Project Grant ARC25C22156

The federal Project Grant award of $14,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Section 4 Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing program (CFDA 14.252) aims to enhance the capacity and abilities of Community Development Corporations (CDCs) and Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs) to carry out affordable housing and community development activities. The key products and services provided under this grant include: Training,...

The Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated (RCAP) will receive $215,000 under a Project Grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency Office for Water on January 1, 2022 to develop an innovative credentialing program for drinking water administrative professionals. The program is funded through June 30, 2023 under the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (SDWA 1459E). RCAP will follow the psychometric process to determine the knowledge, skills, and...

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 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...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (CFDA 16.320 - Services for Trafficking Victims), provides $6,000,000 to Youth Collaboratory Inc. to develop and build the capacity of community-based organizations (CBOs) in underserved communities to provide services to adolescent and youth human trafficking victims. The project will prioritize rural and underserved communities, including indigenous, undocumented, male, and labor trafficking...

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 $116,440 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) is a collaborative effort across five Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to develop and pilot innovative tools and approaches for enhancing the research capacity of HBCUs. The project aims to (1) create a "playbook" to help HBCU leaders assess their institution's research strengths and weaknesses and integrate research capacity-building into...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the 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 heterogeneous engagement and capacity-building activities enhance communities' capacity for transformative climate adaptation. The $160,033 project will use an extensive dataset on...

This $16,333,333.34 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Section 4 Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing program (CFDA 14.252) aims to enhance the technical and administrative capabilities of Community Development Corporations (CDCs) and Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs). The key activities to be performed under this four-year grant, awarded on August 9, 2024, include: 1) Providing...

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...