Federal grant programs / Department of Commerce

Economic Adjustment Assistance (11.307)

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$4.7 billion
• Grant awards1,882
• Typical award$1.3 million
• Awarded in FY 2025$114 million
• Size rank98 of 1,823
• Type of assistanceProject grants (cooperative agreements)

Key findings

• Annual funding fell from $966 million in fiscal 2021 to $114 million in fiscal 2025.
• It is the 98th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 20 largest recipients received 14% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 59 states and territories.

What the program funds

The EAA program provides a wide range of technical, planning, public works and infrastructure, and other financial assistance in regions experiencing adverse economic changes that may occur suddenly or over time. These adverse economic impacts may result from a steep decline in manufacturing employment following a plant closure, changing trade patterns, catastrophic natural disasters, a military base closure, or environmental changes and regulations.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

• FY 2025 EDA Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Programs
  Open · Rolling or no fixed deadline · up to $30.0 million
• FY 2023 Disaster Supplemental
  Open · Rolling or no fixed deadline · up to $30.0 million
• EDA FY25 Disaster Supplemental
  Open · Rolling or no fixed deadline · up to $50.0 million

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

Pursuant to Section 3(6) of PWEDA (42 U.S.C. § 3122(6)(A)) and 13 C.F.R. § 300.3 (Eligible Recipient), eligible applicants for EDA financial assistance under the Public Works and EAA programs include a(n): (i) District Organization of an EDA-designated Economic Development District; (ii) Indian Tribe or a consortium of Indian Tribes; (iii) State, county, city, or other political subdivision of a State, including a special purpose unit of a State or local government engaged in economic or infrastructure development activities, or a consortium of political subdivisions; (iv) institution of higher education or a consortium of institutions of higher education; (v) public or private non-profit organization or association acting in cooperation with officials of a political subdivision of a State. Individuals and for-profit entities are not eligible for funding; (vi) an economic development organization; or (vii) a public-private partnership for public infrastructure.

What the money can and cannot pay for

The EAA program can assist state and local entities in responding to a wide range of economic challenges through: ? Strategy Grants to support the development, updating or refinement of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). ? Implementation Grants to support the execution of activities identified in a CEDS, such as infrastructure improvements, including site acquisition, site preparation, construction, rehabilitation and equipping of facilities. Specific activities may be funded as separate investments or as multiple elements of a single investment To be eligible, a project must be located in or benefit a region that, on the date EDA receives an application for investment assistance, satisfies one or more of the economic distress criteria set forth in 13 C.F.R. § 301.3(a). All investments must be consistent with a current EDA- approved Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) or equivalent strategic economic development plan for the region in which the project will be located, and the applicant must have the required local share of funds committed, available, and unencumbered. Applicants must be able to start and complete proposed projects in a timely manner consistent with award terms and conditions.;

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Generally, the amount of the EDA grant may not exceed 60 percent of the total cost of the project. Projects may receive an additional amount that shall not exceed 30 percent, based on the relative needs of the region in which the project will be located, as determined by EDA. In addition, EDA’s regulations allow an investment rate of up to 100 percent for Indian tribes, for a State or political subdivision of a State that can document that it has exhausted its effective taxing and borrowing capacity, or for a non-profit organization that can document that it has exhausted its borrowing capacity.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

State and local governments received 52% of the money, nonprofits 27% and colleges and universities 15%.

By state

Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.