Brownfields Economic Development Initiative (BEDI) Second Competition

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	Federal Grant Title:	Brownfields Economic Development Initiative (BEDI) Second Competition
	CFDA Number:	14.246
	CFDA Description:	Community Development Block Grants/Brownfields Economic Development Initiative
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Housing and Urban Development
	Category of Funding Activity:	Community Development Environment
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	FR-5419-N-01
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jun 04, 2010
	Creation Date:	Jun 15, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 06, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 06, 2010
	Archive Date:	Jul 11, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	8
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$8,100,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$2,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Any public entity eligible to apply for Section 108 loan guarantee assistance in accordance with 24 CFR 570.702, including Guam, the Northern Marianas, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands, may apply for BEDI grant assistance under Section 108(q). Eligible applicants are CDBG entitlement units of general local government and non-entitlement units of general local government eligible to receive loan guarantees under 24 CFR part 570, subpart M. Urban Counties, as defined at 24 CFR 570.3 and 570.307, are eligible applicants for BEDI funds; units of general local government that participate in an Urban County program are not independently eligible applicants.
Grant Description: The purpose of the Brownfields EconomicDevelopment Initiative program is to enhance the security of loans guaranteed by HUD underSection 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, for the samebrownfields economic development project, or to improve the viability of a brownfieldseconomic development project financed with the Section 108-guaranteed loan, in order tostimulate economic development by local governments and private sector parties at brownfields sites and to return those sites to productive, economic use.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www07.grants.gov/applicants/apply_for_grants.jsp
Grant Announcement Contact: David Kaminsky (202) 402-4612 or Nikki Bowser at (202) 402-4395 or Hearing or speech challenged persons may call the Federal Information Relay Service at 800-877-8339 (this is a toll-free number). Program Contact Person [david.kaminsky@hud.gov]
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