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Browse funding opportunities, technical assistance, and other programs supporting a broad range of rural community and economic development activities. You can also find assistance for residents, including families, homeowners, seniors, veterans, small businesses, agricultural producers, and more.
Programs & Opportunities
Program Name
Category
Status
Assistance Type
Agriculture & Forestry, Economic & Business Development, Environment & Natural Resources, Infrastructure
Open
Financial
Status:
Open
Category:
Agriculture & Forestry, Economic & Business Development, Environment & Natural Resources, Infrastructure
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
The Timber Production Expansion Guaranteed Loan Program (TPEP) provides financial support to qualified lenders whose loan applicants want to establish, reopen, expand, or improve a sawmill or other wood processing facility that process ecosystem restoration byproducts from USDA Forest Service National Forest System lands.
Financial Assistance Type:
Loan/Loan Guarantee
Agency Provider:
Department of Agriculture
Eligible Applicants:
Business, Indian Tribe, Individual Applicant
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation, Equipment & Materials, Land Acquisition, Operations/Staffing, Project Planning, Research/Development
Agriculture & Forestry, Community Development, Disaster Resilience, Economic & Business Development, Environment & Natural Resources
Archived
Direct Technical
Status:
Archived
Category:
Agriculture & Forestry, Community Development, Disaster Resilience, Economic & Business Development, Environment & Natural Resources
Assistance Type:
Direct Technical
Summary:
Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Community Revitalization is launching the Sustainable Communities Accelerator Network, a national peer learning program to support local leaders in implementing plans to prioritize sustainability actions in their communities.
Agency Provider:
Environmental Protection Agency
Eligible Applicants:
Agricultural Producer, Higher Education, Individual Applicant, Local Government, Nonprofit, Other
Use of Funds:
Project Planning, Research/Development, Strategic Planning, Technical Assistance
Agriculture & Forestry, Economic & Business Development, Environment & Natural Resources, Public Safety
Archived
Financial
Status:
Archived
Category:
Agriculture & Forestry, Economic & Business Development, Environment & Natural Resources, Public Safety
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
Application has closed. EPA accepted from community-based farmworker nonprofit organizations with experience in training agricultural workers or pesticide handlers or developing educational materials for them for the Farmworker Training and Education Program for Pesticide Safety. Projects funded under this program support training, materials…
Financial Assistance Type:
Contract/Cooperative Agreement
Agency Provider:
Environmental Protection Agency
Eligible Applicants:
Nonprofit, Other
Use of Funds:
Outreach, Project Planning, Research/Development, Strategic Planning
Agriculture & Forestry, Broadband & Telecommunications, Community Development, Economic & Business Development, Employment & Career Development, Environment & Natural Resources, Infrastructure, Utilities- Other, Water & Wastewater Infrastructure
Rolling Application
Financial
Status:
Rolling Application
Category:
Agriculture & Forestry, Broadband & Telecommunications, Community Development, Economic & Business Development, Employment & Career Development, Environment & Natural Resources, Infrastructure, Utilities- Other, Water & Wastewater Infrastructure
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
The Appalachian Regional Commission's Area Development program relies on a flexible “bottom up” approach to economic development, empowering Appalachian communities to work with their state governments to design impactful investment opportunities supporting ARC mission and investment priorities. Investment priorities include building:…
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant
Agency Provider:
Appalachian Regional Commission
Eligible Applicants:
Higher Education, Indian Tribe, Local Government, Nonprofit, Other, State
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation, Equipment & Materials, Operations/Staffing, Project Planning, Research/Development, Strategic Planning, Technical Assistance
Agriculture & Forestry, Environment & Natural Resources
Archived
Financial
Status:
Archived
Category:
Agriculture & Forestry, Environment & Natural Resources
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
Federal Awarding Agency Name: U.S. Department of Agriculture – U.S. Department of Agriculture – Natural Resources Conservation Service – NHQ – Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (OUAIP)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture – U.S. Department of Agriculture – Natural Resources Conservation Service – NHQ – Office of…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture – U.S. Department of Agriculture – Natural Resources Conservation Service – NHQ – Office of…
Financial Assistance Type:
Contract/Cooperative Agreement
Agency Provider:
Department of Agriculture
Eligible Applicants:
Indian Tribe, Local Government, Other
Use of Funds:
Outreach, Project Planning
Environment & Natural Resources, Infrastructure
Archived
Financial
Status:
Archived
Category:
Environment & Natural Resources, Infrastructure
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
Where transportation systems such as roads and tracks intersect waterways, a result may create barriers that impede the passage and impair the habitat of aquatic organisms and other wildlife. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), an agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), promotes approaches to reduce or remove barriers…
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant
Agency Provider:
Department of Transportation
Eligible Applicants:
Indian Tribe, Local Government, State
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation, Project Planning
Environment & Natural Resources, Infrastructure, Transportation
Archived
Financial
Status:
Archived
Category:
Environment & Natural Resources, Infrastructure, Transportation
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
The EPA anticipates awarding up to $932 million in competitive grant funding under the 2024 Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grants Program Notice of Funding Opportunity. The program is soliciting applications nationwide for a grant competition to fund the replacement of existing non-zero-emission Class 6 and 7 heavy-duty vehicles with zero-emission…
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant
Agency Provider:
Environmental Protection Agency
Eligible Applicants:
Indian Tribe, Nonprofit, Other, State
Use of Funds:
Equipment & Materials
Energy, Environment & Natural Resources
Open
Financial
Status:
Open
Category:
Energy, Environment & Natural Resources
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program for CHIPS for America – CHIPS Metrology seeks applications from eligible applicants to explore the technical merit or feasibility of an innovative idea or technology with the aim of developing a viable product or service that will be introduced to the commercial microelectronics marketplace.…
Financial Assistance Type:
Contract/Cooperative Agreement
Agency Provider:
Department of Commerce
Eligible Applicants:
Higher Education, Other
Use of Funds:
Research/Development
Environment & Natural Resources, Infrastructure, Public Safety, Water & Wastewater Infrastructure
Open
Financial
Status:
Open
Category:
Environment & Natural Resources, Infrastructure, Public Safety, Water & Wastewater Infrastructure
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
The primary purpose of the Tribal Domestic Water Supplies Program is to fund projects for
domestic water supplies to existing Tribal households or communities that do not have
reliable access to domestic water supplies. Domestic water supplies are for human use and
consumption. Domestic water supplies for communities include a…
domestic water supplies to existing Tribal households or communities that do not have
reliable access to domestic water supplies. Domestic water supplies are for human use and
consumption. Domestic water supplies for communities include a…
Financial Assistance Type:
Contract/Cooperative Agreement, Grant
Agency Provider:
Department of the Interior
Eligible Applicants:
Indian Tribe
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation, Equipment & Materials, Project Planning
Environment & Natural Resources
Rolling Application
Financial
Status:
Rolling Application
Category:
Environment & Natural Resources
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
The objective of this NOFO is to invite sponsors of eligible water reuse projects to request cost-shared funding for planning, design, and/or construction of those projects. The WaterSMART Program provides a framework for Federal leadership and assistance to stretch and secure water supplies for future generations. To stretch scarce water supplies…
Financial Assistance Type:
Contract/Cooperative Agreement
Agency Provider:
Department of the Interior
Eligible Applicants:
Indian Tribe, Local Government, Other, State, Utility
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation, Project Planning, Technical Assistance