Distressed Area Recompete Pilot Program (11.040)
Distressed Area Recompete Pilot Program (Assistance Listing 11.040) is run by the Economic Development Administration, part of the Department of Commerce. It awarded $194 million in 66 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $2.9 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $1.8 million. Half of the 66 awards fell between $499,418 and $4.8 million, and they ranged from $250,000 to $15.1 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$194 million
- Grant awards66
- Typical award$1.8 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$49.6 million
- Size rank609 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceGrant
Key findings
- It is the 609th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 97% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 21 states and territories.
What the program funds
The Distressed Area Recompete Pilot Program (Recompete Pilot Program) aims to alleviate persistent economic distress and support long-term, comprehensive economic development and job creation in places with a high prime-age (25 to 54 years) employment gap. In the execution of this goal, EDA will focus on creating and connecting people with good jobs.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
Eligible applicants under this NOFO include: (i) a unit of local government; (ii) the District of Columbia; (iii) a territory of the United States; (iv) a Tribal government; (v) political subdivisions of a State or other entity, including a special-purpose entity engaged in economic development activities; (vi) a public entity or nonprofit organization, acting in cooperation with the officials of a political subdivision of a State or other entity described in (v); (vii) an economic development district; and (viii) a coalition of any of the above entities that serve or are contained within an eligible geographic area.
What the money can and cannot pay for
The Recompete Pilot Program will invest in distressed communities to create, and connect workers to, good jobs in places that need them most. The program specifically targets distressed communities to spur a new chapter of opportunity in those areas. They may be urban, suburban, or rural, but they have low labor force participation rates that are holding back prosperity. EDA will run this competition in two phases through two separate Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs). In this Phase 1 NOFO, EDA will fund Strategy Development Grants and will approve Recompete Plans for certain regions. Applicants to this Phase 1 NOFO must choose whether they are pursuing a Strategy Development Grant, approval of a Recompete Plan, or both. Strategy Development Grants are funded. Recompete Plan approval, on the other hand, is unfunded, but is a prerequisite to applying to the Phase 2 NOFO. Under the Phase 2 NOFO EDA will award Implementation funding. Thus, if an applicant would like to compete for Implementation funding under the upcoming Phase 2 NOFO, it should at minimum apply for Recompete Plan approval under this Phase 1 NOFO (the applicant can also apply for a Strategy Development Grant if it so chooses). In a future Phase 2 NOFO, applicants with approved Recompete Plans will compete for funding for Implementation projects.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing. Matching requirements: Percent: Other. In general, Phase 1 Strategy Development grants will be awarded with a maximum 100% federal grant rate (i.e., no local match required). As there is no funding associated with Recompete Plan approval, there is no relevant federal grant rate or local matching requirement. Matching dollars are not required in Phase 1 or Phase 2. Matching dollars will be considered a competitive factor in Phase 2 but so will other complementary projects or initiatives that support the Recompete goals.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Distressed Area Recompete Pilot Program (11.040) awarded $194 million across 66 grant awards, an average of $2.9 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind River Sage Fund Inc. | Wyoming | 8 | $36.1 million |
| Shaping Our Appalachian Region Inc | Kentucky | 5 | $32.0 million |
| Platform for Social Impact | Puerto Rico | 7 | $30.8 million |
| Allentown City Hall | Pennsylvania | 9 | $20.5 million |
| City of Birmingham | Alabama | 5 | $20.2 million |
| Olympic Community of Health | Washington | 1 | $9.8 million |
| North Olympic Peninsula Resource Conservation and Development Council | Washington | 1 | $8.3 million |
| Peninsula College | Washington | 1 | $6.9 million |
| Appalachian Regional Healthcare Inc | Kentucky | 2 | $6.8 million |
| Port Angeles Port of | Washington | 1 | $6.0 million |
| Clallam County | Washington | 2 | $3.7 million |
| Pikeville Medical Center Inc | Kentucky | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Composite Recycling Technology Center | Washington | 1 | $1.2 million |
| Plenty Doors Community Development Corp | Montana | 1 | $549,996 |
| Northwest Side Community Development Corp | Wisconsin | 1 | $500,000 |
| United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley, Inc. | Georgia | 1 | $500,000 |
| Fund for Our Economic Future of Northeast Ohio | Ohio | 1 | $499,972 |
| County of Santa Cruz | Arizona | 1 | $499,950 |
| Masshire Hampden County Workforce Board, Inc. | Massachusetts | 1 | $499,940 |
| Florida a & M University | Florida | 1 | $499,923 |
Who usually wins
Nonprofits received 69% of the money, state and local governments 27% and colleges and universities 4.0%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 40 | $134 million | 69% |
| State and local governments | 23 | $53.2 million | 27% |
| Colleges and universities | 3 | $7.7 million | 4.0% |
By state
6 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 9 | $41.2 million |
| Washington | 9 | $36.6 million |
| Wyoming | 9 | $36.5 million |
| Puerto Rico | 7 | $30.8 million |
| Pennsylvania | 10 | $20.9 million |
| Alabama | 6 | $20.7 million |
| Ohio | 2 | $976,772 |
| Montana | 1 | $549,996 |
| Georgia | 1 | $500,000 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | $500,000 |
| Arizona | 1 | $499,950 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | $499,940 |
| Florida | 1 | $499,923 |
| Mississippi | 1 | $499,470 |
| California | 1 | $499,400 |
| Tennessee | 1 | $496,100 |
| Arkansas | 1 | $495,000 |
| Illinois | 1 | $453,320 |
| New York | 1 | $452,975 |
| Maine | 1 | $425,111 |
| Alaska | 1 | $303,408 |