Find Programs & Opportunities
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, Community Development, Economic & Business Development, Education, Environment & Natural Resources, Health Services, Infrastructure
Open
Financial
Status:
Open
Category:
Agriculture & Forestry, Community Development, Economic & Business Development, Education, Environment & Natural Resources, Health Services, Infrastructure
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
The Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP) is a grant from the Agricultural Marketing Service that funds projects that develop, coordinate and expand direct producer-to-consumer markets to help increase access to and availability of locally and regionally produced agricultural products by developing, coordinating, expanding, and providing…
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant
Agency Provider:
Department of Agriculture
Eligible Applicants:
Agricultural Producer, Business, Indian Tribe, Local Government, Nonprofit
Use of Funds:
Research/Development, Strategic Planning, Technical Assistance
Economic & Business Development, Infrastructure
Open
Financial
Status:
Open
Category:
Economic & Business Development, Infrastructure
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
The Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) Incentives Program aims to catalyze long-term economically sustainable growth in the domestic semiconductor industry in support of U.S.
economic and national security. This is the first Notice of Funding Opportunity under this program. It seeks applications for projects for…
economic and national security. This is the first Notice of Funding Opportunity under this program. It seeks applications for projects for…
Financial Assistance Type:
Contract/Cooperative Agreement, Grant, Loan/Loan Guarantee
Agency Provider:
Department of Commerce
Eligible Applicants:
Business, Nonprofit, Other
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation, Equipment & Materials, Project Planning
Health Services
Open
Financial
Status:
Open
Category:
Health Services
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
The purpose of this program is to integrate behavioral health services into primary care settings using telehealth technology through telehealth networks and evaluate the effectiveness of such integration. The goal for the BHI/EB-TNP Program is to support evidence-based projects that utilize telehealth technologies through telehealth networks in…
Financial Assistance Type:
Contract/Cooperative Agreement
Agency Provider:
Department of Health and Human Services
Eligible Applicants:
Business, Indian Tribe, Local Government, Nonprofit, Other, State
Use of Funds:
Project Planning, Research/Development
Community Development, Economic & Business Development, Employment & Career Development
Upcoming/Cyclical
Financial
Status:
Upcoming/Cyclical
Category:
Community Development, Economic & Business Development, Employment & Career Development
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
This program is designed to provide technical assistance and training for small rural businesses. Small means that the business has fewer than 50 new workers and less than $1 million in gross revenue.
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant
Agency Provider:
Department of Agriculture
Eligible Applicants:
Business, Indian Tribe, Local Government, Nonprofit, Other, State
Use of Funds:
Operations/Staffing, Outreach, Project Planning, Research/Development, Technical Assistance
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
Broadband & Telecommunications, Infrastructure, Utilities- Other
Upcoming/Cyclical
Financial
Status:
Upcoming/Cyclical
Category:
Broadband & Telecommunications, Infrastructure, Utilities- Other
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
The purpose of the Community Connect Program is to provide financial assistance in the form of grants to eligible applicants that will provide, on a “community -oriented connectivity” basis, broadband service that fosters economic growth and delivers enhanced educational, health care, and public safety benefits.
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant
Agency Provider:
Department of Agriculture
Eligible Applicants:
Business, Indian Tribe, Local Government, Other, State
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation, Equipment & Materials
Status:
Open
Category:
Community Development, Economic & Business Development
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
DOT is now accepting applications for its fiscal year (FY) 2023 Thriving Communities Program (TCP). TCP offers two separate response opportunities for potential applicants: a Letter of Interest and a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), which are described below.
Agency Provider:
Department of Transportation
Eligible Applicants:
Business, Indian Tribe, Nonprofit, Other, State
Use of Funds:
Outreach, Project Planning, Technical Assistance
Community Development, Economic & Business Development, Employment & Career Development
Rolling Application
Financial
Status:
Rolling Application
Category:
Community Development, Economic & Business Development, Employment & Career Development
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
This program offers loan guarantees to lenders for their loans to rural businesses. This program improves the economic health of rural communities by increasing access to business capital through loan guarantees. This enables commercial lenders to provide affordable financing for rural businesses.
Financial Assistance Type:
Loan/Loan Guarantee
Agency Provider:
Department of Agriculture
Eligible Applicants:
Business, Indian Tribe, Nonprofit, Other
Use of Funds:
Equipment & Materials, Land Acquisition, Operations/Staffing, Strategic Planning
Disaster Relief, Disaster Resilience
Open
Financial
Status:
Open
Category:
Disaster Relief, Disaster Resilience
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
SBA provides low-interest, long-term loans for physical and economic damage caused by a declared disaster. Loans are available for home, personal property, business and economic injury. You must be in an SBA declared disaster area to be eligible for SBA disaster assistance. Check SBA's Disaster Declarations to locate disaster areas by state…
Financial Assistance Type:
Loan/Loan Guarantee
Agency Provider:
Small Business Administration
Eligible Applicants:
Business, Individual Applicant
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation, Equipment & Materials
Status:
Open
Category:
Economic & Business Development
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
Long-term, fixed rate financing of up to $5 million for major fixed assets.
Financial Assistance Type:
Loan/Loan Guarantee
Agency Provider:
Small Business Administration
Eligible Applicants:
Agricultural Producer, Business, Individual Applicant
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation, Equipment & Materials, Land Acquisition