CVPDC works to connect member local governments to resources outside of our region. The following opportunities are currently available from federal, state, and other partners. Interested parties are encouraged to contact staff to learn more.
US EDA's Disaster Supplemental Funding Opportunity
Open for Requests
$103 million available. Due to natural disaster declarations in 2021 and 2022 in Appomattox, Bedford, and Campbell counties, Disaster Supplemental funding is available for a wide range of Economic Adjustment Assistance project types including planning, workforce development, entrepreneurship, revolving loan funds, public works, and infrastructure projects. Submissions should be based on long-term, regionally oriented, coordinated, and collaborative economic development or redevelopment strategies that foster economic growth and resilience. Projects must be consistent with the CVPDC's CEDS. A webinar and its slideshow introducing the NOFO appear at www.eda.gov along with additional information.
EPA's free Water Technical Assistance (WaterTA)
Open for Requests
TA supports communities to identify water challenges, develop plans, build capacity, and develop application materials to access water infrastructure funding. Learn more about WaterTA services and programs and view past WaterTA webinars and presentations.
EPA's free Community Change Technical Assistance (CCTA)
Open for Requests
The EPA Environmental and Climate Justice Program’s Community Change Grants aim to support environmental and climate justice activities that benefit disadvantaged communities through projects that reduce pollution, increase community climate resilience, and build community capacity to respond to environmental and climate justice challenges. Under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), EPA received $200 million for TA, which includes TA to provide support for preparing an application for the Community Change Grants.
Tobacco Commission FY25 Competitive Education Program
October 10, 2024
The Competitive Education program funds initiatives designed to assist residents of the tobacco region in obtaining levels of education previously not promoted, or available, in the region. The program focuses on ways to increase the education and skill levels of the region’s labor pools, as a method to attract and retain employers. Objectives for this funding are to enhance workforce readiness through support for proven and/or innovative programs, and to focus on “gaps” between education supply and occupational demand with emphasis on post-secondary STEM-H and advanced manufacturing career skills.
Tobacco Commission Economic Development Workforce Housing Incentive Pilot Program
Deadline coming soon
Developed with feedback from staff of Virginia Housing and the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, the program’s goal is to make the Commission’s footprint more attractive for economic development by directly addressing a major concern of expanding employers: insufficient housing for their workforce.
Total allocation: $2 million, Maximum award: $1 million
Purpose: Enhance the appeal of the Tobacco Region for major economic development projects by incentivizing localities and employers to develop affordable housing options for employees.
BRIC: Reducing Risk Through Hazard Mitigation
Reopening soon
The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program aims to categorically shift the federal focus away from reactive disaster spending and toward research-supported, proactive investment in community resilience. Examples of BRIC projects are ones that demonstrate innovative approaches to partnerships, such as shared funding mechanisms, and/or project design.
For example, an innovative project may bring multiple funding sources or in-kind resources from a range of private and public sector partners. Or an innovative project may offer multiple benefits to a community in addition to the benefit of risk reduction.
Through BRIC, FEMA continues to invest in a variety of mitigation activities with an added focus on infrastructure projects benefitting disadvantaged communities, nature-based solutions, climate resilience and adaption and adopting hazard resistant building codes.
Community Flood Preparedness Fund, Round 5
Due November 9, 2024
The fund was established to provide support for regions and localities across Virginia to reduce the impacts of flooding, including flooding driven by climate change. The fund will prioritize projects that are in concert with local, state, and federal floodplain management standards, local resilience plans, and the Virginia Coastal Resilience Master Plan. The fund will empower communities to complete vulnerability assessments and develop action-oriented approaches to bolster flood preparedness and increase resilience.
Virginia Department of Energy Awarded $156 Million for Solar for All Program
Coming Soon
The Virginia Department of Energy (Virginia Energy) will receive over $156 million in federal funding under the federal Solar for All grant. Around 50% of Virginia households are eligible to benefit from the program.
The funding will be available to Virginia for the next five years. Residential rooftop solar and shared solar developments qualify for the grant dollars. Developers may also submit larger projects, such as solar for community housing. The funding is focused mostly on low-income residents or people who live in communities designated as underserved. Projects must be designed to result in a minimum of 20% savings on their energy bills.
Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program
Coming Soon
Approximately $40 million is expected to be available. The Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program provides grants to implement the National Recycling Strategy to improve post-consumer materials management and infrastructure; support improvements to local post-consumer materials management and recycling programs; and assist local waste management authorities in making improvements to local waste management systems.
Eligible activities:
- Innovative solutions or programs that provide or increase access to prevention, reuse, and recycling in areas that currently do not have access.
- The purchase of recycling equipment, including but not limited to sorting equipment, waste metering, trucks, processing facilities, etc.
- Upgrades to material recovery facilities (MRFs) such as optical sorters, artificial intelligence, etc.
- Development of or upgrades to composting facilities or anaerobic digesters to increase capacity for organics recycling.
- Development of or upgrades to curbside collection programs or drop-off stations for organics.
- Development of or upgrades to reuse infrastructure such as online reuse platforms, community repair spaces, technology and equipment to improve materials management reuse options, food donation, and upcycling, staging areas for material reuse/donation, reuse warehouses, and reuse centers, and electronic waste and computer recycling and refurbishing.
Digital Equity Competitive Grant
Now accepting applications
The goal of the federal Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program is to fund initiatives that ensure communities have the access and skills to fully participate in the digital world, regardless of their background or circumstances. This program will complement digital equity activities funded by the Capacity Grant Program.
The NTIA (National Telecommunications and Information Administration) will conduct a series of webinars to guide prospective applicants beginning on August 7.
Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program
Due Nov 21, 2024
Approximately $2 billion is available for environmental and climate justice activities to benefit disadvantaged communities through place-based projects that reduce pollution, increase community climate resilience, and build community capacity to address environmental and climate justice challenges. This funding opportunity can apply to a wide variety of ideas provided they reduce or offset pollution impacts to disadvantaged communities. The project doesn't have to be in an area labeled "disadvantaged community" on the map behind this link, but it must benefit one or more. Previously funded projects include these and often include a local government with an NGO partner. Technical assistance with the application is available through EPA if requested by August 16, 2024.
Need help? The EPA’s Community Change Equitable Resilience Technical Assistance Program helps eligible entities apply for the Community Change Grants. Contact equitableresilience@epa.gov with questions.
