Economic Development

Funding Opportunities

• USDA Rural Development - Rural Energy for America Program Renewable Energy Systems & Energy Efficiency Improvement Guaranteed Loans & Grants (application window deadline June 30, 2024)
• USDA Rural Development - Rural Energy for America Program Renewable Energy Systems & Energy Efficiency Improvement Guaranteed Loans & Grants (application window deadline September 30, 2024)

Ongoing Funding Opportunities

• Appalachian Regional Commission - Area Development Program
• Appalachian Regional Commission - Appalachian Regional Initiative for Stronger Economies (ARISE)
• Department of Commerce - Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Program
• Department of Commerce/Economic Development Administration - Planning and Local Technical Assistance Programs
• USDA - Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program
• USDA - Strategic Economic and Community Development

Resources

• DOI BIA Inter-Agency Tribal Access to Capital Clearinghouse
• Department of the Treasury: Inflation Reduction Act Taxpayer Resource Hub
• Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Center for Indian Country Development Resources
  • Native American Funding and Finance Atlas
  • Tribal Economic Zones
  • Mapping Native American Financial Institutions
• Treasury Community Development Financial Institution Certification (CDFI) Resources
  • CDFI Certification website
  • CDFI Certification Application: Guidance Manual (Updated January 2024)
• Clean energy credits: what you need to know about making an elective payment election and receiving an elective payment - Internal Revenue Service newsletter, October 23, 2023
• Credits and Deductions Under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 - Internal Revenue Service
• EIN Applications for Indian Tribal Governments & Their Entities - Internal Revenue Service tutorial video
• Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Historic Support for Tribal Small Businesses as Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, June 26, 2023
• SSBCI Awards to Tribal Governments, June 2023
• Treasury State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund: Project and Expenditure Report User Guide, April 1, 2023
• Treasury Recorded Webinars on the State & Local Fiscal Recovery Funds
  • Project & Expenditure Portal Demonstration
  • Account Creation and Logging In
  • Designating User Roles in the Treasury Portal
  • Using Bulk Upload for Reporting
• USDA Rural Development Resource Guides for RD Programs

News

• Treasury Department Announces First State Small Business Credit Initiative Awards to Tribal Governments for Small Businesses, Part of Biden Administration’s Investing in America Agenda - Treasury press release, June 26, 2023