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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
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
Transportation
Archived
Financial
Status:
Archived
Category:
Transportation
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is for current grantees under the Grants for Transportation of Veterans in Highly Rural Areas for the fiscal year 2024. Approximately $8.0 million is authorized to be appropriated for this fiscal year. *** This notice only applies to current HRTG recipients. ***
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant
Agency Provider:
Department of Veteran Affairs
Eligible Applicants:
Other, State
Use of Funds:
Equipment & Materials, Operations/Staffing
Transportation
Archived
Financial
Status:
Archived
Category:
Transportation
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is for new grantees for the Grants for Transportation of Veterans in Highly Rural Areas for the fiscal year 2024. Approximately $8.0 million is authorized to be appropriated for this fiscal year. ***This notice only applies to new HRTG recipients. ***
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant
Agency Provider:
Department of Veteran Affairs
Eligible Applicants:
Other, State
Use of Funds:
Equipment & Materials, Operations/Staffing
Employment & Career Development, Housing
Archived
Financial
Status:
Archived
Category:
Employment & Career Development, Housing
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL, or the Department, or we), announces the availability of approximately $6,500,000 in grant funds authorized by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Section 167 for the National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP), Housing Services. The period of performance…
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant
Agency Provider:
Department of Labor
Eligible Applicants:
Individual Applicant, Local Government, Other, State
Use of Funds:
Outreach, Technical Assistance
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
Agriculture & Forestry
Rolling Application
Financial
Status:
Rolling Application
Category:
Agriculture & Forestry
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is the Natural Resource Conservation Service - NRCS’ flagship conservation program that helps farmers, ranchers and forest landowners integrate conservation into working lands. EQIP provides technical and financial assistance to agricultural producers and forest landowners to address natural…
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant, Individual Payment/Benefit, Other
Agency Provider:
Department of Agriculture
Eligible Applicants:
Agricultural Producer, Other
Use of Funds:
Operations/Staffing, Research/Development, Strategic Planning, Technical Assistance
Community Development, Economic & Business Development, Employment & Career Development
Open
Financial
Status:
Open
Category:
Community Development, Economic & Business Development, Employment & Career Development
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
This funding opportunity will award cooperative agreements allowing the Social Security Administration (SSA) to collaborate with States, foundations, and other non-federal groups and organizations who have the interest and ability to identify, operate, evaluate, and partially fund interventional research. The research and interventions under this…
Financial Assistance Type:
Contract/Cooperative Agreement
Agency Provider:
Social Security Administration
Eligible Applicants:
Business, Indian Tribe, Local Government, Nonprofit, Other, State
Use of Funds:
Equipment & Materials, Operations/Staffing, Research/Development, Strategic Planning
Status:
Open
Category:
Housing
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grants support the development of a comprehensive plan to revitalize severely distressed public housing and/or HUD-assisted housing and the surrounding neighborhood. Using these grant funds, communities will undertake certain activities that lead to the creation of a comprehensive neighborhood revitalization strategy…
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant
Agency Provider:
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Eligible Applicants:
Indian Tribe, Local Government, Nonprofit, Other, State
Use of Funds:
Project Planning, Research/Development, Strategic Planning
Status:
Open
Category:
Employment & Career Development
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
A Grant Initiative for the Appalachian, Delta, and Northern Border Regions administered by the Employment and Training Administration. The WORC initiative aims to fund grants that create economic mobility, address inequities for historically marginalized communities of color, rural areas, and other underserved and underrepresented communities. By…
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant
Agency Provider:
Department of Labor
Eligible Applicants:
Higher Education, Indian Tribe, Local Government, Nonprofit, Other, State
Use of Funds:
Operations/Staffing, Outreach, Research/Development, Strategic Planning
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 Elements NOFO provides modest awards designed to add…
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