The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) offers an opportunity to bridge funding gaps through its Disaster Supplemental funding, which supports infrastructure, workforce, and recovery projects that strengthen both resilience and economic development. Tidal Basin's specialists can help secure funding, as well as implement and manage your projects.
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The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) offers an opportunity to bridge funding gaps through its Disaster Supplemental funding, which supports infrastructure, workforce, and recovery projects that strengthen both resilience and economic development. Tidal Basin’s specialists can help secure funding, as well as implement and manage your projects. Advancing Resilience with FY25 EDA Disaster Supplemental
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Mitigation
What is EDA Disaster Supplemental? EDA Disaster Supplemental funds reward projects that do double duty: protecting communities and fueling economic growth. Eligible activities include infrastructure improvements, recovery programs, and workforce development initiatives. To be competitive, proposals must demonstrate clear economic outcomes such as job creation, business continuity, and alignment with regional economic strategies. EDA funding is typically managed through state and local economic development agencies. Communities seeking funding should coordinate with these agencies to identify opportunities. Community eligibility is tied to major disaster declarations in 2023 or 2024. Applicants may pursue one of three funding pathways, depending on their recovery stage, organizational capacity, and long-term development goals:
1. Readiness Path: Non-construction projects to build local capacity and prepare for future implementation projects. Eligible activities include recovery strategies, disaster recovery coordinators or other capacity-building roles, and pre- development expenses. Grant amounts are expected to range from $250K to $500K 2. Implementation Path: Standalone construction and non-construction projects that help communities recover from major disasters and advance recovery and growth. Expected grant amounts range from $2M to $20M for construction projects and $100K to $5M for non-construction projects. 3. Industry Transformation Path: Coalition- led, multi-project portfolios that transform regional economies through industry development. These grants may fund a mix of construction and non-construction projects. Grant amounts are expected to range from $20M to $50M.
Eligible Entities States, counties, cities, local governments, EDA- designated Economic Development Districts (EDDs), Indian tribes or consortiums, institutions of higher education, public or private nonprofits working with government, economic development organizations, and public–private partnerships. Individuals and for-profits are not eligible. Coordination with state/EDD is often required.
Be stronger than before
The EDA Disaster Supplemental is open now with the following deadlines: • Readiness and Implementation applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis until funds are exhausted. • Industry Transformatio n applications are due Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at 5:00 pm Eastern Time.
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Delivering EDA Grants with Tidal Basin Securing an award is only the beginning. Successful EDA projects require strong systems, compliance, and coordination. Tidal Basin helps communities move from funding to results by providing: • Grant Management Systems: Establish compliance processes for quarterly reporting, SMART drawdowns, and match tracking. • Performance Measurement: Track job creation, business continuity, and private investment leveraged to meet EDA’s outcome standards. • Financial Oversight: Ensure cost controls, braided funding strategies, and audit-ready documentation. • Stakeholder Coordination: Connect clients with state economic development agencies, regional development districts, and EDA’s six regional offices. • Project Management: Provide end-to-end oversight, including budgets, procurement, contracting, scheduling, and risk management, ensuring projects stay on time, on scope, and on budget. • Project Implementation: Deliver technical expertise across design, construction, and delivery, ensuring projects achieve resilience goals, protect local economies, and fully meet EDA compliance requirements.
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Bridging the BRIC Gap with Disaster Supplemental Funding
The Pause
The Solution
The Future
In 2024-25, FEMA announced the BRIC
With Tidal Basin’s help, communities can reframe paused BRIC projects into EDA- ready proposals to bridge the gap and ensure progress continues, protecting both your people and your economy.
When BRIC returns, EDA-funded projects can complement and strengthen new mitigation investments.
pause. Billions of dollars in hazard mitigation projects were put on hold.
Key Questions Communities Are Asking
Q: How can we merge mitigation projects into EDA funding? EDA requires economic outcomes. Projects need to show job creation, business continuity, and alignment with regional economic strategies. Q: Can Disaster Supplemental help with unfunded Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) projects? Yes. Projects can be repackaged and reframed to fit EDA’s priorities, avoiding wasted investment in planning.
Q: What does managing an EDA grant involve? Compliance, quarterly reporting, and outcome measurement are required. EDA emphasizes job creation, private investment leveraged, and long-term resilience. Q: Who are the right people to engage with? State economic development agencies, regional development districts, governors’ resilience offices, and EDA’s six regional offices all play a role. Q: Is there a connection between BRIC and EDA? Yes. Both programs fund resilience. BRIC focuses on hazard mitigation; EDA frames resilience as economic development.
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