Philadelphia FY 2021 ? FY 2023 EDA Planning and Local Technical Assistance

The Economic Development Administration (EDA) is announcing the launch of its new grants management platform, the Economic Development Grants Experience (EDGE), to streamline the application and grants management process. This opportunity is for planning and local technical assistance investments to support economic development, foster job creation, and attract private investment in economically distressed areas of the United States. The EDA makes planning and local technical assistance investments through the Planning program and the Local Technical Assistance program. The Planning program includes Partnership Planning, Short-Term Planning, and State Planning awards to eligible recipients to create and implement regional economic development plans. The Local Technical Assistance program makes awards to strengthen the capacity of local or State organizations, institutions of higher education, and other eligible entities to undertake and promote effective economic development programs. • Eligible entities include District Organizations, Indian Tribes, States, cities, institutions of higher education, and public or private non-profit organizations. • The award ceiling is $300,000, and the award floor is $0. • Applications are accepted on a continuing basis and processed as received. • The opportunity will remain in effect until superseded by a future announcement.