Beginning in 2023 NBRC created the LDD Partnership Program to improve relationships and support with LDDs. With this program, NBRC is working to provide better resources to aid the LDDs in their grant administration of NBRC grants. This partnership program holds both NBRC and LDDs accountable to a higher standard of service to applicants and grantees, with special attention to our historically underserved communities within our service area. In order to be considered an active LDD, the organization must opt in on a yearly basis, attend required trainings, and maintain internal capacity to administer NBRC grants.

2024-2025 LDD Partnership Program Goals

In conjunction with continuing to operate the opt in/out process for an up-to-date list of LDDs providing grant administration and hosting required trainings for our LDDs, NBRC will continue to utilize this partnership to:

• Utilize feedback from LDD listening sessions to improve processes.
• Build best practices resources for the LDD network, including a resource library.
• Coordinate with state partners to encourage funding to support preapplication and project development assistance.
• Conduct annual session focused on federal and state funding opportunities.
   

Opt In/Out Process*

The opt in/opt out process happens at the end of each calendar year. The objective is to get a real-time sense of which LDDs have the capacity to administer NBRC investments for the upcoming year. NBRC wants to ensure the LDD list on our website is an accurate resource for our grantees.

Opted In LDDs agree to:
1. Attend required trainings hosted or co-hosted by NBRC**
2. Continue to be listed as a grant resource, available for grant administration
3. Maintain internal capacity to administer NBRC grants for one year

* PLEASE NOTE: The opt in process applies to providing grant administration help to any potential new grantees for that year’s grant awards. If you are currently under contract with projects awarded in past years, you are not opting out of those contracts. Opting out signals to NBRC that you do not have the capacity to take on any NEW grantees. LDDs who opt out in one year could opt back in to the program in following years.

**Attendance at LDD trainings are an NBRC eligible expense, which can be charged to an existing LDD contract you may have with a current grantee. For entities located in States where you have a technical assistance line to charge to, under the State’s Capacity Grant Program, your time can be charged there. If you have both an existing LDD contract and the availability to be reimbursed for technical assistance through the State, NBRC asks that you charge the time to the contract through the State. If you are unsure where to charge your time, please reach out to NBRC’s Capacity Coordinator, Sarah Lang via slang@nbrc.gov for guidance.