Program

Agency

National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Community Development Block Grants (CDBG)

NH Office of State Planning (administers HUD funds)

Sustainable Development Challenge Grants

US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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New Hampshire Business Finance Authority (NHBFA)

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Uses:

Provides indirect financing for businesses with the Small Business Loan Guarantees (SBA/BFA) and assistance to Local Development Organizations

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New Hampshire Department of Cultural Resources (DCR)

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Provides funding for tourism, historic preservation, and the arts

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Department of Environmental Services (DES)

Amounts:

Grants: up to $225,000 for towns and organizations. Loans: state revolving loan fund

Uses:

Provides grants for program assistance for watershed management, wetlands, shore land protection, water quality planning, and air pollution

Offers loans for wastewater and water supply projects

Timing:

Yearly

Notes:

DES offers a variety of grants and loans

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New Hampshire Coastal Program, Office of State Planning (OSP)

Amounts:

Maximum of $50,000. Requires 50% matching funds

Uses:

Provides technical assistance grants to the Rockingham Planning Commission and competitive grants for coastal resource planning/management projects and for construction projects

Timing:

Available yearly by January

Notes:

Also provides education resources about the coast and volunteer beach cleaning programs. This program conducts the Federal Coastal Consistency review process.

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2002 Local Grants Program, New Hampshire Estuaries Project

Amounts:

$50,000 available, $10,000 maximum per request

Uses:

Project must have a direct environmental benefit and be linked to actions in the NHEP Management Plan

Timing:

Deadline of November 16, 2001. Projects start January 2001 and end by December 2001

Notes:

Eligible applicants include municipalities, community groups, nonprofit organizations, schools, and regional planning commissions in the New Hampshire Coastal Watershed. All grants require a match of at least 50% of the total project cost.

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Shellfish Enhancement and Restoration Grant, New Hampshire Estuaries Project

Amounts:

$125,000 available, can be for one or more projects

Uses:

Project must support implementation of the NHEP Management Plan, and must address topics related to softshell clam or oyster habitat improvement, improved oyster brood stocks, impacts of siltation on oysters, and oyster reproduction.

Timing:

Deadline of November 30, 2001. Projects start February 2001 and end by December 2001

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All grants require a match of at least 50% of the total project cost.

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Community Development Block Grants (Administered by the Office of State Planning)

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Uses

Provides non-entitlement community (Hampton) with funds to address community based needs in the areas of housing, economic development, public facilities and services, property acquisition, equipment, working capital, and infrastructure.

Timing:

Awards at beginning of each calendar year

Notes:

Hampton is not an entitlement community, which means they must compete for funds.

Streetscape and Main Street improvements are eligible if area is shown to meet criteria of 'slum and blight.’ Funds can be matched dollars obtained from other funding sources.

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Pease Development Authority, Division of Ports and Harbors

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Works with state and federal agencies to support planning and maintenance of the State’s harbors and navigable rivers, in particular with mooring fields and dredge areas.

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Office of Business and Industrial Development (OBID)

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Provides support to existing businesses

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OBID is under Department of Resources and Economic Development (DRED)

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Joint Promotional Program, NH Travel and Tourism Development

Amounts:

Requires 50% matching funds

Uses:

Provides grants for tourism advertising that uses web pages and pamphlets to promote tourism in the State of New Hampshire

Timing:

Approximately three times a year

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NH Department of Transportation (NHDOT)

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Implements transportation improvements with USDOT TEA-21 Transportation Enhancement Program and Congestion Mitigation funds that are matched with state and local funds.

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Local, regional, and statewide projects are prioritized through the use of the Ten Year Plan and Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)

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Community Development Finance Authority (CDFA)

Amounts:

$5,000 for grants, $150,000 for loans

Uses:

Provides grants to non-profit and community development corporations for projects that create economic opportunities for low and moderate-income residents. Programs include NH Main Street Program and the Community Development Investment Program

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NH Housing Finance Authority

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Provides tax credits for housing for low to moderate-income families and multi-family homes. Issues bonds and grants loans to mortgagers and non-profit housing organizations.

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Program has targeted incomes but is flexible. Works with elderly requiring special assistance; provides community assistance.

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Land and Water Conservation Funding, NH Division of Parks and Recreation

Amounts:

$1,000,000 ($600,000 state, $400,000 local)

Uses:

Used for land acquisition, park improvements, playgrounds, and playing fields.

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NH Recreational Trails Program (RTP) Grant, NH Division of Parks and Recreation

Amounts:

Up to $500,000 in 1991

Uses:

Used to establish new and improve existing recreational trails, purchase of trail equipment, development and rehabilitation of trailside and trailhead facilities (e.g. interpretive displays and kiosks), trail linkages, and acquisition of easements or property for trails.

Timing:

Submittal by mid January, Awarded end February.

Notes:

Supported by Federal TEA-21 program. Administered by the NH DRED, DPR. Organizations are required to provide a competitive match: RTP will match 80%.

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Scenic and Cultural Byways Program, NH OSP

Amounts:

$25 million is available nationwide, requires 20% matching funds

Uses:

Used to enhance non-motorized use of the Coastal Byway including pedestrian enhancements, interpretation of byways or history, bicycle improvements, and purchase of properties due to loss of character

Timing:

The funds reauthorized nationwide every year

Notes:

Designation of roads makes the byway eligible for Federal TE-21 funds. Programs can be combined with other agencies or non-profits that have similar interests such as Historic Commissions

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Rockingham Economic Development Corporation (REDC)

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Provides support to communities and businesses located in Rockingham County

Secures federal and state funds to support economic development activities

Administers the Regional Revolving Loan Fund

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Seacoast Business Alliance Corporation (SBAC)

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Provides local business and other services to Seacoast towns

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SBAC is a subsidiary of REDC

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Rockingham Planning Commission (RPC)

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Provides advisory services regarding planning, growth, land uses, and environmental protection to the communities in Rockingham County

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Granite State Economic Development Corporation

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Provides capital investment through long-term, fixed-rate second mortgage loans under the SBA 504 loan program, the 7(a) Program, and the Mezzanine Loan Program

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US DOT - Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA - 21)

Amounts:

$217 billion authorized for highway and transit programs

Uses:

Sponsors a variety of programs including CMAQ, STP and infrastructure safety programs

Timing:

FY 1998 – 2003

Notes:

TEA-21 continues and expands many of the provisions and programs initiated under ISTEA. Funds are generally funneled through the NHDOT, and may require matching grants.

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US DOT - TEA-21: Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Program

Amounts:

$8.1 billion authorized.

Uses:

Reduces congestion and improves air quality in non-attainment areas

Timing:

FY 1998 – 2003

Notes:

Rockingham County was designated as a non-attainment area by the EPA. Funds are generally funneled through the NHDOT, and may require matching grants.

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US DOT - TEA-21: Surface Transportation Program (STP)

Amounts:

$33.3 billion authorized

Uses:

Supports safety improvements, sidewalk modifications to meet ADA requirements, and transportation enhancements

Timing:

FY 1998 – 2003

Notes

STP is the broadest and most flexible component of TEA-21. Funds are generally funneled through the NHDOT, and may require matching grants.

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Economic Development Department (EDA) (US DOC)

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Provides public works grants, research and technical assistance grants, planning grants for economic development districts, short-term planning grants, feasibility study grants

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Works with the Rockingham Economic Development Corporation. Provides assistance to areas that designated as an Economic Development District (EDD)

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Sustainable Development Challenge Grants (US EPA)

Amounts:

$28,000 to $200,000 (20 % match required)

Uses:

Initiates community-based projects that promote environmentally and economically sustainable development

Timing:

Fall

Notes:

Stresses cooperative and flexible locally-administered arrangements

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U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development

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Provides home improvement and repair loans and grants, community facilities, rural housing program, and sponsors water and waste programs

Timing:

Awards at beginning of each calendar year

Notes:

Communities with populations of up to 50,000 are eligible

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Federal Emergency Management Agency

Amounts:

$100,000 with 25% town matching funds

Uses:

Offers flood mitigation and disaster assistance and grants

Timing:

Some yearly and some one-time awards

Notes:

Also provides public outreach and other flood and emergency-related assistance.