Walnut Small Business Grant

The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to advance the development of novel informatics and data science approaches that can help individuals understand and improve their health through actionable insights. NLM seeks applications that further the science of personal health informatics by providing meaningful and actionable insights to individuals through innovative personal health data collection, integration, analysis, and personalized risk assessments and interpretation. Applications seeking to advance the understanding of how informatics tools, systems, and platforms can best present the results, interpretation, and limitations of personalized assessments for the benefit of individuals are encouraged. Applications should include end user engaged approaches and real-world evaluation to inform the design of generalizable, reusable, and scalable personal health informatics tools, systems, and platforms for the benefit of individuals in understanding and improving their health.

The Cybersecurity Adoption Program (CAP) is designed to support Connecticut manufacturing companies seeking Cyber Security assessments and CMMC Certification. The goal is to help companies striving to meet federal cybersecurity requirements. Up to $10K can used for a Cyber Assessment with the balance allocated to remediation. Eligible companies can apply for grant funding up to $35,000 in total to assist with cyber security assessments and CMMC adoption. Participating companies must pay half the cost. The program is administered by the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology with funding provided through the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development's Manufacturing Innovation Fund.

The DBIA Dairy Grants provide dairy farms and dairy manufacturing and processing businesses across 11 Midwestern states with reimbursement grants of up to $150,000 to support value-added projects, business diversification, and industry-wide initiatives. Administered by the Dairy Business Innovation Alliance (DBIA) and funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service, the program serves for-profit dairy businesses based in Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Funding is offered through two grant tracks. -The Dairy Business Builder Grant: Awards reimbursements of up to $150,000 to small-to-medium farmers and processors for projects focused on dairy farm diversification, the creation of value-added products (such as cheese, yogurt, and beverages), enhancement of dairy by-products, or expansion of dairy export programs. -The Dairy Industry Impact Grant: Awards up to $100,000 for projects in targeted topic areas (e.g. dairy exporting and sustainability) that have the potential to positively impact the dairy industry as a whole. Applicants may apply to both grant programs in the same cycle if they have two separate qualifying projects, and may receive awards from both. Grants are issued as reimbursements after eligible project expenses have been incurred and documented; recipients have 12 months from the date of award to complete spending and submit reimbursement requests. Since launching in 2020, DBIA has distributed nearly $24 million across more than 290 awards to dairy farmers and processors throughout the region.

VCEDA’s Coalfield Workforce Development and Training Fund is a source of loan and/or grant funds to assist with workforce development and training in the VCEDA Region. Eligible applicants for the Coalfield Workforce Development and Training Fund include for-profit enterprises or entities, governmental or corporate instrumentalities in the coalfield region of Virginia, not-for-profit enterprises or entities, nonprofit industrial development corporations, economic development authorities, or industrial development authorities. Funds may be approved as loans and/or grants. Funds may be approved and used for workforce development and training and associated costs, including costs and expenses of curriculum development, training equipment, training facilities construction, instructional materials, stipends, scholarships, tuition, internships, training or retraining instructional costs, retraining costs, recruiting expenses, job advertisements, pre-employment classes, assessments, classroom instructional expenses, process skill instruction, and/or instructor travel expenses, and costs associated with the foregoing. The program is funded from revenues that were previously generated by the Coalfield Employment Enhancement Tax Credit.

The ROI Jamestown (Reinvestment for Opportunity & Impact) Grant Program provides Jamestown, New York commercial property owners and tenants with reimbursement grants of up to $50,000 to make improvements to their facilities and operations. Administered by the City of Jamestown's Department of Development and funded through federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) dollars from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the program is designed to facilitate the revitalization of Jamestown's commercial buildings and businesses, encourage economic growth, secure private investment, promote small businesses and entrepreneurship, and ultimately sustain and create jobs. The program is competitive, with grants awarded on a quarterly basis as funding permits. Grant funds may be used for building improvements, permanently installed fixtures and equipment, permanently affixed signage, ADA accessibility improvements, and interior commercial buildouts. Eligible improvements include painting, exterior refinishing, doors, windows, lighting, roof repair, brick repointing, HVAC, handicap-accessible improvements to restrooms, entrances, and ramps, and machinery permanently affixed to the building (available only when the applicant is both the deeded property owner and the business owner). A portion of grant funds may be used for building acquisition on a case-by-case basis, subject to strict job creation requirements. Residential rental buildings (unless connected to a mixed-use building), home-based businesses, financial institutions, nationally dominant chains and franchises, and structures outside Jamestown city limits are not eligible. To qualify, the property must be located within the City of Jamestown's census tracts and be found code-compliant by the City's Building and Code Enforcement Officer, and all City and School taxes and Board of Public Utilities (BPU) accounts must be paid in full. Property owners must provide a copy of their deed, and tenants must provide their lease agreement. Priority is given to commercial buildings in the Downtown Business District, City corridors, and industrial buildings occupied by businesses that will maintain or create employment. Applicants must demonstrate financial viability by providing 12-month and 3-year cash flow projections, or a Profit and Loss statement covering the last two years. Grant recipients must commit to remaining in the location for at least three years for grants of $15,000 or less, and at least five years for larger awards. Business tenants must document these commitments in a signed lease. All applications must include two sets of estimates for the work to be completed, and all estimates involving labor over $2,000 must include prevailing wage. Applicants are also required to self-certify that they are in good standing with the Department of Labor and Department of Environmental Protection. Deeded property owners who receive grant funding must sign a Five-Year Anti-Speculation Agreement, which is recorded as a lien with the Chautauqua County Clerk's Office; if the property is sold within five years of the last grant disbursement, a portion of the grant must be repaid (with the repayment amount decreasing each year). Buildings located in the Downtown Historic District or with an individual historic designation must obtain a No Adverse Effect letter from the State Historic Preservation Office before any work begins. Grant funds may be disbursed either as reimbursement to the applicant for paid invoices, or paid directly to the contractor through a signed Contractor's Agreement.