• Eligible applicants are:
  • State governments of Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas;
  • Local governments (village, town, city, and county);
  • Other political subdivisions of States (local development districts, regional planning commissions, special purpose districts of a state or local government engaged in economic or community development activities, or a consortium of political subdivisions);
  • Federally recognized Indian tribes ( 2 CFR 200.1). Indian tribe means any federally recognized Indian tribe, band, nation or other organized group or community whose geographic area lies within the commission’s region, which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians (25 U.S.C.A. § 5304(e)). See annually published Bureau of Indian Affairs list of Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible to Receive Services; OR
  • Non-profit entities. The term ‘nonprofit entity’ means any organization described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under 501(a) of that Code.
  The primary applicant must be located within the Commission’s region, and the primary applicant may partner with entities outside the region. Service area must be completely within the Commission’s region.

Ineligible Applicants:

• Entities ineligible to apply include:

  • For-profit entities, LLCs, and other entities that are not a 501(c), nonprofit entity, as defined in 40 U.S.C. §15101(5);
  • Those entities normally deemed eligible but, due to prior federal or state funding history, have been identified as ineligible for future investments.
  • A non-profit identified by a state that does not have a federally recognized 501(c) status is not an eligible applicant.

Eligible Activities:

• All activities may only take place within the commission’s region in the following locations:
  • Distressed counties
  • Transitional counties
  • Multijurisdictional locations involving at least one distressed county
  • Isolated areas of distress