The GRANT Program is available for eligible recipients to support the local match requirement when applying for a federal government grant. Applications open June 1, 2024 and will continue on a rolling monthly basis thereafter until funds expire.
Supports the efforts of nonprofit organizations to build vibrant communities that offer stable jobs, homes, and communities connected through culture, recreation, and play.
Funding through the Implementation Pathway will help communities and regions devise and implement long-term economic recovery strategies through a variety of construction and non-construction projects to address economic challenges in areas where a Presidential declaration of a major disaster was issued in 2023 and 2024.
NACo’s Counties for Housing Solutions will provide free virtual technical assistance to help counties assess and update their zoning codes to increase affordable housing development and overall housing supply. These fast-paced technical assistance sprints are designed to be high-intensity and implementation-focused, with a county being on track to formally adopt an amendment to their zoning code at the conclusion of the sprint.
Assessment Grants provide funding for developing inventories of brownfield sites, prioritizing sites, conducting community involvement activities, conducting planning, conducting site assessments, developing site-specific cleanup plans, and developing reuse plans related to brownfield sites. A portion of the Assessment Grant funding must be used to conduct site assessments. Assessment Grant funds may not be used to conduct cleanup activities.
Review website, complete and submit application. Contact Geiger.Anthony@epa.gov with any questions.
• General Purpose Unit of Local Government
• Land Clearance Authority or another quasi-governmental entity that operates under the supervision and control of, or as an agent of, a General Purpose Unit of Local Government
• Government Entity Created by State Legislature
• Regional Council established under governmental authority or group of General Purpose Units of Local Government
• Redevelopment Agency that is chartered or otherwise sanctioned by a State
• State
• Federally recognized Indian Tribe
• Nonprofit organization described in section 501(c)(3) of title 26 of the IRC
• Limited liability corporation in which all managing members are 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations
• Limited partnership in which all general partners are 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations
• Qualified community development entity as defined in section 45D(c)(1) of the IRC
January 28, 2026 11:59 pm ET: Application Submission Deadline
June 2026: Anticipated Notification of Selection
September 2026: Anticipated Award Notification
Not required.