Project Grant ARC23C21065

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $16,000,000 Project Grant under the Section 4 Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing program (CFDA 14.252) to Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. The grant aims to enhance the technical and administrative capabilities of Community Development Corporations (CDCs) and Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs) to carry out affordable housing and community development activities that benefit low-...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building program (CFDA 14.259) provides $2,450,000.00 to Capital Access Inc. to deliver technical assistance and capacity building services. The funding will support Capital Access Inc.'s work to help state/local governments, public housing authorities, tribes, and nonprofit organizations effectively implement HUD programs related to affordable...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445) to the Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP), a national non-profit organization. The funding will be used to accelerate career tracks in the water utilities sector and provide access to water utility workforce opportunities. The key activities under this agreement include establishing leadership development,...

This $160,033 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate and Atmospheric Research program (CFDA 11.431) will develop a novel analytical framework and quantitative approach using causal-forest machine learning to evaluate and predict the extent to which engagement and capacity-building activities enhance coastal communities' ability to progress towards transformative climate adaptation. The project will analyze data from ~600 Northeast...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $471,704 Cooperative Agreement under the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (CFDA 11.611) program to the Oklahoma Alliance for Manufacturing Excellence, Inc. (OMA). The purpose of this 18-month project is to create a comprehensive state manufacturing workforce recruitment plan that targets the recruitment and development of a skilled workforce from three underrepresented population groups: Black people, veterans, and...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $2,300,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building program (CFDA 14.259) to Cloudburst Consulting Group, Inc., a woman-owned small business. The funding will support the delivery of technical assistance, training, and capacity building services to help HUD grantees and partners, including state/local governments, public housing authorities, tribes, and nonprofit...

This Project Grant award of $565,558, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program, supports a collaborative effort among five Emerging Research Institutions (ERIs) in Rhode Island to re-envision research administration capacity in the state. The key products and services to be delivered through this 3-year award include: 1) developing shared resources and a research administration learning community, 2) building and diversifying the...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Rural Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing Grants program (CFDA 14.265), aims to enhance the capacity and abilities of rural housing development organizations, Community Development Corporations (CDCs), Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs), local governments, and Indian tribes to carry out affordable housing and community development...

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Immediate Office of the Secretary awarded a $4,250,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Thriving Communities Program Capacity Builders Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 20.942) to the Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated (RCAP). The grant funding will support RCAP in providing capacity building technical assistance to the 16 Main Streets communities participating in the Thriving Communities program. RCAP's activities under this award will...

The Department of Energy (DOE), through its Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), awarded a $4,251,000 cooperative agreement to the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) to develop the "WINDWISE" program. WINDWISE aims to advance the Wind Energy Technologies Office's goals by building strong and equitable distributed wind (DW) markets through incentivizing communities to implement transformative, locally generated solutions for reducing soft...