Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance (PWEAA)
Supports EDA's core infrastructure and flexible adjustment grant programs for distressed communities, combined into one call.
The Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance combined notice sits under the U.S. Economic Development Administration, a bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce and the only federal agency focused exclusively on economic development. It is one of EDA's main routes for infrastructure and adjustment support in distressed U.S. communities, and the FY2025 combined notice is open through Grants.gov and EDA's EDGE system. Public Works covers land acquisition, multi-tenant manufacturing facilities, technology-based facilities, water and sewer improvements, business incubators, ports, and brownfield redevelopment. Economic Adjustment Assistance is the more flexible side of the program, with strategy grants, implementation grants, disaster recovery, assistance to coal communities, revolving loan funds, and an AI Upskill Accelerator Pilot Program addendum that adds roughly $25 million for industry-led AI workforce training. That addendum is expected to support 5 to 8 awards of $1 million to $8 million each, with a 60 percent investment-rate cap. EDA's delivery model is locally driven. Its regional offices work with communities and regions to build capacity, and the strongest applications connect infrastructure, planning, or workforce work to a credible regional development strategy. The program is a fit for nonprofits, universities, and research organizations in the United States, not for individuals or for-profit applicants, and it rewards projects that can show clear regional economic spillover.
Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.