Grant Resource Guide
The CSPDC has developed a Grant Resource Guide containing regularly updated information on many of the grants available in our region. The Grant Resource Guide lists state and federal grant sources and links to grant agency websites. These grant resources are categorized by funding and project types.
For more information please contact the CSPDC offices.
OPEN FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
| Agency | Grant Opportunity | Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| USDA Rural Development | 3/31/2023 | |
| Main Street America, Smart Growth America, and T-Mobile | T-Mobile Hometown Grant Program | 3/31/2023 (quarterly application cycles throughout calendar year) |
| National Park Service | Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program | 3/1/2023 |
| Virginia Outdoors Foundation | Preservation Trust Fund | 3/7/2023 |
| Virginia Outdoors Foundation | Get Outdoors Fund | 3/7/2023 |
| Virginia Tourism Corporation | VTC Marketing Leverage Program, DMO Marketing Grants, and Special Events and Festivals Program | 2/28/2023 |
| USDA Rural Development | Rural Business Development Grants | 2/28/2023 |
| U.S. Department of Agriculture | Healthy Meals Incentives School Food System Transformation Challenge Sub-Grants | 2/1/2023 |
| USDA Rural Development | Rural Energy for America Program Energy Audit & Renewable Energy Development Assistance Grants | 1/31/2023 |
| U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development | FY22 HOPE VI Main Street Grant Program | 1/31/2023 |
| USDA Rural Development | Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program | Rolling Basis |
| Community Heart & Soul | Community Heart & Soul Seed Grant Program | Rolling Basis |
| U.S. Department of Agriculture | Telecommunications Infrastructure Program | Rolling Basis |
| U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development | Rolling Basis |
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
| Agency | Grant Opportunity |
|---|---|
| VA Department of Transportation: Safe Routes to School | |
| VA Department of Housing and Community Development | |
| VA Department of Transportation: Safe Routes to School | |
| VA Department of Housing & Community Development | CDBG Planning Grant |
| VA Department of Housing & Community Development | Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) |
| VA Department of Housing & Community Development | Acquire, Renovate, Sell (ARS) |
| VA Department of Housing & Community Development | |
| VA Tourism Corporative | |
| VA Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services | |
| U.S. Department of Agriculture | High Energy Cost Grants |
| U.S. Department of Agriculture | Housing Preservation Grants |
| U.S. Department of Agriculture | |
| U.S. Department of Agriculture | Local Foods Promotion Program |
| U.S. Department of Agriculture | Farmers Market Promotion Program |
| U.S. Department of Agriculture | Urban Agriculture & Innovation Production Competitive Grant Program |
| U.S. Department of Agriculture | Rural Placemaking Innovation Challenge |
| U.S. Department of Agriculture | |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grant |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | Digital Projects for the Public |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | Public Humanities Projects |
| National Endowment for the Arts | Grants for Arts Projects |
| National Endowment for the Arts | Our Town |
| AARP | Community Challenge |
| America Walks | Community Change Program |
| Building Healthy Places Network | |
| Citizens' Institute on Rural Design | Local Design Workshop and Design Learning Cohort Opportunity |
| Community Heart & Soul | Community Heart & Soul Seed Grant Program |
| Environmental Protections Agency | Local Food, Local Places |
| T-Mobile | Hometown Grants |
| U.S. Economic Development Administration | Indigenous Communities |
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
| Agency | Grant Opportunity |
|---|---|
| Appalachian Regional Commission | Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization Initiative |
| VA Department of Housing and Community Development | |
| VA Department of Housing and Community Development | Community Development Block Grant |
| VA Department of Housing and Community Development | Industrial Revitalization Fund (IRL) |
| VA Department of Housing and Community Development | Community Business Launch (CBL) |
| VA Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services | Agriculture & Forestry Industries Development (AFID) Facility Grants |
| VA Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services | Agriculture & Forestry Industries Development (AFID) Planning Grants |
| GO Virginia | GO Virginia Region 8 Economic Resilience and Recovery (ERR) Program |
| GO Virginia | GO Virginia Region 8 Per Capita and Enhanced Capacity Building Programs |
| U.S. Economic Development Administration’s Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship | Build to Scale |
| U.S. Economic Development Administration | Good Jobs Challenge |
| U.S. Economic Development Administration | Indigenous Communities |
| U.S. Economic Development Administration | Statewide Planning, Research, & Networks |
| U.S. Economic Development Administration | |
| U.S. Economic Development Administration | Travel, Tourism, & Outdoor Recreation |
| U.S. Department of Agriculture | ReConnect Pilot Program |
| U.S. Department of Agriculture | Rural Business Development Grant Program |
| U.S. Department of Agriculture - Rural Development | Value Added Producer Grants |
| U.S. Department of Agriculture | |
| U.S. Department of Agriculture | Local Food Promotion Program |
| U.S. Department of Agriculture | Regional Food System Partnerships |
| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | Local Foods, Local Places |
OUTDOOR RECREATION
| Agency | Grant Opportunity |
|---|---|
| VA Department of Conservation & Recreation | Recreational Oriented Grants |
| VA Department of Conservation and Recreation | |
| VA Department of Conservation & Recreation | |
| VA Outdoors Foundation | Preservation Trust Fund and Get Outdoors program |
| International Mountain Bicycling Association | Trail Accelerator Grants |
| Landscape Structures | |
| National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance | |
| U.S. Economic Development Administration | Travel, Tourism, & Outdoor Recreation |
| U.S. Forest Service | National Forest Resiliency Innovation Challenge Cost Share Grant Program |
| National Park Service | Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance (RTCA) Program |
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
| Agency | Grant Opportunity |
|---|---|
| VA Department of Emergency Management | Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant Programs |
| VA Department of Emergency Management | Non-profit Security Grant |
| VA Department of Emergency Management |
ENVIRONMENT
| Agency | Grant Opportunity |
|---|---|
| American Water | |
| Chesapeake Bay Trust | Green Streets, Green Jobs, Green Towns (G3) Grant Program |
| VA Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts | Virginia Conservation Assistance Program |
| VA Department of Housing and Community Development | CDBG: Construction‐Ready Water & Sewer Fund |
| VA Department of Recreation and Conservation | Land and Water Conservation Fund |
| VA Department of Forestry | Trees for Clean Water |
| VA Department of Environmental Quality | Stormwater Local Assistance Fund |
| VA Department of Environmental Quality | 319 TMDL Implementation |
| VA Division of Legislative Services | Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund |
| VA Department of Environmental Quality | Clean Air Communities Program |
| VA Department of Environmental Quality | |
| VA Department of Environmental Quality | |
| VA Environment Endowment | James River Water Quality Improvement Program |
| U.S. Department of Agriculture | Rural Energy for America Program |
| U.S. Department of Agriculture | Water & Waste Disposal Loan & Grant Program |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Grants |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | Small Watershed Grants |
| Environmental Protections Agency | Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup Grant |
| Environmental Protection Agency | Assessment Grants |
| Environmental Protection Agency | Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grants |
| Environmental Protection Agency | Cleanup Grants |
| Environmental Protection Agency |
TRANSPORTATION
| Agency | Grant Opportunity |
|---|---|
| VA Department of Transportation | Smart Scale Pre-Application |
| VA Department of Transportation | |
| National Aging and Disability Transportation Center | Accessible Mobility Grant Opportunity |
| U.S. Department of Transportation |
Staff Contact(s)
- Elizabeth McCarty