Funding Opportunities

Funding opportunities, requests for proposals, requests for applications, and other grant opportunities for ADECA’s multitude of programs will be posted to this page. Check back regularly for updates.

This page lists currently open opportunities only. Click here for a full list of all of ADECA’s programs.

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Law Enforcement and Traffic Safety Division

Juvenile Justice Program

Racial and Ethnic Disparities Coordinator RFP – deadline: April 8, 2024 at 3 p.m. CST

2024 Juvenile Justice Title II RFA – deadline: May 17, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. CST

2024 Juvenile Justice Title II Application Training Slides

Federal Initiatives and Recreation Division

Appalachian Regional Commission

POWER (Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization) Initiative

Appalachian Regional Commission has issued a Notice of Solicitation of Applications (NOSA) for its POWER (Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization) Initiative. POWER investments help create economic growth and diversification in Appalachian communities affected by job losses in coal mining, coal power plant operations, and coal-related supply chain industries. Since 2015, ARC has invested nearly $368.1 million in 449 projects touching 360 counties across Appalachia through the POWER initiative.

Applications are due by 5:00 p.m. EST on April 17, 2024. https://www.arc.gov/grants-and-opportunities/power/

Delta Regional Authority

States’ Economic Development Assistance Program – deadline: June 25, 2024

The States’ Economic Development Assistance Program Notice of Funding Availability was released on March 26, 2024. More information can be found below and on the DRA site at https://dra.gov/programs/critical-infrastructure/sedap/

NOFA https://dra.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024-SEDAP-NOFA.pdf

Community Infrastructure Fund (CIF)

Approximately $30 million is available to address basic public infrastructure and transportation infrastructure, as well as flood-control issues for communities within DRA’s eight-state service area.

More information

NOFA https://dra.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024-CIF-NOFA_March-2024.pdf

ARC / DRA

U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) Initiative

WORC grants awarded by DOL range in size from $150,000 to $1.5 million, will fund projects to provide career training and supportive services to workers who live or work in ARC, Delta Regional Authority (DRA), Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC), regions to help them secure good-paying, stable jobs in high-demand occupations. WORC grants are intended to promote economic mobility; address historic inequities in marginalized communities, including people of color, people with disabilities, and other underrepresented communities; and produce high-quality employment outcomes enabling workers to remain and thrive in these communities.

Deadline: June 20, 2024

DOL Announcement

Grants.gov Round 6 FOA

ARC’s role | DRA’s role