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No. PWEAA2023 · Economic Development Administration

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FY 2025 EDA Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Programs

Dealbreakers Cost share required Audit: not stated
Not reimbursement-only
“EDA has authority to provide grants” — From the announcement
Award range
$100,000 – $30,000,000
Expected awards
~3000
Application deadline
No deadline listed
Posted
Mar 14, 2023
Last verified
6 days ago

At a glance

AI summary

EDA’s FY 2025 Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance programs fund construction and non-construction economic development projects, including infrastructure, workforce, technical assistance, planning, and revolving loan funds. Eligible applicants include states, local governments, Indian Tribes, higher education institutions, nonprofits working with local officials, economic development organizations, and public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; individuals and for-profit entities are not eligible. EDA expects Public Works awards of about $600,000 to $5 million and EAA awards of about $150,000 to $2.5 million, with ACC, NCC, and BCC awards generally ranging from $500,000 to $3 million for implementation and $100,000 to $350,000 for planning. Cost share is generally required, and EDA’s baseline share is usually up to 60 percent of total project costs, with higher shares possible in limited circumstances based on regional need. Projects must fit at least one EDA investment priority and be consistent with a current CEDS or an approved equivalent regional strategy.

AI-generated summary — verify against the announcement

What it funds

  • Other
  • Capacity Building & Technical Assistance
  • Infrastructure, Construction & Shared Facilities
  • Low-Income & Underserved Communities
  • Housing, Homelessness & Community Development
  • Infrastructure & Public Works
  • Workforce, Employment & Economic Mobility
Official description from grants.gov

PLEASE FIND THE NOFO IN THE 'DOCUMENTS' SECTION OF THIS POST This opportunity has been updated as of May 11, 2026 Program Overview: EDA has authority to provide grants to meet the full range of communities’ and regions’ economic development needs from planning and technical assistance to construction of infrastructure. These grants are made through a series of Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) that can be found on EDA’s website at https://www.eda.gov/funding/funding-opportunities and are designed to support the economic development activities most useful to a community based on its needs and circumstances. EDA funds community or regionally generated ideas and assists communities to advance to the next level of economic development. This NOFO sets out EDA’s application submission and review procedures for two of EDA’s core economic development programs authorized under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended (42 U.S.C. § 3121 et seq.) (PWEDA): (1) Public Works and Economic Development Facilities (Public Works) and (2) Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA). EDA supports bottom-up strategies that build on regional assets to spur economic growth and resiliency. EDA encourages its grantees throughout the country to develop initiatives that present new ideas and creative approaches to advance economic prosperity in distressed communities. Through this NOFO EDA intends to advance general economic development in accordance with EDA’s investment priorities, which can be found on EDA's website here: Investment Priorities | U.S. Economic Development Administration

Who can apply

  • City or township governments
  • County governments
  • Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
  • Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
  • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
  • Others
  • Private institutions of higher education
  • Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
  • Special district governments
  • State governments
Geographic restriction None found in the announcement — likely nationwide

Program history

USASpending.gov

Assistance listing 11.300 · Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities

Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (11.300), not just this notice.

Fiscal year Awards Median award Middle half
FY 2026 (so far) 5 $1,500,000 $700,000 – $2,500,000
FY 2025 15 $2,200,000 $1,516,060 – $3,156,117
FY 2024 44 $1,960,000 $1,262,500 – $2,641,839
FY 2023 63 $1,700,425 $1,225,000 – $2,640,410
FY 2022 59 $2,000,000 $1,402,160 – $3,000,000
FY 2021 74 $1,631,340 $1,000,000 – $2,470,070

For comparison, this notice advertises $100,000 – $30,000,000.

Who wins it Local government (169), Nonprofit (33), Higher education (31) of 260 awards — categories can overlap.
Top states TX (26) · CA (15) · AR (6) · WI (6) · GA (5)
Largest recent awards
  1. YUROK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP $6,022,800 · FY 2023
  2. COUNTY OF GRENADA $5,353,888 · FY 2022
  3. ATHENS COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY $5,019,200 · FY 2022
  4. BELMONT COLLEGE $5,000,000 · FY 2022
  5. RENO, CITY OF $5,000,000 · FY 2021

Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Aug 8, 2026

Assistance listing 11.307 · Economic Adjustment Assistance

Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (11.307), not just this notice.

Fiscal year Awards Median award Middle half
FY 2026 (so far) 21 $200,000 $0 – $500,000
FY 2025 84 $500,000 $500,000 – $2,216,950
FY 2024 216 $1,371,000 $411,173 – $2,600,000
FY 2023 138 $551,020 $213,259 – $1,500,000
FY 2022 900 $2,100,000 $1,000,000 – $4,522,137
FY 2021 574

For comparison, this notice advertises $100,000 – $30,000,000.

Dollar figures are based on the 1,000 most recent awards we store, not all 1,933 — award counts are complete.

Who wins it Local government (768), Nonprofit (505), Higher education (277) of 1,933 awards — categories can overlap.
Top states WV (53) · TX (38) · CA (35) · OK (21) · VA (20)
Largest recent awards
  1. INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, INC $30,000,000 · FY 2022
  2. THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK $29,473,516 · FY 2022
  3. WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY $26,380,486 · FY 2022
  4. CITY OF EL PASO $25,000,000 · FY 2022
  5. ADVANCED REGENERATIVE MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE INC $24,942,902 · FY 2022

Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Aug 8, 2026