Department of
Economic & Community Development
Matthew Kisber, Commissioner
Grants and Loans for Communities
Community Grants and Loan Information
Appalachian Regional Commission Grants are an annual series of grants aligning with the objectives of the ARC, a federal-state partnership aimed at creating self-sustaining economic development and improved quality of life for the people of the Appalachian Mountain region.
Appalachian Regional Commission Grants
Delta Regional Authority Grants are an annual series of grants aligning with the objectives of the DRA, a federal-state partnership aimed at improving the lives of people living in the delta region of the Mississippi River Valley.
Delta Regional Authority Grants
Community Development Block Grants help communities pay for infrastructure improvements necessary to economic development projects. For example, if a business is considering locating in a county but needs a water line extended to their potential site, a CDBG grant could be used to pay for that extension.
Community Development Block Grants
ECD’s FastTrack Program helps companies locating in the area cut through red tape that often hinders development to get the resources and the answers they need – fast.
FastTrack Job Training Assistance Program
FastTrack Infrastructure Development Program
Energy Grant and Loan Programs offer a variety of resources and incentivized loans to communities that desire to make their living and working environments more eco-friendly.
Industrial Development Board Bonds are available to companies for infrastructure improvements. Funds must be applied for from the state by local industrial development boards, and are distributed locally by those boards at their discretion.
Read more about Industrial Development Board Bonds
Recovery Zone Economic Development Bonds are available for community improvement in areas that have been designated by their local government as "Recovery Zones."
