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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
Community Development, Economic & Business Development, Infrastructure
Rolling Application
Financial
Status:
Rolling Application
Category:
Community Development, Economic & Business Development, Infrastructure
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
EDA has authority to provide grants to meet the full range of communities’ and regions’ economic development needs from planning and technical assistance to construction of infrastructure. These grants are made through a series of Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) that can be found on EDA’s website at https://www.eda.gov/funding/funding-…
Financial Assistance Type:
Contract/Cooperative Agreement, Grant, Other
Agency Provider:
Department of Commerce
Eligible Applicants:
Higher Education, Indian Tribe, Local Government, Nonprofit, Other, State
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation, Project Planning, Research/Development, Strategic Planning, Technical Assistance
Status:
Archived
Category:
Housing
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
The overall purpose of the Older Adult Home Modification Program (OAHMP) is to assist experienced nonprofit organizations, state and local governments, and public housing authorities in undertaking comprehensive programs that make safety and functional home modification repairs and renovations to meet the needs of low-income seniors. The goal of…
Financial Assistance Type:
Contract/Cooperative Agreement
Agency Provider:
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Eligible Applicants:
Local Government, Nonprofit, Other, State
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation, Outreach, Technical Assistance
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
Status:
Archived
Category:
Housing
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
Communities nationwide are suffering from a lack of affordable housing, and housing production is not meeting the increasing demand for accessible and available units in many urban and rural areas, particularly areas of high opportunity. Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) empowers communities that are actively taking steps to…
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant
Agency Provider:
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Eligible Applicants:
Local Government, Other, State
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation, Operations/Staffing, Outreach
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, 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
Status:
Rolling Application
Category:
Housing
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Home Loan benefit must be used to purchase a farm. The VA Farm Loan program requires there must be a farm residence on the land, and the Veteran must live in it as his or her primary residence. VA-guaranteed loans can only be used for residential purposes, and not to purchase a business. This means that…
Financial Assistance Type:
Loan/Loan Guarantee
Agency Provider:
Department of Veteran Affairs
Eligible Applicants:
Individual Applicant
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation, Land Acquisition
Status:
Rolling Application
Category:
Housing
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
The Section 502 Direct Loan Program assists low- and very-low-income applicants obtain decent, safe and sanitary housing in eligible rural areas by providing payment assistance to increase an applicant’s repayment ability. Payment assistance is a type of subsidy that reduces the mortgage payment for a short time. The amount of assistance is…
Financial Assistance Type:
Loan/Loan Guarantee
Agency Provider:
Department of Agriculture
Eligible Applicants:
Individual Applicant
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation, Land Acquisition
Status:
Open
Category:
Housing
Assistance Type:
Financial
Summary:
The Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) program is the primary means by which the Federal Government fulfills its trust responsibilities to provide adequate housing to Native Americans and is the single largest source of Indian housing assistance. It is a formula grant that is distributed annually and funds affordable housing activities including…
Financial Assistance Type:
Grant
Agency Provider:
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Eligible Applicants:
Indian Tribe
Use of Funds:
Construction/Renovation, Equipment & Materials, Land Acquisition, Project Planning, Strategic Planning