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Grants

Recompete Pilot Program

Status

Closed for now

Recompete was authorised by the CHIPS and Science Act as a pilot; it now sits in EDA's Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Any further round requires new appropriations.

Closed

Amount

Not published

Phase 2 implementation grants of roughly $20m-$50m per award to distressed regions with low prime-age employment; Phase 1 Strategy Development Grants around $500,000.

Funder

U.S. Economic Development Administration

public · national

Deadline: One call a year — Recompete Phase 2 closed 25 April 2024; Phase 1 closed earlier.

Your odds

Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort

quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Stage: seed and growth
Locally registered entity required

Eligible applicants are local governments, tribal governments, economic development districts, non-profits and higher education institutions in areas with a prime-age employment gap. Businesses benefit through subawards such as workforce training and small business support.

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.eda.gov/funding/funding-opportunities/all-opportunities

"Recompete Pilot Program Phase 2 (Deadline: April 25, 2024)"

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.eda.gov