Cooperative Agreement 90ET0459

The federal Project Grant award of $450,000 from the Delta Regional Authority under the Delta Area Economic Development program (CFDA 90.201) supports the GNO RAAMP sector partnership. This initiative is designed to establish a shared table between aerospace and advanced manufacturing employers, higher education STEM educators, workforce development boards, and economic development organizations in the Greater New Orleans region. The goal is to foster collaboration and strengthen these key...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Ark-Tex Council Of Governments through the Rural Business Development Grant program (CFDA 10.351). The grant will support the Ark-Tex Regional Development organization in delivering technical assistance, training programs, and other services to promote sustainable economic development and facilitate the growth of small businesses in rural Texas communities through June 2024. The Rural Business Development...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $1,353,055 Regional Food System Partnerships grant to the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center on October 31, 2021 to fund the Oklahoma Local Agriculture Collaborative (OLAC) through October 30, 2024. OLAC will strengthen and grow the capacity of Oklahoma's local agriculture through three main initiatives - improving communication and access to underutilized resources, developing technical support systems to foster...

The Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) awarded a $131,818 Project Grant to the Ark-Tex Council of Governments (Ark TEX Regional Development), a local government entity in Texas. The grant funding will be used to promote sustainable economic development and facilitate the development of small and emerging private businesses, industry, and related employment to improve the economy in rural communities served by the organization. Specific activities supported...

The Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) was awarded a $420,000 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the ACOG Capital Area Economic Development District region in Oklahoma. Through the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations federal grant program (CFDA 11.302), ACOG will convene public and private sector stakeholders to create an economic...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046) provides $1,000,000 to the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (Acog) for the development of climate action plans. The key deliverables over the 4-year program period include a Priority Climate Action Plan, a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan, and a final status report. The plans will identify strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and...

The Association of South Central Oklahoma Governments was awarded a $300,000 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations federal grant program (CFDA 11.302). The grant will support the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for the eight-county region served by the Association through January 2025. As part of the Economic Development Support for...

This $10.8 million cooperative agreement from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration supports the National Association of Development Organizations Research Foundation and its sub-awardees to establish a formal Economic Development District Community of Practice over five years. The National Association of Development Organizations Research Foundation will organize, manage, and promote the Community of Practice in partnership with the National Association of Regional...

This federal Project Grant award of $189,403.00 was provided by the Appalachian Regional Commission (CFDA 23.009 - Appalachian Local Development District Assistance) to support the administrative and planning activities of the Three Rivers Planning & Development District, a non-profit organization located in Pontotoc, Mississippi. The grant funding will be used to enhance the technical competence and strategic development assistance provided by the local development district across eight...

The Indian Nations Council of Governments (INCOG) was awarded $420,000 by the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations federal grant program (CFDA 11.302) to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for its five-county region in northeast Oklahoma from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025. As the designated economic development district for Rogers, Wagoner, Tulsa, Osage, and...