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Northern Border Regional Commission - State Economic & Infrastructure Development (SEID) Program

Federal Agency/Bureau
Northern Border Regional Commission
Program Name
State Economic & Infrastructure Development (SEID) Program
Authorizing Legislation

Not Applicable

Program Overview

The State and Economic & Infrastructure Development (SEID) Program funds economic development and infrastructure projects throughout designated counties in the NBRC's four-state service area. The NBRC provides investments to job-creating projects that help reduce poverty, unemployment, and outmigration, within 7 statutorily defined funding areas.

CFDA

90.601

Program Website
Type of Funding

Discretionary

Link to application site, NOFO, FOA, or Grants.gov (if different from program website above)
Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) or Federal Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Type

Other (i.e. one-time funding): Program availability is announced through press releases, outreach through regional and state partners and on the NBRC website.

Important Dates (if applicable)

Letters of Interest due April 2023 Applications Due June 2022

FY2023 Appropriations Amount

Total Amount: Approximately $45MM

Amount Available Towards Broadband (if specified): Not Specified
 

Matching Requirement

Yes

If yes, what is the matching requirement: 20% of total project cost if in a Distressed County or 50% in a Transitional County (details available on NBRC website)

Other (i.e. if match is beneficial to an application but not required): Eligible applicants may request a full or partial match waiver if securing match has been impacted directly as a result of COVID-19.

Complementary Federal Funding Option

NBRC funds are able to be used as match upon mutual agreement with other Federal programs. However, NBRC funds cannot be part of a project that includes more than 80% total Federal funds.

Broadband-related Program Purpose/Eligible Expenditures
Speed/Technical Requirement for Broadband Infrastructure

Not Applicable

Criteria for Eligible Recipients

Limited to NBRC designated Counties within Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont. Guidance available on NBRC’s website.

Grant Beneficiaries (if different from eligible recipients)

Not Applicable

Reporting Requirements

Reporting Requirements can be found in our compliance manual which is located here: https://www.nbrc.gov/content/administration

Publicly-available programmatic data

NBRC’s annual reports summarize the Commissions’ activities and accomplishments. https://www.nbrc.gov/content/impact-reporting

Contact Information

Please contact NBRC’s Program Director Andrea Smith, Asmith@nbrc.gov for more information

Additional Information

Not Applicable

Updated

March 2023

Funding Guide
NBRC_SEI.pdf (489.7 KB)