Technical Assistance Grants Program

The Technical Assistance Grant provides funding to nonprofit organizations, local governments, local development agencies and local development corporations to obtain or provide advisory, consultative, training, information, and other services which will assist or carry out community development activities.

Eligible projects, include, but are not limited to, costs associated with consultants or services, a portion of general operating expenses and costs directly associated with community development projects. Special areas of focus for Technical Assistance Grants include projects that involve and support designated Main Street and/or Maple Street communities, Transit Oriented Development, BRAC Zones, and Sustainable or Green initiatives.

Application deadlines are as follows:

• Round One: Applications due September 8, 2010 with Notification of Award no later than November 1, 2010
• Round Two: Applications due March 9, 2011 with Notification of Award no later than May 2, 2011

Applications with incomplete required documentation at time of submittal will not be accepted. Applicants with incomplete applications will be invited to apply in the next round.

For FY11 the amount of $200,000 will be available for the Technical Assistance Grant program. The maximum request for funds is $50,000 and applicants must provide a dollar to dollar match when requesting funds.

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