The North American Wetlands Conservation Council (Council) created the Small Grants Program and Tribal Wildlife Grant Program are now open to applicants for funding aimed to conserve and restore wetland webitats, and programs that benefit wildlife on federally recocnized Native American Tribal Lands.

HUD is making available through this NOFA $5,000,000 for Rural Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing Grants.The funding appropriated for this program is intended to serve high-need rural areas and help rural housing development organizations, community development organizations (CDCs), community housing development organizations (CHDOs), local governments, and Indian tribes obtain financing, training and technical assistance necessary to undertake effective community development activities. The Rural Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing (Rural Capacity Building) program, is intended to fund applicants with demonstrated expertise in affordable housing and community development in high-need rural communities. 

On July 8th, 2015, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces Designation of 12 New Manufacturing Communities Under the Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership Program.

EPA is releasing reports from two technical assistance projects in the San Francisco Bay Area, one on integrating resilience to natural hazards into land use planning and the other on planning for district-scale energy. Both describe processes and strategies that other communities could use as models for their own efforts.

The initiative aims to support local food production can improve economic opportunities for local farmers and businesses and give residents better access to healthy, fresh food. It can also spur revitalization of a main street, downtown, or neighborhood by bringing new activity. Communities interested in these benefits are invited to apply for technical assistance from the Local Foods, Local Places Program. The application deadline is September 15, 2015, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.

Application Deadline: September 15, 2015, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time

The Bureau of Reclamation released two funding opportunity announcements today under its new Drought Response Program, to help water users develop drought contingency plans and build long-term drought resiliency. Funding opportunities are allocated through a competitive process.

The SGC, in collaboration with its member agencies, issued a press release, announcing the recommended award recipients for this year's Affordable Housing Sustainable Communities program. A special congratulations goes out to Truckee Development Associates and Eden Housing! CCLR provided grant technical assistance to these awardees in preparing their successful applications.

Through the Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance program, National Park Service staff provide free, on-location facilitation and planning expertise. Staff will draw from project experiences across the country and adapt best practices to your community's specific needs. Deadline: August 1, 2015

Global Green is seeking applications from local governments and tribal entities for the 2015 Sustainable Neighborhood Assessments. The assistance is based on the LEED for Neighborhood Development standard, which provides a nationally recognized method for creating neighborhoods that are walkable, bikeable, resource-efficient, and equitable.

In order to better meet the Agency’s responsibilities related to the protection of public health and the environment, EPA has developed a new environmental justice (EJ) mapping and screening tool called EJSCREEN. It is based on nationally consistent data and an approach that combines environmental and demographic indicators in maps and reports.