Transportation Alternative Program (TAP)

MODOT Transportation Alternative Program will be open for applications starting May 1st through June 13th. If you have any questions on how to apply please reach out to Jared Brown at jbrown@bootrpc.com or (573)614-5178 ext. 110. You may also visit MODOT’s website by using the button below.

Community Development Block Grant

Service Area:
Counties served by the Bootheel Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission include Dunklin, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Scott, and Stoddard.

The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program is a federally funded program administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and passed through the Missouri Department of Economic Development.

CDBG funding is available to eligible non-entitlement communities, including cities with populations under 50,000 and counties with populations under 200,000. Funds may be used to support public infrastructure, community facilities, housing, and economic development needs.

Application Cycles:

  • Demolition – July

  • Community Facilities – July

  • General Infrastructure – July

  • Water & Wastewater – Open cycle

  • Economic Development – Open cycle

  • Emergency – Open cycle

Bootheel Regional Planning assists member cities and counties in its six county region with applications for grants from CDBG. 

More information can be found at the MoDED website  

Missouri Foundation for Health Opportunity Fund

Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH) Opportunity Fund will support innovative ideas and approaches that provide solutions for problems affecting the health and well-being of Missouri's individuals and communities most in need.

Priority will be given to projects that:

Work to improve the health and well-being of communities most in need
Test different approaches to address community health issues
Expand on promising and/or best practices to new regions and audiences
Are collaborative in nature, sustainable, and significant enough to have a real impact
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis