CORNERSTONE OTA: Good Jobs Challenge

Office of Manufacturing Resiliency & Assurance 

Industrial Base Analysis & Sustainment

The Department of Commerce has announced a $3B investment in America’s communities with funding from the American Rescue Plan. The press release package is attached. Of special note to our community is the Good Jobs Challenge, but other programs may be of interest to you as well. DoD Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Director Adele Ratcliff and her team have been working with Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), which will implement the programs. We have organized webinar with the EDA leadership to brief the Good Jobs Challenge and answer your questions about the funding opportunity.

The webinar has been scheduled for Monday, August 16th at 1300 ET. The session will feature officials from EDA who can provide insight to the Good Jobs Challenge goals and answer your questions about the proposal and award process. Ms. Adele Ratcliff and Mr. Scott Frost will be on hand to highlight how this opportunity can augment and connect to NIIS efforts. 

 Here is the webinar registration link:  https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/register/rtewpcdy

The Grants.Gov link for the Good Jobs Challenge NOFO is here: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=334720

 The closing date for the Good Jobs Challenge applications is January 26,2022.

Total funding value is $500m, with 50 awards expected.

The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA)

The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that provides grants and technical assistance to economically distressed communities in order to generate new employment, help retain existing jobs and stimulate industrial and commercial growth through a variety of investment programs.

 The EDA website is here: https://eda.gov/