Project Grant 90EE1395
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Office of Community Services awarded Southeastern Community Action Partnership, Inc. an $800,000 Project Grant under the Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards program (CFDA 93.570) on September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2028. This award supports "Southeastern Utah's Revival: Entrepreneurial Loans and LMI Employment Barrier Reduction," a Community Economic Development (CED) initiative designed to address poverty and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI) received a $266,180 Project Grant from the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Office of Capital Access under the Microloan Program (CFDA 59.046), effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. As an intermediary lender and Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), CEI will utilize these funds to provide microloans up to $50,000 to startup, newly established, and growing small businesses in underserved communities, with...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Office of Community Services awarded $800,000 in Community Economic Development (CED) funding under the Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards program (CFDA 93.570) to the Coalition for Responsible Community Development (CRCD) on September 30, 2025, for a three-year project period ending September 29, 2028. CRCD will expand its social enterprise subsidiary, CRCD Enterprises, to create full-time employment in the lead abatement and construction...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families awarded $800,000 under the Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards program (CFDA 93.570) to Montana Community Development Corporation (Mofi) for a Community Economic Development (CED) project effective September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2028. Mofi will deploy these funds to provide a loan to Nomad GCS, a manufacturing business in Libby, Montana,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Main Street Launch, a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) based in Oakland, California, received an $800,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Community Services under the Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards program (CFDA 93.570) on September 30, 2025. The award supports expansion of the San Francisco Business Resilience Loan Fund, an existing initiative providing low-interest loans and...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Maine Department of Labor received a $965,614 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP, CFDA 17.235) for the program year July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. The award funds workforce development services targeting low-income individuals aged 55 and older with household incomes at or below 125% of the federal poverty level. The program delivers...
- Federal Formula Grant Award Summary The Maine Department of Health and Human Services received a Community Services Block Grant (CSBG, CFDA 93.569) award of $1,367,897 from the Office of Community Services, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This formula grant supports the delivery of comprehensive social services designed to reduce poverty and promote economic self-sufficiency among low-income individuals and families in Maine. The CSBG funding enables Maine DHHS to work...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Community Capital New York, Inc. received an $800,000 Project Grant from the Office of Community Services under the Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards program (CFDA 93.570), Community Economic Development (CED) funding track, effective September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2028. The organization established a revolving loan fund based in Elmsford, New York, to provide low-interest financing and comprehensive business support to small businesses...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families awarded $800,000 to Northwest Side Community Development Corporation (NWSCDC) under the Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards program (CFDA 93.570) on September 30, 2025. NWSCDC deployed these Community Economic Development (CED) funds as a loan to GigaCrete Midwest, a modular home manufacturing company, to finance equipment acquisition, facility buildout costs,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary On September 29, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded $4.0 million to the University of Maine System through the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766). This Project Grant, with a completion date of September 29, 2027, supports the development of essential community facilities in rural areas. The Community Facilities Loans and Grants program provides funding to public bodies, non-profit organizations, and...
The Office of Community Services awarded Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI) $800,000 under the Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards program (CFDA 93.570) on September 30, 2025, to support the Maine Made Hospitality: Rural Jobs with Lasting Impact project. CEI, a nonprofit community development financial institution based in Maine, will deploy these Community Economic Development (CED) funds to provide a loan to Rangeley Lodge, a hospitality business in Franklin County, Maine. The loan will enable the renovation and reopening of a recently closed hotel to create sustainable employment opportunities and attract tourism to the economically disadvantaged region, where the poverty rate of 11.8% significantly exceeds the state average. In addition to the capital loan, CEI will deliver comprehensive technical assistance and wraparound supportive services to Rangeley Lodge and its workforce through the project's completion on September 29, 2028. Services include ongoing business development and oversight, coordinated job recruitment and placement through partnerships with the Maine Department of Labor and local Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) partners, work-ready and skills-based training, transportation assistance, and financial wellness coaching for new employees. The project is expected to create 29 new full-time jobs, with 22 positions—exceeding the CED program's 75% threshold—filled by low-income individuals at starting wages 23% above Maine's minimum wage, with full benefits and career advancement opportunities.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 12/22/25 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 9/30/25 | ||
| Not listed | $800.0k | 9/26/25 |