EDA FY25 Disaster Supplemental
Funds disaster-recovery economic development projects for eligible public entities, tribes, nonprofits, EDD districts, institutions of higher education, and public-private partnerships to restore and transform regional economic conditions after 2023-2024 natural disasters.
RESTRICTED TO: STATE LOCAL GOV · TRIBAL ENTITIES · NONPROFITS · MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONS
⚑ Disaster supplemental NOFO; projects must address harm from hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, floods, or other natural disasters in calendar years 2023 and 2024. · Three pathways: Readiness, Implementation, and Industry Transformation; may include construction and non-construction. · EDA emphasizes community engagement and private industry partners. · Individuals and for-profit entities are ineligible.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 59 good | portfolio topic: emergency_disaster_resilience; social/behavioral work is substantial; funds other — not a research fit |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 50 partial | technical depth: substantial; funds other (capped) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 25 weak | prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
Description
Through this Disaster NOFO, EDA will award investments in regions experiencing severe economic distress or other economic harm resulting from hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, floods, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2023 and 2024. EDA’s goal under this NOFO is to assist communities recovering from a disaster by realizing opportunities to recover and change the economic trajectory of the community for the better. In other words, EDA funding seeks to help communities recover and set them on a path to exceed their previous pre-disaster baseline. EDA seeks projects that are responsive to community needs post-disaster by engaging all aspects of the community, with special focus on private industry partners.
This Disaster NOFO provides funding through three pathways:
Readiness Path – Standalone non-construction projects designed to increase a community’s readiness to apply for or implement disaster recovery funding from private and public sources including, but not limited to, future EDA NOFOs and the Implementation or Industry Transformation Paths under this NOFO. Projects will fund strategy development, capacity building, and/or predevelopment costs necessary for future recovery projects.
Implementation Path – Standalone construction or non-construction projects designed to address the economic challenges faced by a community recovering from a natural disaster and improve economic trajectories beyond pre-disaster economic conditions.
Industry Transformation Path – Led by a coalition of regional stakeholders, a portfolio of large-scale, multicomponent construction and non-construction projects designed to fundamentally transform the economic trajectory of a region through the development or acceleration of an industry.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants under the FY25 Disaster program include a(n): District organization of an EDA-designated Economic Development District (EDD); Indian tribe or a consortium of Indian tribes; State, county, city, or other political subdivision of a state, including a special purpose unit of a state or local government engaged in economic or infrastructure development activities, or a consortium of political subdivisions, institution of higher education or a consortium of institutions of higher education; public or private nonprofit organization or association acting in cooperation with officials of a political subdivision of a state; an economic development organization; or a public-private partnership for public infrastructure. EDA is not authorized to provide grants or cooperative agreements to individuals or for-profit entities under this NOFO. Applications from individuals or for-profit entities will not be considered for funding.
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