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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
Disaster Resilience, Housing, Utilities- Other, Water & Wastewater Infrastructure
Open
Financial
Status:
Open
Category:
Disaster Resilience, Housing, Utilities- Other, Water & Wastewater Infrastructure
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
The program seeks to amplify recent technological advancements in utility efficiency and energy generation, bring a new focus on preparing for climate hazards by reducing residents’ and properties’ exposure to hazards, and protecting life, livability, and property when disaster strikes. The Leading Edge NOFO provides funding to owners aiming to…
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant, Loan/Loan Guarantee, Other
Agency Provider:
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Eligible Applicants:
Business, Higher Education, Indian Tribe, Individual Applicant, Local Government, Nonprofit, Other, State
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation, Equipment & Materials
Community Development, Disaster Resilience, Energy, Housing, Utilities- Other, Water & Wastewater Infrastructure
Open
Financial
Status:
Open
Category:
Community Development, Disaster Resilience, Energy, Housing, Utilities- Other, Water & Wastewater Infrastructure
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
The program seeks to amplify recent technological advancements in utility efficiency and energy generation, bring a new focus on preparing for climate hazards by reducing residents’ and properties’ exposure to hazards, and protecting life, livability, and property when disaster strikes. The Comprehensive NOFO provides funding to initiate…
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant, Loan/Loan Guarantee, Other
Agency Provider:
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Eligible Applicants:
Business, Higher Education, Indian Tribe, Individual Applicant, Local Government, Nonprofit, Other, State
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation, Equipment & Materials
Status:
Open
Category:
Housing
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
This program provides Capital Advance funding for the development of supportive rental housing for Very-Low-Income persons aged 62 years or older and project rental subsidies in the form of a Project Rental Assistance Contract (PRAC) to maintain ongoing affordability.
Financial Assistance Type:
Other
Agency Provider:
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Eligible Applicants:
Nonprofit, Other
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation
Status:
Open
Category:
Housing
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
The Preservation and Reinvestment Initiative for Community Enhancement (PRICE) will provide $225
million in funding for communities across the country to preserve and revitalize manufactured housing units
and eligible manufactured housing communities.
million in funding for communities across the country to preserve and revitalize manufactured housing units
and eligible manufactured housing communities.
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant
Agency Provider:
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Eligible Applicants:
Indian Tribe, Local Government, Nonprofit, Other, State
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation, Land Acquisition, Project Planning, Strategic Planning
Employment & Career Development, Family & Children Services, Health Services, Housing
Open
Financial
Status:
Open
Category:
Employment & Career Development, Family & Children Services, Health Services, Housing
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
The Office of Early Childhood Development (ECD) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) will be soliciting applications for the Fiscal Year 2024 Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Grant Program. Funds will support 5-year cooperative agreements between ACF and federally recognized Indian tribes (or…
Financial Assistance Type:
Contract/Cooperative Agreement
Agency Provider:
Department of Health and Human Services
Eligible Applicants:
Indian Tribe
Use of Funds:
Outreach, Research/Development
Community Development, Disaster Relief, Disaster Resilience, Housing, Utilities- Other
Upcoming/Cyclical
Financial
Status:
Upcoming/Cyclical
Category:
Community Development, Disaster Relief, Disaster Resilience, Housing, Utilities- Other
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
It provides grants to sponsoring organizations for the repair or rehabilitation of housing owned or occupied by low- and very-low-income rural citizens. USDA will award a total of $18,500,000 in Housing Preservation Grant Program funding for the repair and rehabilitation of rural housing units.
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant
Agency Provider:
Department of Agriculture
Eligible Applicants:
Indian Tribe, Local Government, Nonprofit, State
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation, Equipment & Materials, Project Planning
Broadband & Telecommunications, Community Development, Disaster Relief, Disaster Resilience, Economic & Business Development, Employment & Career Development, Family & Children Services, Food & Nutrition, Health Facilities, Health Services, Housing
Upcoming/Cyclical
Financial
Status:
Upcoming/Cyclical
Category:
Broadband & Telecommunications, Community Development, Disaster Relief, Disaster Resilience, Economic & Business Development, Employment & Career Development, Family & Children Services, Food & Nutrition, Health Facilities, Health Services, Housing
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
This competitive program helps rural communities use advanced telecommunications technology to connect to each other - and the world - overcoming the effects of remoteness and low population density. We encourage you to consider projects that promote equity and economic opportunity in rural America, specifically those that advance these key…
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant
Agency Provider:
Department of Agriculture
Eligible Applicants:
Business, Indian Tribe, Nonprofit, Other, State
Use of Funds:
N/A, Operations/Staffing, Outreach, Project Planning, Research/Development, Strategic Planning, Technical Assistance
Community Development, Economic & Business Development, Housing
Archived
Financial
Status:
Archived
Category:
Community Development, Economic & Business Development, Housing
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
The Choice Neighborhoods program leverages significant public and private dollars to support locally driven strategies that address struggling neighborhoods with distressed public or HUD-assisted housing through a comprehensive approach to neighborhood transformation. Local leaders, residents, and stakeholders, such as public housing authorities,…
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant
Agency Provider:
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Eligible Applicants:
Indian Tribe, Local Government, Nonprofit, State
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation, Equipment & Materials, N/A, Outreach, Technical Assistance
Status:
Archived
Category:
Housing
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
HUD provides grants for small communities to assist in the renovation of an historic or traditional central business district, or “Main Street” area, by replacing unused, obsolete, commercial space in buildings with affordable housing units. Application Deadline: 10/12/2023
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant
Agency Provider:
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Eligible Applicants:
Local Government, Other
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation, Equipment & Materials
Status:
Open
Category:
Housing
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
Rural Housing site loans provide loans to purchase and develop housing sites for low- and moderate-income families.
Financial Assistance Type:
Loan/Loan Guarantee
Agency Provider:
Department of Agriculture
Eligible Applicants:
Business, Indian Tribe, Nonprofit
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation, Equipment & Materials