019 Planning Program and Local Technical Assistance Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 11.302, 11.303.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2018-03-20.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-01-29. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $300,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others.
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