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Services

Writing Services

Administration Services

Planning Services

 

Federal and State Grant Writing Services

Our mission is to develop grant proposals from however many sources are needed to make a project a reality. We specialize in helping communities build grant and loan packages that are realistic and feasible. Our rate of success is roughly 99%, proving our ability to structure projects the way the Federal and State funding agencies want them structured. A rule of thumb is: Structure the project to match the funding instead of matching the funding to the project. We specialize in packaging grants and loans from a number of sources, such as:

  • Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
  • Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)
  • Clean Water State Revolving Fund
  • Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
  • Rural Development-Rural Utilities Service
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), including PRIDE
  • Economic Development Administration (EDA)
  • Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority (KEDFA)
  • Historic Tax Credits
  • Low Income Housing Credits
  • Renaissance on Main
  • Rural Housing Service (RHS)
  • FEMA
  • HOME
  • Federal Home Loan Bank

 

Federal and State Grant and Loan Administration

Over the last 30 years, CEDA has developed a proven system to administer federal and state grants in a timely and cost-efficient manner. Federal and State grant and loan programs play an essential role in community development in Kentucky. We recognize that cities and counties rarely have staff with the time to learn the vast amount of rules and regulations distinct to each funding source. Mistakes can often be made that have dire consequences to the community. We specialize in the administration of a variety of funding sources, including:

Public Facilities (Water, Sewer, Gas)

  • CDBG
  • State Allocations (IEDF, Coal and Non-Coal)
  • ARC
  • Clean Water State Revolving Fund
  • Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
  • Rural Development-Rural Utilites Service
  • Coal Severance Tax
  • EPA Allocations
  • Public Bonds

Economic Development, Traditional and Non-Traditional

  • CDBG
  • State Allocations (IEDF, Coal and Non-Coal)
  • ARC
  • Rural Development
  • Coal Severance Tax
  • EDA
  • KEDFA

Renaissance on Main

  • CDBG
  • State Allocations (IEDF, Coal and Non-Coal)
  • ARC
  • Historic Tax Credits
  • Low Income Housing Credits
  • Renaissance on Main
  • TEA-21

Housing

  • CDBG
  • Rural Housing Service (RHS)
  • FEMA
  • HOME
  • Federal Home Loan Bank
  • Low Income Housing Credits

 

Planning

CEDA offers excellent planning services for our clients. Our staff has a sound understanding of planning principles and the issues that impact the Commonwealth. We prepare "real world" plans that can be implemented by communities because we take the time to listen to your community leaders and citizens that have a desire to make an area or a neighborhood a better place.

Some of our planning services include:

  • Neighborhood Redevelopment Plans
  • Downtown/Renaissance Redevelopment Plans
  • Commercial/Industrial Redevelopment Plans
  • Downtown/Renaissance Market Analysis
  • Strategic Community Development Plans
  • Redevelopment and Project Financing Analysis