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.
The Secretary of Labor, through MSHA, may award grants to
assist eligible entities in developing and enforcing state mining laws and regulations, improving state workers’ compensation and mining occupational disease laws and programs, and improving safety and health conditions in the nation’s mines through Federal-State coordination and cooperation.
MSHA encourages grantees to address, in their training and education programs, mine emergency preparedness, mine rescue, electrical safety, contract and customer truck drivers,
improving training for new and inexperienced miners, managers and supervisors performing mining tasks, pillar safety for underground mines, and falls from heights. MSHA also encourages state training programs to prioritize health and safety training for new mines and small mining
operations. MSHA is interested in supporting programs that emphasize training on miners’ statutory rights, including the right to a safe working environment and the right to refuse an
unsafe task.
Under section 503(a) of the Mine Act, any state in which mining takes place may apply for a grant. Under this grant program, the Governor must designate who will apply for the grant on behalf of the state.
Once designated by the Governor, the following organizations are eligible to apply:
• State governments
• County governments
• City or township governments
• Special district governments
• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal
governments)
MSHA is requesting applications for FY 2025. The application should include the performance period of 12 months starting October 1, 2024, and ending September 30, 2025. MSHA will let
the grantees know of the amount of their FY 2025 awards.
In making awards, MSHA expects to authorize grantees to use the Federal funds for allowable expenses incurred by the grantee or any of its contractors during the period of performance, on and after October 1, 2024, including the award of FY 2025 funds under 2 C.F.R. §200.308(g)(1).
Under 2 C.F.R. § 200.308(g)(2), MSHA may approve a request for a no-cost extension to grantees for a period of up to one year based on the success of the project and other relevant factors,
as determined by the Agency.