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Economic Adjustment Assistance Program

General Grant Program Information

The Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program provides funding for technical, planning, and public works and infrastructure projects in regions experiencing adverse economic changes that may occur suddenly or over time. These adverse economic impacts may result from a steep decline in manufacturing employment following a plant closure, changing trade patterns, catastrophic natural disaster, a military base closure, or environmental changes and regulations. 

Opportunity Status:
Open
Posted Date:
Eligible Applicants:
State Governments; Local Governments; Federally Recognized Tribes and Affiliated Groups; Academic and Research Institutions; Non-profit
Eligible Activities:
Planning; Construction; Technology Demonstrations and Deployment; Research and Development; Accessibility
Transportation Type:
Air Maritime Railway Roadway Transit
Most Recent Annual Program Funding Amount:
$37,000,000
Annual Award Amount:
$100,000 - $10 Million
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
Yes
Match Waiver:
Yes
Rural Set-Aside:
No
Tribal Set-Aside:
No
Grant Opportunity ID:
PWEAA2023
Grant Opportunity Link:
Grants.gov Opportunity Synopsis
Links to Additional Information:
Agency:
Other Federal Agencies / U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) Economic Development Administration (EDA)

Eligibility Information

The EAA program consists of Strategy Grants, which may be used to support the development, updating, or refinement of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS), and Implementation Grants, which may be used for the execution of activities identified in a CEDS, such as infrastructure improvements, including site acquisition, site preparation, construction, rehabilitation and equipping of facilities. Specific activities may be funded as separate investments or as multiple elements of a single investment. 

Eligible applicants include: 

  • Special district governments and district organizations of an EDA-designated Economic Development District 
  • State governments
  • Local governments
  • Federally recognized Tribal governments or consortia
  • Nonprofits
  • Special district governments
  • Public and private institutions of higher education or consortia
     

Funding Information

Individual awards under the EAA program range from $150,000 to $1 million. Federal cost-share ranges from 50 to 80 percent; the applicant must supply the remaining 20 to 50 percent, with the exception of federally recognized Tribal applicants whose projects may have their matching requirement waived (100 percent federal share). EDA accepts applications from eligible entities under this program on a rolling basis. 

Contact Information

For more information, contact your EDA Regional Office at https://eda.gov/contact/.

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Last updated: Wednesday, May 17, 2023