At a glance
EDA’s FY 2025 Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance programs fund construction and non-construction economic development projects, including infrastructure, workforce, technical assistance, planning, and revolving loan funds. Eligible applicants include states, local governments, Indian Tribes, higher education institutions, nonprofits working with local officials, economic development organizations, and public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; individuals and for-profit entities are not eligible. EDA expects Public Works awards of about $600,000 to $5 million and EAA awards of about $150,000 to $2.5 million, with ACC, NCC, and BCC awards generally ranging from $500,000 to $3 million for implementation and $100,000 to $350,000 for planning. Cost share is generally required, and EDA’s baseline share is usually up to 60 percent of total project costs, with higher shares possible in limited circumstances based on regional need. Projects must fit at least one EDA investment priority and be consistent with a current CEDS or an approved equivalent regional strategy.
What it funds
Official description from grants.gov
PLEASE FIND THE NOFO IN THE 'DOCUMENTS' SECTION OF THIS POST This opportunity has been updated as of May 11, 2026 Program Overview: EDA has authority to provide grants to meet the full range of communities’ and regions’ economic development needs from planning and technical assistance to construction of infrastructure. These grants are made through a series of Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) that can be found on EDA’s website at https://www.eda.gov/funding/funding-opportunities and are designed to support the economic development activities most useful to a community based on its needs and circumstances. EDA funds community or regionally generated ideas and assists communities to advance to the next level of economic development. This NOFO sets out EDA’s application submission and review procedures for two of EDA’s core economic development programs authorized under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended (42 U.S.C. § 3121 et seq.) (PWEDA): (1) Public Works and Economic Development Facilities (Public Works) and (2) Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA). EDA supports bottom-up strategies that build on regional assets to spur economic growth and resiliency. EDA encourages its grantees throughout the country to develop initiatives that present new ideas and creative approaches to advance economic prosperity in distressed communities. Through this NOFO EDA intends to advance general economic development in accordance with EDA’s investment priorities, which can be found on EDA's website here: Investment Priorities | U.S. Economic Development Administration
Who can apply
- City or township governments
- County governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
- Others
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Special district governments
- State governments