(HISTORICAL) Flex-E Grant Program (West Virginia)

 
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    CFDA#

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    Funder Type

    State Government

    IT Classification

    B - Readily funds technology as part of an award

    Authority

    West Virginia Department of Commerce

    Summary

    The Flex-E Grant Program is a non-construction leadership and community capacity building program for West Virginia Counties.

    In FY 2017, the West Virginia Development Office identified the following priority areas for applications: 
    • Economic Opportunity – Build capacity by developing strong local and regional economic development organizations; diversifying and expanding local industry, including destination tourism development; and supporting small business development.
    • Infrastructure – As a non-construction program, Flex-E-Grant funding can be provided to build capacity around infrastructure issues such as the development of water, sewer, housing, public safety management, and access road facilities to meet critical public health/safety needs and support business development activities.
    • Human Resource Development – Build capacity through human resource development by supporting career development, work-based learning, and the number of schools that participate in school reform initiatives.  The activity may involve public education, higher education, adult education, job training, employment, welfare reform, economic development, and/or workforce development.
    • Local Capacity – Build local capacity from the ground up, through leadership training activities, assistance with community strategic planning processes, and telecommunications initiatives that will increase collaboration, interaction, and access to information.  This can include capacity building activities for boards and commissions and activities to increase access to programs and information that leverage private sector involvement.
    • Health Care – Build capacity to enhance basic primary health care, health education, maternal and child health care, and maintenance of reasonable access to emergency/acute care facilities.
    • Energy Efficiency – Build capacity to promote energy efficiency that enhances economic competitiveness and development.  The project may involve strategic planning, building collaborations, training, or civic engagement to promote awareness of energy efficiency.
    • Local Food Systems — Build capacity to develop and enhance local or regional food networks for economic growth, including developing strategies for farm to school; farm to restaurant; building food-based entrepreneurial networks and clusters; and providing low-income families access to healthy local food.  Project activities can include community outreach, community food assessments, and building collaborations.
    • Downtown Improvements — Build capacity to develop strategies that address critical downtown improvements such as enhancing business districts or addressing blighted conditions.  Activities can include strategic planning, asset mapping, organizing community design teams, civic engagement, and building collaborations.  Activities can also include supporting West Virginia Main Street and ON-TRAC programs. 
    • Creative Communities — Increase the capacity of individuals, organizations and communities to strengthen economic opportunity through technology, arts and culture, developing cultural and natural amenities, and the appreciation of diversity and creativity.  Strategies can include civic engagement such as community forums, outreach and networking, and community assessments and asset mapping. 
    • Environmental Assets — Enhance capacity at the local level to develop and implement plans and strategies to clean up and reuse defunct commercial and industrial sites, encourage natural-resource based entrepreneurship, and promote good stewardship of natural resources, including water conservation and solid waste management.
    • Community Foundations – Increase the capacity of community foundations through strategies such as strategic planning, training for board members or staff, building networks and collaborations, outreach, and developing new community foundations or equivalent community assets.
    Within these focus areas, the Flex-E-Grant program may award mini-grants for the following project categories: (1) Individual Capacity Building; (2) Institutional Capacity Building; and (3) Community Capacity Building. 
     

    History of Funding

    None is available.

    Additional Information

    Ineligible uses of Flex-E-Grant funds include, but are not limited to:

    • Indirect costs
    • Administrative expenses
    • Construction costs
    • Subgranting funds
    • Using funds as prize money
    • Banquets, dinners, speaker fees, honorariums
    • Swag (pens, pencils, mugs, etc.)
    • Lobbying or advocacy 

    NOTE: Except under unusual circumstances, equipment purchases are not suitable for this program. 

    Contacts

    James Bush

    James Bush
    Capitol Complex, Bldg. 6, Room 525
    Charleston, WV 25305-0311
    (304) 558-2234
    (304) 558-1189
     

  • Eligibility Details

    Eligible applicants include:

    • Established non-profit or other public agencies;
    • Colleges and/or Universities that operate programs and/or curricula related to leadership or capacity building activities;
    • Regional Planning and Development Councils; and/or
    • A combination of any of the above.

    In FY 2017, the following counties are eligible for Flex-E-Grant funding:

    • Distressed Counties - The distressed counties are: Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Lincoln, McDowell, Mingo, Roane, and Webster.
    • At-Risk Counties - The at-risk counties are: Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Doddridge, Fayette, Logan, Mason, Mercer, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Summers, Tyler, Wetzel, Wirt, and Wyoming.
    • Transitional Counties - The transitional counties are: Berkeley, Brooke, Cabell, Grant, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Hancock, Hardy, Harrison, Jackson, Kanawha, Lewis, Marion, Marshall, Mineral, Monongalia, Monroe, Morgan, Ohio, Pendleton, Pleasants, Preston, Raleigh, Randolph, Ritchie, Taylor, Tucker, Upshur, Wayne, and Wood.

    Deadline Details

    Applications were to be submitted by January 12, 2018. A similar deadline is anticipated annually. 

    Award Details

    Total project costs in any one project, including local match, may not exceed $10,000. However, the West Virginia Development Office will consider requests exceeding $10,000 total project cost for projects that can secure the required match and show significant economic and/or community development impact or address a significant and critical need.  Cost sharing/matching requirements range from 10-25%, depending on county designation (see eligibility section of this posting for more information).   

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