SUMMARY: Through funds from the American Relief Act, the Disaster Supplemental Grant Program will award investments in regions experiencing severe economic distress or other economic harm resulting from hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, floods, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2023 and 2024. This program is administered by the Economic Development Administration (EDA).
This Disaster NOFO provides funding through three pathways:
- Readiness Path – Standalone non-construction projects designed to increase a community’s readiness to apply for or implement disaster recovery funding from private and public sources including, but not limited to, future EDA NOFOs and the Implementation or Industry Transformation Paths under this NOFO. Projects will fund strategy development, capacity building, and/or predevelopment costs necessary for future recovery projects.
- Implementation Path – Standalone construction or non-construction projects designed to address the economic challenges faced by a community recovering from a natural disaster and improve economic trajectories beyond pre-disaster economic conditions.
- Industry Transformation Path – Led by a coalition of regional stakeholders, a portfolio of large-scale, multicomponent construction and non-construction projects designed to fundamentally transform the economic trajectory of a region through the development or acceleration of an industry.
Award amounts will vary depending on the funding pathway.
- EDA expects to fund projects under the Readiness Path in the range of $250,000 to $500,000.
- EDA expects to fund Implementation projects in the range of $2 million to $20 million for construction and $100,000 to $5 million for non-construction.
- EDA expects to fund between 3 and 5 projects under the Industry Transformation Path in the range of $20 million to $50 million.
DEADLINE: Applications are due on a rolling basis, except for the Industry Transformation Path, which will accept applications until March 3, 2026.
ELIGIBILITY: Eligible applicants include District organization of an EDA-designated Economic Development District (EDD); Indian tribe or a consortium of Indian tribes; 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, institution of higher education or a consortium of institutions of higher education; public or private nonprofit organization or association acting in cooperation with officials of a political subdivision of a state; an economic development organization; or a public-private partnership for public infrastructure. Projects must benefit regions experiencing severe economic distress or other economic harm resulting from hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, floods, and other natural disasters occurring in the calendar years 2023 and 2024.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: https://www.eda.gov/strategic-initiatives/disaster-recovery/supplemental/2025