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.
Love Your Block 2026-2028
Applications are due June 1, 2026.
Love Your Block is a two year civic engagement program that brings city leaders and residents together to strengthen neighborhoods, one block at a time. Selected cities will receive $270,000, coaching, and implementation support to turn community priorities into action. From transforming vacant lots into community gardens to removing trash and debris from a public right-of-way, the program supports cities in engaging with their residents to design, develop, and deliver small-scale neighborhood improvement projects that make their communities and cities better places to live.
Crossing Safety Program / Railroad Crossing Elimination (RCE) Grant Program
Applications are due June 8, 2026.
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has announced a $1.1 billion investment to improve safety infrastructure at railroad crossings. Funds are available for projects that: build overpasses or underpasses so cars and trains never meet, upgrade safety technology at crossings, relocate tracks to close a grade crossing, and educate Americans on how to cross train tracks safely.
FY27 Community Business Launch
Applications are due June 17, 2026.
The Community Business Launch (CBL) is a place-based entrepreneurial development strategy that fills a critical mass of vacant storefronts with expansion or start-up ventures. Local CBL programs train entrepreneurs, creatives, and small business owners about business planning practices. This training culminates in a group of finalists pitching their ideas to a panel of judges, with winners receiving grant funding and support services from the community to kick-start their new venture.
FY 2025 EDA Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Programs
There are no application submission deadlines. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the publication of a new PWEAA NOFO, cancellation of this PWEAA NOFO, or all available funds have been expended. EDA intends to review applications expeditiously upon receipt of the complete application.
The US Economic Development Administration's (EDA's) mission is to lead the Federal economic development agenda by promoting innovation and competitiveness, preparing American regions for economic growth and success in the worldwide economy. EDA fulfills this mission through strategic investments and partnerships that create the regional economic ecosystems required to foster globally competitive regions throughout the United States. EDA supports development in economically distressed areas of the United States by fostering job creation and attracting private investment.
Under this NOFO, EDA solicits applications from applicants in order to provide investments that support construction, non construction, planning, technical assistance, and revolving loan fund projects under EDA’s Public Works program and EAA program (which includes Assistance to Coal Communities, Nuclear Closure Communities, and Biomass Closure Communities). Grants and cooperative agreements made under these programs are designed to leverage existing regional assets and support the implementation of economic development strategies that advance new ideas and creative approaches to advance economic prosperity in distressed communities, including those negatively impacted by changes to the coal economy and nuclear power plant closures.
