Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Program
EDA’s Public Works program helps distressed communities revitalize, expand, and upgrade their physical infrastructure to enable communities to attract new industry, encourage business expansion, generate local investment, and create or retain long-term jobs through land acquisition, development, and infrastructure improvement projects that establish or expand industrial or commercial enterprises.
Organization
U.S. Economic Development Administration
Eligibility
Nonprofit Organization
Government and Tribes
University or School
Focus
Infrastructure and Acquisitions
Maintenance and Stewardship
Planning
Related Resources
USDA Rural Development
Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Programs
The Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant programs provide funding for rural projects through local utility organizations. This may fund business incubators, community development assistance and more.
Hydro Flask
Parks for All
The Parks for All program supports nonprofit organizations focused on building, maintaining, restoring, and providing more equitable access to parks. Hydro Flask will donate water bottles to projects that help meet their mission.
Waste Management
WM Charitable Giving
Waste Management offers charitable gifts to promote civic pride, economic development and revitalization. Waste Management primarily supports environmental initiatives, including promoting parklands and green spaces for people to enjoy and play, and environmental education initiatives targeted at middle and high school students.
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