Meadville Area Chamber of Commerce

To be eligible for this Cooperative Agreement, an applicant must be an established nonprofit, community-based organization, transportation-related trade association, chamber of commerce, college or university, community college, faith-based institution; Historically Black College or Universities (HBCUs), or any other transportation-related nonprofit organization that has the documented experience and capacity necessary to operate and administer a coordinated delivery system that prepares small businesses to compete for transportation-related contracts.

Eligible applicants include a municipality, a local authority, a nonprofit organization, or a legal entity that meets all of the following criteria: 1. The applicant participates or plans to participate in a competitive selection process; 2. The site selection process is conducted by a Site Selection Organization not located in Pennsylvania; and 3. The applicant is seeking to secure a single year or multiyear commitment from a site selection organization to conduct high quality, amateur and professional sporting or esports events at one or more locations in this Commonwealth. High quality, amateur and professional sporting or esports events include but are not limited to the following activities related to those listed out in the program guidelines. Site Selection Organizations – for a list of included entities, refer to the program guidelines. Eligible expenses under the program include the following: • The costs relating to the preparations necessary for conducting the event. • The costs of conducting the event at the venue, including costs of an improvement or renovation to an existing facility at the venue. The financial assistance under this section shall be limited to 20% of the total cost of an improvement or renovation to an existing facility, except if the facility is publicly owned. • Promotion, marketing and programming costs associated with the event. • Paid advertising and media buys within this Commonwealth related to the event. • Production and technical expenses related to the event. • Site fees and costs, such as labor, rentals, insurance, security, and maintenance. • Machinery and equipment purchases associated with the conduct of the event. • Public infrastructure upgrades or public safety improvements that will directly or indirectly benefit the conduct of the event. • Costs related to land acquisition directly related to the conduct of the event. The financial assistance under this section shall be limited to 20% of the total acquisition cost unless the venue at which the event will be conducted is publicly owned. • On-site hospitality during the conduct of the event.

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Single Employer; Employer Consortiums; Workforce Development Boards; Economic Development Organizations; Labor Organizations; Local Career Technical Education Institutions; Pennsylvania Community Colleges; Community Organizations or Associations

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Technical and trade schools; School districts; Post-secondary academic institutions; Workforce investment boards; Economic development organizations; Nonprofit organizations.

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Individual destination marketing organizations; Tourism-related businesses; Coalitions of regional, industry or activity-based groups.

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Pursuant to section 3 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. § 3122) (PWEDA) and EDA’s regulation at 13 C.F.R. § 300.3, the following types of entities are eligible to receive funding assistance from EDA: 1. District Organizations (as defined in 13 C.F.R. § 300.3); 2. Indian Tribes or a consortium of Indian Tribes; 3. States, cities, or other political subdivisions 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; 4. Institutions of higher education or a consortium of institutions of higher education; or 5. Public or private non-profit organizations or associations acting in cooperation with officials of a political subdivision of a State.

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Eligible applicants under the FY25 Disaster program include a(n): 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. EDA is not authorized to provide grants or cooperative agreements to individuals or for-profit entities under this NOFO. Applications from individuals or for-profit entities will not be considered for funding.

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Pursuant to Section 3(4) of PWEDA (42 U.S.C. § 3122(4)(a)) and 13 C.F.R. § 300.3 (Eligible Recipient), eligible applicants for EDA financial assistance under the Public Works and EAA programs include a(n): (i) District Organization of an EDA-designated Economic Development District; (ii) Indian Tribe or a consortium of Indian Tribes; (iii) 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; (iv) institution of higher education or a consortium of institutions of higher education; or (v) public or private non-profit organization or association acting in cooperation with officials of a political subdivision of a State. Individuals and for-profit entities are not eligible for funding under this NOFO.

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District Organization; 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; or Public or private non-profit organization or association acting in cooperation with officials of a political subdivision of a State. The project of an eligible applicant must be able to meet area eligibility requirements to be considered for funding under this Disaster Supplemental NOFO. Such eligibility is predicated upon the project being located in or primarily serving one or more communities impacted by Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, and of wildfires, flooding, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2021 and 2022. More specifically, consistent with 13 C.F.R. parts 301 and 307, EDA will determine area eligibility pursuant to the applicable Federal disaster declaration under the Stafford Act, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) designation of areas as eligible for public assistance or individual assistance due to the declared disasters listed on FEMA’s website (www.fema.gov/disaster/). For construction projects (including design and engineering), the project must be located within an eligible county. For non-construction projects, the project’s scope of work must primarily benefit eligible counties, and stakeholders representing those eligible counties must be directly engaged in the project.

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