FY 2023 Recompete Pilot Program-Phase 1 – Grant Opportunity

Workforce Services Information Notice
WSIN23-03

Issued: July 11, 2023

The US Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA), announces the availability of $12 million in funding for the fiscal year (FY) 2023 Distressed Area Recompete Pilot Program Phase 1 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) (Recompete Pilot Program NOFO), as authorized by section 29 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, as amended (15 U.S.C. § 3722b(j)(2) and (j)(7)) effective June 30, 2023.

Subject to the availability of funds, awards made under this NOFO will seek to alleviate persistent economic distress and support long-term comprehensive economic development and job creation, in places with a high prime-age (25 to 54 years) employment gap. The program uses prime-age employment gap (PAEG) as an indicator of economic distress because it accounts for prime-age workers who have stopped looking for jobs and left the labor force, not just those who are currently unemployed. In the execution of this goal, the EDA will seek to invest in programs and organizations that have a clear understanding of local conditions and pathways to create and connect people with good jobs while ensuring the program’s benefits are shared equitably and across diverse geographies. EDA’s longstanding mission is to ensure that all communities have a path to economic prosperity, and through the pilot program the EDA will support communities with high prime-age employment gaps through flexible, bottom-up strategy and implementation grants that tackle the unique challenges these communities face.

Eligible applicants under this NOFO include the following:

  1. A unit of local government.
  2. The District of Columbia.
  3. A territory of the United States.
  4. A Tribal government.
  5. Political subdivisions of a state or other entity, including a special-purpose entity engaged in economic development activities.
  6. A public entity or nonprofit organization, acting in cooperation with the officials of a political subdivision of a state or other entity described in 5.
  7. An economic development district.
  8. A coalition of any of the above entities that serve or are contained within an eligible geographic area.

Individuals and for-profit entities are not eligible for funding under this NOFO. applications must be submitted through Grants.gov before the deadline 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on October 5, 2023.

For more information about this grant opportunity, visit the Grants.gov website to review the complete Funding Opportunity Announcement, including eligibility requirements and instructions for submitting an application. For questions concerning this Recompete Pilot Phase 1 NOFO visit EDA’s website.

 

/s/ KIMBERLEE MEYER, Chief
Central Office Workforce Services Division