The Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project, Inc. (Southeast RCAP) received a $150,000 Project Grant award under the Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards program (CFDA 93.570) from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. The grant will fund Southeast RCAP's Community Economic Development Planning Project, which will support planning and expansion of the organization's small business development initiatives to benefit low-income...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $124,470 Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) to the Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project, Inc. (Southeast RCAP) to provide technical assistance, training, and financing to support critical infrastructure development, economic growth, and community revitalization projects in rural and disadvantaged communities across the southeastern United States. The 2-year project grant, effective from July...
The Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project, Inc. (Southeast RCAP) was awarded a $375,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund under the Community Development Financial Institutions Rapid Response Program (CDFI RRP). The two-year grant, awarded June 15, 2021 and set to be completed by September 30, 2023, will support Southeast RCAP's ability to address the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a Community...
This Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program, will provide $1,479,058 to Wake Forest University Health Sciences to operate the Southeast Prevention Technology Transfer Center (SE PTTC) for Region 4, which includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The SE...
This $100,000 Project Grant was awarded by the Appalachian Regional Commission (CFDA 23.002 - Appalachian Area Development) to the Chattanooga Area Regional Council of Governments, operating as the Southeast Tennessee Development District, a U.S. local government council of governments. The grant will fund community infrastructure projects and economic development initiatives across the region's 10 counties in Southeast Tennessee from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025. Specific activities may...
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $209,035 Project Grant to the Chattanooga Area Regional Council of Governments, doing business as the Southeast Tennessee Development District, under the Appalachian Local Development District Assistance program (CFDA 23.009). This annual administrative grant supports the organization's role as a regional planning and development entity serving 10 counties in Southeast Tennessee. The grant funding enables the Southeast Tennessee Development...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $385,000 Project Grant under the Regional Food System Partnerships (RFSP) program to the Southeast Regional Cooperative Inc. The grant will fund a 24-month partnership to develop strategies and structures to increase efficiencies in the supply chain supporting the charitable food network in the Southeast region. Key activities include planning and designing a regional service center to offer freight management,...
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to the Region 4 Planning And Development Council in West Virginia. The award, with a performance period from November 2024 to September 2026, will support the council's efforts to strengthen economic development, infrastructure, and community capacity across the 5-county region it serves. The funding will be used for a range of initiatives focused on goals...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded Southeastern Illinois Regional Planning and Development Commission $350,000 under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302) from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024. Through this Project Grant, Southeastern Illinois Regional Planning and Development Commission will provide regional economic development planning services to stimulate and guide the economic development efforts of communities in...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $280,000 to Region II Planning Commission under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302) from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023. Region II Planning Commission will use this funding to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for Hillsdale, Jackson, and Lenawee counties in Michigan. As the designated Economic Development District for the...