Grant Category: Economic Development

Description: DOL award grants through a competitive process to organizations providing pre-apprenticeship services that support education, occupational skills training, and employment services to opportunity youth, ages 16 to 24, who are performing meaningful work and service to their communities. The YouthBuild program model prepares participants for quality jobs in a variety of careers, in diverse […]

Description: The purpose is to assist communities with extremely high energy costs. The grant funds may be used to acquire, construct, or improve energy generation, transmission, or distribution facilities serving communities where the average annual residential expenditure for home energy exceeds 275% of the national average. Eligible projects also include on-grid and off-grid renewable energy […]

Description: The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) supports local Stand Down events that assist veterans experiencing homelessness by providing a wide range of employment, social, and health services. VETS awards these noncompetitive grants on a first-come, first-served basis to support one-day or multi-day events at up to $7,000 or […]

Description: Eligible applicants must provide training and technical assistance, make microloans, facilitate access to capital, or have an effective plan or program to deliver such services. Eligible Entries: Contact: Shamika Johnson, Program Manager shamika.johnson@usda.gov Link To Opportunity: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=343324

Description: The Special Public Works Fund provides low-cost financing to eligible municipalities for planning, design, and construction of utilities and facilities essential to industrial growth, commercial enterprise, and job creation. Eligible Entries: Cities, counties, county service districts (organized under ORS Chapter 451​), tribal councils, ports, districts (as defined in ORS 198.010), and airport districts (as defined in ORS 838) Contact: Regional […]

Description: Provide public access to broadband in otherwise unserved communities.Finance economic development and job creation in rural areas. Eligible Entries: Contact: Jill Rees, Acting State Director1220 SW 3rd Avenue, Suite 1801Portland, OR 97204(866) 923-5626 ext. 1 (toll-free) or (503) 414-3300Fax: (855) 824-6180 Link To Opportunity: https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/business-programs/rural-economic-development-loan-grant-program/or