ED24HDQ0G0514
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
The City of Allentown Recompete Plan, led by the City of Allentown, will connect residents from the neighborhoods with the highest prime-age employment gaps to good-paying jobs in high-opportunity industries.
The City will address barriers to employment in the service area, including skills/education gaps, transportation challenges, and a shortage of affordable, high-quality childcare.
A growing city in the Lehigh Valley, Allentown collaborated with over 30 local and regional partners, such as the Allentown Economic Development Corporation, Lehigh Valley Community Foundation, the IBEW Local 375 and others, to develop their Recompete Plan.
This project will build a network of Recompete Resource Navigators (RRNS) who will support partners to deepen their connection in the community and with each other, tailor services to the prime-age unemployed population, and activate proposed capacity-building infrastructure.
The City will address barriers to employment in the service area, including skills/education gaps, transportation challenges, and a shortage of affordable, high-quality childcare.
A growing city in the Lehigh Valley, Allentown collaborated with over 30 local and regional partners, such as the Allentown Economic Development Corporation, Lehigh Valley Community Foundation, the IBEW Local 375 and others, to develop their Recompete Plan.
This project will build a network of Recompete Resource Navigators (RRNS) who will support partners to deepen their connection in the community and with each other, tailor services to the prime-age unemployed population, and activate proposed capacity-building infrastructure.
Awardee
Funding Goals
PHASE 1 OF THE COMPETITION IDENTIFIED FINALISTS THAT MADE A CLEAR CASE FOR THE NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES OF THEIR CHOSEN GEOGRAPHY AND SUCCESSFULLY ARTICULATED A PLAN TO ADDRESS THOSE NEEDS. PHASE 2 OF THE COMPETITION WILL MAKE IMPLEMENTATION AWARDS BASED ON THE LIKELIHOOD OF AN APPLICANT TO RAISE PRIME-AGE EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES, AND PROMOTE LONG-TERM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Allentown,
Pennsylvania
18101-1603
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
City Of Allentown was awarded
ALLENTOWN RECOMPETE PLAN: Bridging Residents to High-Paying Jobs
Project Grant ED24HDQ0G0514
worth $4,932,500
from Economic Development Administration in October 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Allentown Pennsylvania United States.
The grant
has a duration of 5 years and
was awarded through assistance program 11.040 Distressed Area Recompete Pilot Program.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity FY 2023 Distressed Area Recompete Pilot Program Phase 2.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 8/29/25
Period of Performance
10/1/24
Start Date
9/30/29
End Date
Funding Split
$4.9M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$4.9M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
ED24HDQ0G0514
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
None
Awardee Classifications
City Or Township Government
Awarding Office
1331K5 DEPT OF COMMERCE EDA
Funding Office
1331K5 DEPT OF COMMERCE EDA
Awardee UEI
CLFPC66PJC16
Awardee CAGE
444F1
Performance District
PA-07
Senators
Robert Casey
John Fetterman
John Fetterman
Modified: 8/29/25