Percent for Place Federal Funding Opportunities for Civic Infrastructure

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4	Agriculture (USDA)	Community Forest Program	Provides competitive grants to acquire and establish community forests that provide community benefits, including economic benefits through active forest management, clean water, wildlife habitat, educational opportunities and public access for recreation	- Local government entities - Tribal Organizations (including Alaska Native Corporations) - Non-profit organizations, with restrictions	- Purchase price for the property and associated transactional costs. Community forests can support activities such as outdoor education in schools, fisheries, wildlife habitat, outdoor recreation.	Little Pisgah Labs Community Forest \| Buncombe County, NC Little Pisgah Labs received nearly $500,000 for the creation of a 224-acre community forest that will provide an outdoor learning environment for the 13th largest public school system in North Carolina. The adjacent proposed Career Technical and Education Campus will integrate classroom science curriculum with the forest’s environmental resources, provide public access for hiking and paddling, and conserves headwaters for the Rocky Broad River. For more information, see link.	Currently pending Farm Bill reauthorization
5		Urban and Community Forestry Program	Provides competitive grants to plant & maintain trees, combat extreme heat & climate change, and improve access to nature in cities, towns & suburbs	- State & local governments (including insular areas) - Tribes (including Alaska Native Corporations and Tribal Organizations) - Non-profit organizations - Public institutions of higher education - Community-based organizations	- Tree planting/maintenance - Tree area restoration/resilience - Strategies for mitigating extreme heat via trees/forests - Related workforce development and community engagement	Philadelphia Tree Plan \| Philadelphia, PA A coalition of public and nonprofit partners were awarded $12M to begin to implement the first comprehensive plan to equitably grow and care for Philadelphia’s urban forest, including investment in tree planting and maintenance efforts in seven priority areas across the city. For more information, see link.	Currently pending Farm Bill reauthorization Receives annual appropriations and additional funds provided via the Inflation Reduction Act
6		Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program	Provides affordable funding to develop essential community facilities in rural areas. An essential community facility is defined as a facility that provides an essential service to the local community for the orderly development of the community in a primarily rural area and does not include private, commercial or business undertakings.	- Public bodies - Tribes - Non-profit organizations, with restrictions	- Purchase, construction and/or improvement of essential community facilities, examples which include: - Community centers - Community gardens - Libraries - Schools, including green schoolyards - Street improvements	Lamoille Valley Rail Trail \| Hardwick, VT Using a $175,500 Community Facilities grant, the Town of Hardwick, Vermont upgraded a section of the 93-mile Lamoille Valley Rail Trail to support bicycle, horse, wheelchair, and pedestrian traffic from Wolcott to Walden. Work also includes associated repairs, vegetation clearing and trail access improvements. The project also supports leveraging recreational opportunities for economic development, particularly for Hardwick's downtown and local food industry.	Currently pending Farm Bill reauthorization Program funds for loans and grants are provided through annual appropriations
7	Economic Development Administration (EDA)	Recompete Pilot Program	Provides competitive grants for alleviation of persistent economic distress and support of long-term comprehensive economic development and job creation, in places with a high prime-age (25 to 54 years) employment gap.	- Government entities (including local, District of Columbia, U.S. territories, Tribal government) - Political subdivision of a State or other entity - Public entities or nonprofit organizations, with restrictions - Economic development districts - A coalition of any of the above entities that serve or are contained within an eligible geographic area	- Workforce development - Business and entrepreneur development - Infrastructure	Revitalization of Central Maine Recompete Plan \| Skowhegan, ME The Revitalization of Central Maine Recompete Plan, led by Main Street Skowhegan, was awarded a first-phase Strategy Development Grant and invited to apply for a $20-50M implementation grant to support a robust set of job creation and workforce development activities including investing in the built infrastructure to increase public connectedness to support community-based infrastructure, greenspace, and programming to engage residents while reducing loneliness and social isolation and increasing well-being. For more information, see link.	Authorized in the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act for up to $1B
8	Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	Clean Water State Revolving Fund	Provides low interest loans to eligible recipients for water infrastructure projects through each state's revolving loan fund	State administered program. See the CWSRF program in your state for information on how to apply, generally limited to local public entities.	- Energy Conservation - Water Conservation - Stormwater design and infrastructure, such as green schoolyards - Contaminated Sites - Habitat Protection and Restoration, such as wetland and parks - Groundwater Protection and Restoration - Surface Water Protection and Restoration	Crooked River Wetlands Complex \| Prineville, OR The 120-acre Crooked River Wetlands Complex was developed based on the results of a grant-funded groundwater study and pilot. The project, saving the city $54M by eliminating the need to build a traditional treatment plant, has over 2 miles of riparian improvements and over 5.4 miles of new trails for recreational use – of which 3.25 miles are paved for use year-round. The complex also serves as an outdoor classroom for local school children. For more information, see link.	Program funds are provided through annual appropriations
9		Climate Pollution Reduction Grants	Provides grants to develop and implement ambitious plans for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful air pollution	- State & local governments (including territories) - Tribes (a special grant competition for tribes and tribal consortiums is available)	- Projects that support a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, such as: - Green schoolyards - Bike and pedstrian infrastructure - Urban afforestation and green infrastructure	*New program Planning grants have been awarded and implementation grants are available to those with planning grants.	Through 2031 for planning grants Through 2026 for implementation grants
10		Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program	Provides grants for environmental and climate justice activities that benefit disadvantaged communities through projects that reduce pollution, increase community climate resilience, and build community capacity to address environmental & climate justice challenges	- A partnership between two community-based non-profit organizations (CBOs) - A partnership between a CBO and one of the following: Tribes, local government, or an institution of higher education	- Climate resilience and adaptation, such as green schoolyards, new parks - Mitigating climate and health risks from urban heat islands & extreme heat, such as tree planting - Investments in low- and zero-emission and resilient technologies and related infrastructure - Workforce development and community engagement	*New program NOFO is open through November 21, 2024, accepting applications on a rolling basis.	Authorized in the Inflation Reduction Act for $3B through FY26
11	Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)	Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)	Provides funds to categorically shift the federal focus away from reactive disaster spending and toward research-supported, proactive investment in community resilience	- Government entities (including state, territories, Tribal governments)	- Capability- and capacity-building activities - Mitigation projects, such as green schoolyards, trail stabilization and greenways - Management costs	Chestnut Bay Resiliency Project \| Conway, SC The City of Conway, South Carolina received $2.17M to create a man-made Chestnut Bay that turns unused land into a stormwater and park project in one of its neighborhoods most impacted by flooding. The park reclaims property associated with catastrophic flood impacts and converts it into a public space that provides amenities that enhance and enrich the surrounding community. For more information, see link.	Program funds are provided through annual appropriations, as set-aside of disaster costs. For FY23, $355M (applications closed 2/29/24)
12	Housing & Urban Development (HUD)	Community Development Block Grants (CDBG)	Provides grants to support community development activities that build stronger and more resilient communities. Eligible activities may address needs such as infrastructure, economic development projects, public facilities installation, community centers, housing rehabilitation, public services, clearance/acquisition, microenterprise assistance, code enforcement, and homeowner assistance	- Principal cities of Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) - Metropolitan cities with populations of at least 50,000 - Qualified urban counties with populations of at least 200,000 (excluding the population of entitled cities) - States and insular areas	- Acquisition of real property and relocation & demolition - Rehabilitation non-residential structures - Construction of public facilities and improvements, including school infrastructure and green schoolyards - Public services - Energy conservation and renewable energy resources	Ella Fitzgerald Greenway \| Detroit, MI The City of Detroit, Michigan received $750,000 to convert approximately 30 vacant lots into the Ella Fitzgerald Greenway, a neighborhood path and public space for walkers, bikers, and runners that also connects Marygrove Conservancy, the University of Detroit Mercy and Ella Fitzgerald Park. For more information, see link.	Program funds are provided through annual appropriations. FY23 enacted $3.3B in Formula Funds, plus $3B in earmarks
13	Housing & Urban Development (HUD)	Pathways to Removing Obstacles for Housing (PRO)	Provides competitive grants to identify and remove barriers to affordable housing production and preservation	- State & local governments - Metropolitan planning organizations - Multijurisdictional entities	- Projects that support affordable housing production and preservation, including deteriorating or inadequate infrastructure & lack of neighborhood amenities	*New program	Program funds are provided through annual appropriations. FY23 enacted $85M (applications closed 11/6/23)
14	Interior	Outdoor Recreation Legacy Program (ORLP)	Provides competitive grants to help economically disadvantaged urban communities with no, or almost no, access to publicly available, close-by, outdoor recreation	- State Lead Agencies for the Land Water and Conservation Fund The lead agency may apply on behalf of itself or on behalf of an eligible sub-recipient (including other state agencies, government subdivisions, special purpose districts such as park districts, and Tribes)	-Acquisition and/or development of public land for outdoor recreation activities, such as hiking, cycling, field and court sports, fishing - Recreational facilities, including green schoolyards	Russian Jack Springs Park \| Anchorage, AK The Municipality of Anchorage received $621,000 to improve Russian Jack Springs Park, located in an area with a high concentration of low-income youth. The planned improvements will greatly expand community spaces, providing single track mountain biking trails, a sledding hill, and other park amenities to increase recreational activity at the park.	Funded through the Land and Water Conservation Fund. For FY24, $224M available (closes 4/30/24)
15	Northern Border Regional Commission	Catalyst Program	Provides funds for economic development and infrastructure projects throughout designated economically distressed counties in its four-state service area of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York	In Maine, New Hampshire, New York & Vermont: - State & local governments - Tribes - Non-profit organizations	- Basic public infrastructure, such as community infrastructure to improve health outcomes and physical activity - Infrastructure that increases community connectedness, such as outdoor recreation infrastructure, public meeting spaces and community centers	Library Park \| Conway, NH Conway Public Library received $340,523 to renovate and redesign the Library Park as a strategic resource that meets outdoor space needs in rural Carroll County, New Hampshire.	For FY24, $50M available (first round closes 3/22/24)
16	Transportation (DOT)	Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program (ATIIP)	Provides grants to construct safe and connected active transportation facilities in an active transportation network or active transportation spine and to develop plans for active transportation networks and active transportation spines	- State, local or regional governmental organizations - Tribes - Planning organizations or councils - Multi-county special districts - Multistate groups of governments	- Activities that connect existing transportation networks together, including linking walking and biking facilities together	*New program	Initial funding of $45M provided in FY23 appropriations
17		Neighborhood Access and Equity and Reconnecting Communities Pilot	Provides technical assistance and funding for communities’ planning and construction projects that aim to connect neighborhoods back together by removing, retrofitting, or mitigating transportation barriers such as highways and railroad tracks	- State & local governments (including territories) - Tribal governments - Special purpose districts - Metropolitan planning organizations - Non-profit organizations or institutions of higher education may partner with above entities	- Conducting public engagement activities, planning and capacity building activities - Planning feasibility studies - Assessing transportation equity or pollution impacts - Capital construction, including facilities, streets, trails, greenways, transit, public space, transportation links and hubs	Shoreline Drive Gateway \| Long Beach, CA The City of Long Beach, California was awarded $30M through the Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program to convert an urban freeway corridor into a landscaped local roadway, expand Cesar Chavez Park, and provide a new bicycle path and pedestrian amenities to better connect residents, visitors and workers to the Pacific Ocean, local destinations and downtown. For more information, see link.	Through FY26
18		Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE)	Provides competitive grants to invest in road, rail, transit, and port projects that promise to achieve national objectives	- Public entities (including municipalities, counties, Port Authorities, Tribal governments and Metropolitan Planning Organizations)	- Public transportation projects - Intermodal projects - Projects to replace or rehabilitate a culvert or prevent stormwater runoff, including green schoolyards	LINK Trail \| Camden County, NJ Camden County, New Jersey was awarded $19M for a new walking and biking trail that will connect 17 communities in Camden County. For more information, see link.	Funds obligated by September 2027
19		Recreation Trails Program (RTP)	Provides funds to develop and maintain recreational trails and trail-related facilities for motorized and nonmotorized recreational trail uses	- State administered program. See the RTP program in your state for information on how to apply. Generally limited to counties, municipal governments, and non-profit agencies	- Construction, maintenance, or restoration of outdoor activity trails that support activities and faciliites such as hiking, biking, in-line skating and green schoolyards	Violet Crown Trail \| Central Texas The Violet Crown Trail is the first regional trail system in Central Texas, connecting scenic natural areas to neighborhoods, shopping centers, a library and public parks. Once complete, the 30-mile trail will pass through the urban wildlands of the Barton Creek Wilderness Park, the City of Sunset Valley, City of Austin Water Quality Protection Lands and into Hays County.	Through September 2026, set-aside of $84.1M under Transportation Alternatives
20		Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Program (SS4A)	Provides grants to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries	- Local governments - Transit agencies created under State law - Tribal governments - Metropolitan Planning Organizations - Multijurisdictional group of above entities	- Safety plans, road safety audits and additional safety analysis/data collection, targeted equity assessments - System-wide safety improvements, including closing network gaps, pedestrian safety enhancements, safe routes to school and public transit - Transformation of roadway into "Complete Street", development of bikeway networks with bicycle lanes, traffic calming road design changes - Conducting education campaigns to accompany new or innovative infrastructure	Safe Streets for Lexington \| Lexington, KY The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government in Kentucky was awarded $21.7M for a Complete Streets vision for Northeast New Circle Road, that includes a nearly 2-mile separated shared-use path and establishes a new Vision Zero coordinator position within local government. For more information, see link.	Through 2026, $5B through appropriations
21		Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside	Provides funds for a variety of generally smaller-scale transportation projects such as pedestrian and bicycle facilities; construction of turnouts, overlooks, and viewing areas; community improvements such as historic preservation and vegetation management; environmental mitigation related to stormwater and habitat connectivity; recreational trails; safe routes to school projects; and vulnerable road user safety assessments.	- Local governments - Tribal governments - Regional transportation authorities - Transit agencies - Natural resource or public land agencies - School districts (public or non-profit private) - Metropolitan Planning Organizations (pop. less than 200,000) - Non-profit organizations	- Pedestrian and bicycle facilities - Construction of turnouts, overlooks, and viewing areas - Community improvements, including historic preservation and vegetation management - Environmental mitigation related to stormwater and habitat connectivity - Recreational trails - Safe routes to schools and green schoolyards - Vulnerable road user safety assessments	Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway \| Central Florida The Greenway is a 110-mile linear park with more than 300 miles of trails for hiking, mountain biking, equestrian and paved multi-use. The Greenway also serves as a wildlife corridor, the first "land bridge" in Florida across a major interstate for both trail users and wildlife.	Through September 2026
22	Percent for Place is a coalition of local, state, and national nonprofit organizations that advocates for greater federal funding for civic infrastructure. Our goal is for a small, ongoing percentage of federal spending to be dedicated to civic infrastructure, to provide a reliable stream of funding for high-quality, shared assets in communities across the country.
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