The Catalyst Program is NBRC’s flagship grant program. Through Catalyst, NBRC invests in state economic development priorities to support a broad range of initiatives that modernize and expand the Northern Border region’s basic infrastructure and revitalizes communities to support and attract the region’s workforce.
Catalyst Program Priorities
Successful projects support a broad range of state economic development initiatives such as, but not limited to, projects that:
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Modernize and expand access to public water and wastewater services,
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Revitalize transportation infrastructure,
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Establish workforce development programs and facilities,
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Grow the outdoor recreation economy, and
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Provide access to new childcare and healthcare facilities.
Projects that are given priority will demonstrate readiness, be consistent with the economic development goals of the region and will advance a combination of NBRC and member state priorities.
Entities interested in NBRC funding are strongly encouraged to review their state’s economic development strategy and contact their NBRC Program Manager in advance of submitting a pre-application.
NBRC Catalyst Program investment priorities include projects that:
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Directly benefit communities that have been underrepresented in past NBRC investments, with a focus on rural communities with fewer than 5,000 people and underserved communities.
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Demonstrate how they meet multiple needs within Catalyst project categories and are designed to create efficiencies.
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Demonstrate how communities prevent, reduce, withstand, and recover from extreme weather-related disasters.
| View Catalyst Program Overview | View Catalyst Program One Pager | Project Interest Form |
| Entities interested in NBRC funding are strongly encouraged to review their state’s economic development strategy and contact their NBRC State Program Manager with a Project Interest Form in advance of submitting a pre-application. Visit your Member State's page for State Program Manager information. |
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