From our Federal Partners

Documentation courtesy of East Michigan Council of Governments (http://www.emcog.org/)

From time to time MATS receives information from the East Michigan Council of Governments, and other sources, regarding opportunities for Federal grants and other funding. We publish that information here, if possible with the original documentation and links provided to us. The accuracy of this information is subject to the original content providers and MATS assumes no responsibility therefor.

Here is the latest list of federal funding opportunities and resources.  Please Note:  the title for the attached document incorrectly states "Week ending July 31, 2020.

U.S. Treasury FAQ on the Coronavirus Relief Fund - An updated set of Frequently Asked Questions on the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CFR) authorized under the CARES Act  is available.  See pages 4 of the attached document for details.

USDA Rural Placemaking Innovation  Challenge -  The Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development is seeking applications from organizations tonprovide planing and/or implementation technical assistance to rural communities to foster placemaking. NOTE - the Agency encourages planning and technical assistance  that helps build capacity for rural broadband expansion.  See page 4 of the attached document for details.

FEMA's FY20 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) and Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Grant Programs - .  These are pre-disaster mitigation grant programs.  There is $160 million available in funding for FMA and $500 million for BRIC.  See pages 6-7 of the attached document for further information.

EPA Environmental Workforce Development and  Training Grant -  Apply by September 22nd.  Funding of programs that recruit, train and place local, unemployed and under-employed residents with the skills needed to secure full-time employment in the environmental field.  See page 7 of the attached document for more information.

Department of Labor Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants -  Apply by October 8th.  Grants are available to expand the community colleges' ability to meet labor market demand for a skilled workforce including building the capacity to address challenges associated with the coronavirus health.  See page 8 of the attached document for details.

Open Federal Funding Opportunities - see the table on pages 8-9 of the attached document for a list of current funding opportunities and their closing dates  

USDA Recreation Economy Resource Guide -  a new guide to provide rural community leaders and economic development practitioners a complete list of programs at Rural Development, Forest Service, and National Institute for Food and Agriculture that can be used to support recreational economies in rural America.  See page 10 of the attached document for further information.

Disaster Recovery Resources and Information - see pages 12-14 of the attached document for both Federal Disaster Declarations and COVID-19 announcements and resources.

State Opportunities and Events -  a list and description of state resources for the Department of Commerce, EDA Chicago Region (Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota,Ohio an Wisconsin) on pages 15 through 20 of the attached document. 

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