FY 2021 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Statewide Planning, Research, and Networks

Agency: Department of Commerce

11.307 -- Economic Adjustment Assistance

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

The ARPA Statewide Planning, Research, and Networks NOFO is part of EDA’s multi-phase effort to respond to the coronavirus pandemic as directed by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Specifically, this NOFO seeks to build regional economies for the future through two primary avenues: a) Statewide Planning and b) Research and Networks.

Subject to the availability of funds, awards made under this NOFO will help develop coordinated state-wide plans for economic development and data, tools, and institutional capacity to evaluate and scale evidence-based economic development efforts, including through communities of practice and provision of technical assistance among existing and new EDA grantees.

While EDA encourages eligible applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible, EDA strongly advises eligible applicants to submit complete applications no later than October 31, 2021 so that EDA can review and process the application in time to achieve the objectives of the grant program. Submission by October 31, 2021 is not a guarantee of funding. Any award is subject to the availability of funds. See Section E of this NOFO regarding EDA’s review process.

For Statewide Planning grants, States must accept or reject the grant within 45 days of the date of transmission from EDA of an invitation letter.

**Please note: While the published Notice of Funding Opportunity (available under "Related Documents") states that the ED900A form and the SF424B form are both required for a complete application to the Research and Networks component of this funding opportunity, these forms are no longer required and have therefore been removed from the package template.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

Pursuant to section 3(4) of PWEDA (42 U.S.C. § 3122(4)(A)) and 13 C.F.R. § 300.3 (Eligible Recipient), eligible applicants under the EAA program include a(n): (i) District Organization of an EDA-designated Economic Development District (EDD); (ii) Indian Tribe or a consortium of Indian Tribes; (iii) State, county, city, or other political subdivision of a State, including a special purpose unit of a State or local government engaged in economic or infrastructure development activities, or a consortium of political subdivisions; (iv) institution of higher education or a consortium of institutions of higher education; or (v) public or private non-profit organization or association acting in cooperation with officials of a general purpose political subdivision of a State unless EDA waives the cooperation requirement.For Statewide Planning grants, eligible applicants are limited to the Governor’s Office, or equivalent, of a State, who may designate an eligible applicant type described above to apply for and administer the award. Under section 3(10) of PWEDA the term “State” includes the fifty States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.Under its EAA program, EDA is not authorized to provide grants or cooperative agreements to individuals or to for profit entities. Requests from such entities will not be considered for funding.

Grantor contact information

Description

For applicants interested in the Research component: research@eda.gov For applicants interested in the Networks component: networks@eda.gov For applicants interested in the Statewide Planning component: Reach out to your EDA Regional Office with questions

Email

research@eda.gov; networks@eda.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
ARPA_Statewide_Planning_Research_and_Networks_NOFO.pdf	ARPA Statewide Planning Research and Networks NOFO - Final	Jul 22, 2021 09:11 PM UTC

Link to additional information

www.eda.gov

Archived: October 30, 2022

Application process

This site is a work in progress. Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates.

Award

$31,000,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$200,000

Award Minimum

$6,000,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

EDA-HDQ-ARPRN-2021-2006986

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Yes

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Other

Category Explanation:

Economic Development, Research, Networks, Communities of Practice

History

Version:

Posted date:

July 22, 2021

Archive date:

October 30, 2022