Funding Opportunities

and Resources

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

DISASTER 

SUPPLEMENTAL 

FUNDING

EDA periodically receives disaster supplemental funding to address 

economic challenges in areas where a Presidential declaration of a 

major disaster has been issued. Funding helps communities devise 

and implement long-term economic recovery strategies through a 

variety of construction and non-construction projects. 

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ECONOMIC 

ADJUSTMENT 

ASSISTANCE (EAA)

The Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program assists state 

and local interests in designing and implementing strategies to 

adjust or bring about change to an economy. It focuses on areas 

that have experienced or are under threat of serious structural 

damage to the underlying economic base. Among the EAA 

initiatives EDA administers is Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Program, 

which supplies small businesses and entrepreneurs with the gap 

financing needed to start or expand. EAA also delivers investment 

and support on a wide-array of construction, development, and 

expansion initiatives.

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PLANNING AND 

LOCAL TECHNICAL 

ASSISTANCE

PROGRAM

The Planning and Local Technical Assistance programs help 

communities prepare economic development plans and studies 

designed to build capacity and economic resiliency. They provide 

support to local organizations, including Economic Development 

Districts, Tribes, and other eligible areas, with short and long-term 

planning efforts.

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EDA has a wide variety of programs and funding opportunities available. Please refer to the 

individual program pages below for more information, including NOFOs, application links, and 

any applicable deadlines. For additional assistance, please contact the relevant Economic 

Development Representative for your state or district.

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RESOURCES

COMMUNITIES 

OF PRACTICE

EDA’s Communities of Practice program strengthens America’s 

economic development infrastructure by capturing, organizing, 

and scaling practices at a national level. Each Community of 

Practice consists of a cohort of EDA grantees who share a similar 

programmatic, functional, and/or organizational focus.

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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

PUBLIC WORKS

EDA’s Public Works program helps distressed communities 

revitalize, expand, and upgrade their physical infrastructure. This 

program enables communities to attract new industry, encourage 

business expansion, diversify local economies, generate local 

investment, and create or retain long-term jobs through land 

acquisition, development, and infrastructure improvement projects 

that establish or expand industrial or commercial enterprises.

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UNIVERSITY

CENTERS

EDA’s University Centers program enables institutions of higher 

education and consortia of these institutions to establish and 

operate University Centers focused on leveraging university assets 

to build regional economic ecosystems that support innovation and 

high-growth entrepreneurship, resiliency, and inclusiveness.

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For more information on these and other programs, including our newest initiatives 

Tech Hubs and Recompete, please visit eda.gov. To learn more about our projects and the people 

who make them possible, please visit our Success Stories page.