The North American Development Bank has made funds available for the provision of CAIP financing in the form of targeted grants for projects that are ready to be implemented without delay and completed within a two-to three-year period. Applicants for these grants may include non-profit organizations, institutions of higher education and/or state, local or tribal government entities with:

• ongoing and proven economic development programs;
• a demonstrated need for grant funding, and
• a demonstrable capacity to manage a grant and create/preserve private sector jobs in Designated Eligible Areas (DEA).

Individuals and for-profit organizations are not eligible to receive grants. Further information on DEA's can be found on this website.

CAIP targeted grants may be specific project grants or technical assistance grants.  Specific project grants are investments in tangible assets having potential for long-term enhancements in the DEA's employment sector.  These may, for example, include funding infrastructure to prepare a property located in a Designated Eligible Area to attract new businesses, acquiring equipment and/or providing capital for a revolving loan fund to support business expansion in a Designated Eligible Area or supporting an entrepreneurial training program.  Technical assistance grants are for funding an identifiable short-term need associated with a strategy to create sustainable new jobs in the DEA.  TA grants may, for example, provide expertise in developing a local business marketing strategy or development of in-house capacity to support a revolving loan fund.

The CAIP Grant Program Office will evaluate applications and select Grantees based on:

• Need - The magnitude and nature of private sector job losses and attributed to NAFTA in the Designated Eligible Area(s) and the continued impact of NAFTA on private sector job loss and lack of private sector job creation in the Designated Eligible Area(s); geographic diversity of the funded grants will be considered under this factor;
• Anticipated benefits - The extent to which the proposed activities will have significant impact in terms of number, quality and stability of private sector jobs created or retained in the Designated Eligible Area(s), and other positive benefits or proposed activities in the Designated Eligible Area;
• Capacity - The demonstrated experience and skills of all organizations involved to create and/or preserve jobs in the Designated Eligible Area(s) and their past experience and knowledge to carry out the specific activities proposed; and, for the applicant, the demonstrated ability to administer similar-sized projects;
• Soundness of approach - The degree to which the project demonstrates a reasonable approach that is likely to create and/or preserve private sector jobs in the Designated Eligible Area(s); has logical, clear steps to achieve the anticipated benefits; and is cost-effective (up to 25 points); and
• Link to broader initiatives - The extent to which the proposed project is part of or fits with a community/regional development plan for the Designated Eligible Area(s); demonstrates public and private sector involvement with the project; and leverages other cash and in-kind resources.

Grant amounts will be based upon need and the number of jobs created or preserved and will be considered on an individual basis; however, grants will rarely be for amounts equal or greater than $1,000,000 and will most often be for amounts closer to $500,000.

For more information, or to request an application, please submit correspondence to CAIPGrants@nadb.org.

ELIGIBLE COUNTIES

ALABAMA:   Lowndes, Wilcox

ALASKA:   Dillingham Census Area, Prince of Wales

ARKANSAS:   Clay, Drew, Jackson, Lawrence, Mississippi, Monroe, Poinsett, Randolph, Sharp, Woodruff

ARIZONA:   Cochise, La Paz, Maricopa, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, Yuma

CALIFORNIA:   Imperial, Monterey, Riverside, San Benito, San Diego, Santa Cruz

GEORGIA:  Jeff Davis, Jefferson, Lincoln, Telfair, Wilkes

IDAHO:   Benewah

INDIANA:   Fayette

KENTUCKY:   Mc Creary, Nicholas, Wolfe

LOUISIANA:   Red River

MICHIGAN:   Gogebic, Iosco, Ontonagon, Sanilac, St. Joseph, Wayne

MISSOURI:   Iron, Pemiscot, St. Francois

MISSISSIPPI:   Alcorn, Clarke, Holmes, Jefferson Davis, Kemper, Lowndes, Tunica, Washington, Webster

NO. CAROLINA:   Edgecombe, Martin, Halifax, Mitchell, Richmond, Robeson, Rockingham, Rutherford, Scotland, Wilson

NEW MEXICO:   Dona Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Otero, Sierra

OHIO:   Crawford, Morgan, Perry

OREGON:   Harney, Klamath, Linn, Umatilla, Wallowa

PENNSYLVANIA:   Bedford, Forest, Philadelphia

PUERTO RICO:   Anasco, Las Marias, Manati, Mayaguez

SO. CAROLINA:   Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Darlington, Georgetown, Greenwood, Lee, Orangeburg, Sumter, Williamsburg

TENNESSEE:   Bledsoe, Carroll, Clay, Fentress, Gibson, Giles, Hardeman, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Morgan, Pickett, Scott, Wayne

TEXAS:   Brewster, Brooks, Cameron, Crockett, Culberson, Dimmit, Duval, Edwards, El Paso, Frio, Hidalgo, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Kinney, La Salle, Maverick, Pecos, Presidio, Real, Starr, Sutton, Terell, Uvalde, Val Verde, Webb, Willacy, Zapata, Zavala

VIRGINIA:   Halifax, Martinsville City

WASHINGTON:   Clark, Cowlitz, Franklin, Lewis